From Conflict to Synergy? Climate Policy Coherence in EU External Energy Policy Towards Natural Gas Suppliers
Journal: Contemporary European Politics
Year: 2026

ABSTRACT As climate change has become central to EU policymaking over the last decades, questions have emerged about the extent to which climate objectives have reshaped the EU's external energy policy (EEP). This article investigates the evolution of EU's EEP towards major gas suppliers and identifies the institutional, material, and ideational conditions underpinning its coherence with climate goals. The analysis reveals increasing alignment with climate objectives, initially driven by commerc