The European Commission's Energy And Climate Policy: A Climate For Expertise? (energy, Climate And The Environment)

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. "This book is the first analysis of the development of the emission trading scheme and the 2008 energy and climate package by the European Commission. The author offers a deep insight into the genesis of the Commission's proposal for the emission trading scheme, its revision and the new proposal for a renewable energy directive. He traces the development of the world's first comprehensive energy and climate legislation within the Commission services and the negotiations between commissioners and their cabinets. Focusing on the role of politics and science within the Commission this study tackles the following questions: what are the Commission strategies in using knowledge? Does the Commission actually learn or does it simply engage in power plays when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission is built on a paradox and functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics." (site de l'éditeur) Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction: The Tension between Science and Politics....Pages 1-27 The Commission’s Strategies for Designing an Emissions Trading Scheme for the European Union....Pages 28-61 The Commission’s Puzzling and Powering over the Revision of the Emissions Trading Scheme....Pages 62-109 The Commission’s Approach to Devising the Renewables Directive....Pages 110-157 Conclusion: The Commission as a Catalyst between Knowledge and Politics....Pages 158-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-226 This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics.