EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis

<p>The article explores a possible reason for the consistent dominance in the EU energy space of one energy policy priority, environment, when a more balanced policy would be expected, according to the classical energy trilemma. Stemming from a policy dynamics theoretical background, the sensi...

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Autor principal:	Mircea (Mike) Bostan
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Publicado:	EconJournals 2021
Materias:	Environmental sciences GE1-350 Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade HD9502-9502.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a1804a8f7aa94c1e99ff97d324296ad02021-11-12T07:27:31ZEU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis2146-4553https://doaj.org/article/a1804a8f7aa94c1e99ff97d324296ad02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/11630https://doaj.org/toc/2146-4553<p>The article explores a possible reason for the consistent dominance in the EU energy space of one energy policy priority, environment, when a more balanced policy would be expected, according to the classical energy trilemma. Stemming from a policy dynamics theoretical background, the sensitivity of EU policymakers to external factors is quantitatively tested by comparing legislative output against key relevant indicators, such as the public opinion and air pollutants emissions. The study encapsulates the last three decades, across all the three energy pillars of the energy trilemma, plus a fourth, internal energy market. The investigation converts into ordinal values data from selected indicators so as to create comparable scales. Results show that, unlike other energy pillars, which display strong connections between external factors and legislative output, environment legislation is rather indifferent to external factors pressure. Possible explanations are incorrect policy calibration or internal factors, originating in the rational choice realm. This research is one of the first to introduce comparative assessments in the Environmental Policy Integration discussion and employs in novel ways research methods for energy policy analysis emerged in the field of energy security policies.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> electricity policy; policy dynamics; quantitative analysis; classical energy trilemma</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications:</strong> F530; Q480</p><p>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11630">https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11630</a></p>Mircea (Mike) BostanEconJournalsarticleEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel tradeHD9502-9502.5ENInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 303-314 (2021)
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description	<p>The article explores a possible reason for the consistent dominance in the EU energy space of one energy policy priority, environment, when a more balanced policy would be expected, according to the classical energy trilemma. Stemming from a policy dynamics theoretical background, the sensitivity of EU policymakers to external factors is quantitatively tested by comparing legislative output against key relevant indicators, such as the public opinion and air pollutants emissions. The study encapsulates the last three decades, across all the three energy pillars of the energy trilemma, plus a fourth, internal energy market. The investigation converts into ordinal values data from selected indicators so as to create comparable scales. Results show that, unlike other energy pillars, which display strong connections between external factors and legislative output, environment legislation is rather indifferent to external factors pressure. Possible explanations are incorrect policy calibration or internal factors, originating in the rational choice realm. This research is one of the first to introduce comparative assessments in the Environmental Policy Integration discussion and employs in novel ways research methods for energy policy analysis emerged in the field of energy security policies.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> electricity policy; policy dynamics; quantitative analysis; classical energy trilemma</p><p><strong>JEL Classifications:</strong> F530; Q480</p><p>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11630">https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11630</a></p>
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title	EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis
title_short	EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis
title_full	EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis
title_fullStr	EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis
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EU Electricity Policymakers’ (in) Sensitivity to External Factors: A Multi-decade Quantitative Analysis

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