The European Commission's Energy and Climate Policy [electronic resource] : A Climate for Expertise? /
Dreger, J.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Covers; Contents; List of Tables; Series Editor's Preface; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Tension between Science and Politics; 2 The Commission's Strategies for Designing an Emissions Trading Scheme for the European Union; 3 The Commission's Puzzling and Powering over the Revision of the Emissions Trading Scheme; 4 The Commission's Approach to Devising the Renewables Directive; 5 Conclusion: The Commission as a Catalyst between Knowledge and Politics; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
European Commission.
Environmental policy.
Climate change.
European Union.
Environmental economics.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Renewable energy resources.
Environmental Politics.
Climate Change.
European Union Politics.
Environmental Economics.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Renewable and Green Energy.