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- Title
Energy Transitions in Western European Countries: Regulation Comparative Analysis.
- Authors
Cucchiella, Federica; Condemi, Alessia; Rotilio, Marianna; Annibaldi, Valeria
- Abstract
Shifting from fossil to renewable energy sources is a major global challenge, and in this context, the European Union has promoted sustainable and environmentally friendly growth as early as the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. To date, European institutions have promulgated a series of environmental regulations and directives aimed at promoting and imposing adoption by member states of internal regulations. This paper is focused on Western Europe, and it explores, for each state under analysis, energy policies adopted, the results achieved and recommendations for the future growth of renewable energy. The results show that in countries where energy policy is not fragmented, the yield in renewable energies has been higher, and also in the states where more and various forms of subsidies are foreseen, growth seems to be greater. Finally, the paper provides useful recommendations and future policy implications for states that have not met the 2020 targets.
- Subjects
WESTERN Europe; EUROPEAN Union; WESTERN countries; TREATY on European Union (1992); RENEWABLE energy sources; FOSSIL fuels; ENERGY policy
- Publication
Energies (19961073), 2021, Vol 14, Issue 13, p3940
- ISSN
1996-1073
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/en14133940