Toward a Common European Union Energy Policy: Problems, Progress, and Prospects

01 02 This book provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the most recent developments in European Union energy and climate policy. With up-to-date empirical analysis by more than a dozen leading experts and scholars from both Europe and the United States, this volume offers the most definitive assessment of this significant area of European integration and policymaking. Separate chapters address key issue areas, the policies of the leading EU member states, and themes that cut across policy and institutional boundaries. 19 02 FILLS A GAP: One of first books to address an important emerging issue area in EU studies. GREAT LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS: Contributions by more than a dozen European energy policy experts. ENERGY POLICY IS IN THE NEWS: Timely subject matter given the recent Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by the EU. 13 02 Vicki L. Birchfield is Associate Professor and Director of the European Union Center of Excellence at the Georgia Institute of Technology. John S. Duffield is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University. 02 02 Since the mid-2000s, the European Union has made unprecedented strides toward the creation of a common energy policy. This book takes stock of these developments, evaluating how much progress has actually been made and what remains to be done, what factors explain these recent advances and their limitations, and what obstacles stand in the way of establishing a truly common EU energy policy. Chapters by experts on different aspects of EU and European energy policy address the full range of relevant topics, including all important policy areas, the perspectives of critical EU member states, and how much recent developments contribute to the achievement of the traditional goals of energy policy. 04 02 Introduction: The Recent Upheaval in EU Energy Policy - John S. Duffield and Vicki L. Birchfield * Part One: Developments in Key Policy Areas * EU Internal Energy Market Policy: Achievements and Obstacles - Per Ove Eikeland * Foreign Policy and Energy Security: Markets, Pipelines, and Politics - Richard Youngs * Common Rules without Strategy: EU Energy Policy and Russia - Jonas Grätz * EU Emissions Trading: Achievements and Challenges - Jørgen Wettestad * EU Renewable Electricity Policy: Mixed Emotions towards Harmonization - Måns Nilsson * Energy Efficiency Policy - Jørgen Henningsen * Part Two: National Perspectives * French Energy Policy with