The challenges of energy market reform:what can the Spanish Presidency achieve?
The contribution examines the achievement of the three core objectives of European energy policy in the aftermath of the energy crisis of 2022. Energy security, sustainability and competitiveness have been at the root of European energy policy for many decades but progress in achieving them has been...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Murcia |
| Repositorio: | DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digitum.um.es:10201/141379 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10201/141379 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Competences Demand side management Energy crisis Energy transition Emergency legislation Fossil fuel phase out Market design REPowerEU Renewable energy production State aid Storage Competencias Agregación de demanda Gestión de la demanda Crisis energética Transición energética Legislación de emergencia Eliminación de combustibles fósiles Diseño de mercado Producción de energía renovable Ayuda estatal Almacenamiento Solidaridad Solidarity Demand aggregation CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::Derecho: 34 |
| Sumario: | The contribution examines the achievement of the three core objectives of European energy policy in the aftermath of the energy crisis of 2022. Energy security, sustainability and competitiveness have been at the root of European energy policy for many decades but progress in achieving them has been mixed. Member states can rely on their rights to choose their own energy mix. The European Union’s initial response to the energy crisis was to invoke a little used Article 122(1) of the Treatyon the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)to adopt a series of rapidly enacted emergency legislation to promote solidarity between the 27member states.This article questions whether that response has led to an increased centralization of powers for the EU institutions at the expense of national governments? Can the EU institutions now set the policy agenda for the energy transition more efficiently? Are the EU state aid rules likely to be implemented more strictly to ensure a transition away from fossil fuels before 2050 or do national governments remain firmly in the driving seat? In the alternative, are there any emergent trends from the management of the crisis that are likely to be perpetuated in the longer term as Europe seeks to transitionas rapidly as possibleto a net zero carbon economy? |
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