The political economy of renewable energy policies in Germany and the EU
Abstract: In this paper, we employ a public choice perspective to analyze the development of policies for renewable energy sources (RES) in the EU in general and in Germany more specifically. In doing so, we explain the main characteristics of current RES policies in the EU by reference to the selfinterest driven motivations of voters, stakeholders and political actors. One important puzzle, which we address, is the following: How could effective RES-policies be introduced against the political opposition of fossil-fuel interest groups in the past? Via analyzing the German example in more detail, we show how over time a self-reinforcing interplay of ideological and financial RES support has emerged. Moreover, we demonstrate that observed specific design choices for EU RES policies, such as largely riskless remuneration schemes, high degrees of technology differentiation and decentralized decision-making across Member States, can be traced back to politicians’ need to balance a variety of par
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Umfang
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Online-Ressource, 21 S.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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Veröffentlichungsversion
- Erschienen in
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UFZ Discussion Papers ; Bd. 12/2015
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Leipzig
- (wann)
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2015
- Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-450657
- Rechteinformation
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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Beteiligte
- Strunz, Sebastian
- Gawel, Erik
- Lehmann, Paul
- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Entstanden
- 2015
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