The Italian energy transition in a multilevel system: between reinforcing dynamics and institutional constraints

Nucci, Maria Rosaria Di; Prontera, Andrea

doi:10.1007/s41358-021-00306-y

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“…The cases also illustrate the importance of institutional fit and the need to re-align the provisions for RECs with the overall electricity market design. In Italy, this progress is coherent with the current energy system moving from a centralised, path-dependent institutional and organisational structure to a more pluralistic one characterised by decentralised patterns of production and consumption and growing penetration of renewables [86]. In the German case, the effect of the partisan factor also played a role.…”

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Implementing European Union Provisions and Enabling Frameworks for Renewable Energy Communities in Nine Countries: Progress, Delays, and Gaps

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With the Clean Energy for all Europeans legislative package, the European Union (EU) aimed to put consumers “at the heart” of EU energy policy. The recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) acknowledged the importance of energy communities for the energy transition and introduced new provisions for renewable energy communities (RECs), empowering them to participate in the energy market. This article analyses the progress of transposing and implementing key provisions of the RED II that apply to RECs in nine European countries and focuses on timeliness and completeness of transposition. It comprises both a qualitative and quantitative assessment covering (1) the definition, rights, and market activities of RECs; (2) key elements of enabling frameworks; and (3) consideration of REC specificities in support schemes for renewable energy. The analysis shows considerable variation in transposition performance between the analysed countries. The authors investigate the reasons for this variation and relate them to findings of European implementation and compliance research. Key factors identified include actor-related and capacity-related factors, institutional fit, and characteristics of the RED II itself. Future research in this field needs multi-faceted avenues and should pay particular attention to the influence of national governments and incumbents, not only in the transposition process, but already in upstream policy formulation at the European level.

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Implementing European Union Provisions and Enabling Frameworks for Renewable Energy Communities in Nine Countries: Progress, Delays, and Gaps

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“…Rechsteiner ( 2021 ) analysed the German energy transition (Energiewende) process, emphasising that cost-based compensation schemes decided by the German Bundestag were inspired by the idea of dynamic efficiency and by the polluter pays principle. Di Nucci and Prontera ( 2021 ) investigated drivers as well as coordination mechanisms and instruments for the energy transition in Italy from a multilevel governance perspective. With an original perspective, Mauger ( 2018 ) tried to understand the relationship between the voluminous energy transition legal framework recently created in France and the creation of a new autonomous branch of law.…”

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Do gasoline and diesel prices co-move? Evidence from the time–frequency domain

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This study investigates the co-movements of gasoline and diesel prices in three European countries (i.e. Germany, France, and Italy) with different fuel tax systems in place. The methodology follows a time–frequency approach, allowing us to analyse the co-movements at different frequencies and moments in time. As a novelty, we study the impact of fuel tax systems and international oil price dynamics on gasoline and diesel price co-movement. Using weekly data spanning the period from January 2005 to June 2021, the wavelet coherence analysis shows co-movements between gasoline and diesel at all frequencies, as well as during specific periods, but stronger in the long run. This evidence is recorded across all three countries, regardless of their tax systems. However, in decoupling the effect of international oil prices, the partial wavelet coherence analysis shows co-movements emerging also in the short run, with them being stronger around the global financial crisis (2008–2009). Although gasoline taxes are generally higher than diesel taxes, the analysis highlights that fuel tax systems do not influence the co-movements of fuel prices. Thus, shedding new light on the co-movement between commodity prices is fundamental, particularly in light of the current international geopolitical scene.

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