Europeanization of Energy and Climate Policy: The Struggle Between Competing Ideas of Coordinating Energy Transitions

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 267-291

  Tews, Kerstin ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Europeanization; Germany; governance; laboratory federalism; regulatory competition; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84938920069     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496515591578     Document Type: Article

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