EU Leadership in Energy and Environmental Governance : Global and Local Challenges and Responses

This edited collection focuses on the impact of the changing global distribution of power on the EU's energy policy and ability to project its approach to energy-related issues abroad. It maps the EU's changing position on global energy, the impact of various factors on its energy policy, and its relations with Russia, China, the USA and Brazil. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-18 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Defining and Projecting EU Energy Policy....Pages 21-50 The EU Regulatory State, Commission Leadership and External Energy Governance....Pages 51-68 The Foreign Dimension of EU Energy Policy: The Case of the Southern Gas Corridor....Pages 69-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Russia-EU Energy Relations: From Complementarity to Distrust?....Pages 89-112 Energy Security in EU-China Relations: Framing Further Efforts of Collaboration....Pages 113-133 Energy and the Regional Players: The Odd Rivalry between the EU and China in Africa....Pages 135-155 Front Matter....Pages 157-157 The US-EU Energy Relationship....Pages 159-180 Brazil — A New Global Energy Player and Partner for the EU?....Pages 181-202 Conclusion: The EU, Energy, and Global Power Shifts....Pages 203-221 Back Matter....Pages 223-229