The European Union: Can There Be a Unified EU Energy Policy (Should There Be)?

Laura Lozano, Raphael J Heffron and Lauren Downes
Additional contact information
Laura Lozano: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Raphael J Heffron: Abu Dhabi University
Lauren Downes: University of Western Australia

A chapter in Energy Policymaking in a Cross-national Comparison, 2026, pp 47-79 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The energy policy of the European Union has been complex since its inception. The quest to have a unified EU energy policy continues and there certainly remain questions surrounding whether it can be achieved. This discussion considers the potential for a unified EU energy policy from the context of the successive energy law and policy packages of the EU and, in addition, the latest initiative called “The EU Energy Union.” This analysis shows that EU energy policy is not only about liberalization and competition but also about sustainability and security of supply. Finally, it presents a recent overview of EU energy policy and tracks its progress and development along its current trajectory.

Date: 2026
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-032-18458-0_3

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783032184580

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-18458-0_3

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Contributions to Economics from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().