Environmental policy implementation during the economic crisis: an analysis of European member state ‘leader-laggard’ dynamics

Melidis, Michail; Russel, Duncan

doi:10.1080/1523908x.2020.1719051

“…In this regard, Avrami and Sprinz (2018) discovered that the Member States found many ways to escape the EU climate policy's limitations, due to the flexible Kyoto mechanisms and reduction targets. Other scholars have studied the economic crisis' influence on Member States' degrees of implementation (Maris and Sklias 2020), arguing that it affected them in various ways and that the reduction in environmental rules was connected to reductions in economic activity (Melidis and Russel 2020). In the same vein, Solorio and Jörgens (2020) believed that during an economic crisis, the Europeanisation of renewable energy policy can stimulate de-Europeanisation and probably a partial integration process withdrawal.…”

Section: The Europeanisation Process: a Theoretical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Green Deal, National Energy and Climate Plans in Europe: Member States’ Compliance and Strategies

Maris

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Flouros

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2021

Administrative Sciences

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This paper analyses the EU’s policies for energy and climate, using Börzel’s theoretical framework on Europeanisation, and examines Member States’ Green Deal responses, strategies, and compliance. As expressed in their final NECPs, although Member States’ responses vary, most of the critical components were partially addressed, while the others were largely addressed. We observe a considerable variation in Member States’ strategies. Member States classified as foot-dragging beforehand are fence-sitting now, while those previously categorised as fence-sitting are now either foot-dragging or pace-setting. The root cause of these classification changes for the Member States within the EU can be traced back to their internal environments in which the involved stakeholders each have a different response pace regarding environment, climate, and energy. We present and analyse our theoretical context, discuss the EU’s energy policies and the NECPs, examine Member States’ responses and compliance with this new framework, and propose several challenges.

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“…In this regard, Avrami and Sprinz (2018) discovered that the member states found many ways to escape the EU climate policy's limitations, due to the flexible Kyoto mechanisms and reduction targets. Other scholars have studied the economic crisis' influence on member states' degrees of implementation, arguing that it affected them in various ways and that the reduction in environmental rules was connected to reductions in economic activity (Melidis and Russel 2020). In the same vein, Solorio and Jörgens (2020) believed that during an economic crisis, the Europeanisation of renewable energy policy can stimulate de-Europeanisation and probably a partial integration process withdrawal.…”

Section: The Europeanisation Process: a Theoretical Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Green Deal, National Energy and Climate Plans in Europe: Member States’ Compliance and Strategies

Maris¹,

Flouros²

2021

Preprint

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This paper analyses the EU’s policies for energy and climate, using Börzel's (2002) theoretical framework on Europeanisation, and examines member states’ Green Deal responses, strategies, and compliance. As expressed in their final NECPs, although member states’ responses vary, most of the critical components were partially addressed, while the others were largely addressed. We observe a considerable variation in Member State’s strategies. Member States classified as foot-dragging beforehand are fence-sitting now, while those previously categorised as fence-sitting are now either foot-dragging or pace-setting. The root cause of these classification changes for the member states within the EU can be traced back to their internal environments in which the involved stakeholders each have a different response pace regarding environment, climate, and energy. We present and analyse our theoretical context, discuss the EU’s energy policies and the NECPs, examine member states’ responses and compliance with this new framework, and propose several challenges.

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“…Afterwards, the country's externality efforts reduced and delays in the Europeanisation process emerged. Regarding environmental and climate aspects, Estonia reported an overall improving implementation trend in the annual distribution of environmental infringements during the last years, from 19 in 2008 to only 2 in 2015 (Melidis and Russel 2020). However, its NECP partially addressed the recommended targets (Raagmaa et al 2014).…”

Section: Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Green Deal, National Energy and Climate Plans in Europe: Member States’ Compliance and Strategies

Maris¹,

Flouros²

2021

Preprint

25

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This paper analyses the EU’s policies for energy and climate, using Börzel's (2002) theoretical framework on Europeanisation, and examines member states’ Green Deal responses, strategies, and compliance. As expressed in their final NECPs, although member states’ responses vary, most of the critical components were partially addressed, while the others were largely addressed. We observe a considerable variation in Member State’s strategies. Member States classified as foot-dragging beforehand are fence-sitting now, while those previously categorised as fence-sitting are now either foot-dragging or pace-setting. The root cause of these classification changes for the member states within the EU can be traced back to their internal environments in which the involved stakeholders each have a different response pace regarding environment, climate, and energy. We present and analyse our theoretical context, discuss the EU’s energy policies and the NECPs, examine member states’ responses and compliance with this new framework, and propose several challenges.

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Environmental policy implementation during the economic crisis: an analysis of European member state ‘leader-laggard’ dynamics

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