Legal Pathways of Decarbonisation in the EU: The Case of Coal Phase-out
Article from: OGEL 3 (2019), in Energy Union, EU Energy
Abstract
(Minor revisions 17/06/2019) Is the Energy Union strategy prompting the legal change needed to support the low-carbon transition? This article argues that each decarbonisation pathway discussed in the climate change literature should also identify one or more possible legal pathways. The latter are defined as the sets of institutional factors which interact with political, economic, social and technological drivers of decarbonisation strategies and influence the design and effects of climate tools. The example of coal phase-out is employed to discuss the legal pathways moulded ...