Abstract
Energy efficiency has long since been a pillar of the European internal energy policy. It now takes on increasing importance in European external energy relations. It is, for instance, key to the EU–Russian Energy Dialogue. I analyse how energy efficiency has been institutionalised in EU external energy relations, in particular towards Russia. I examine whether energy efficiency can be seen as a new paradigm for understanding external energy relations. Based on this conceptual delimitation, I describe and assess the regulatory mechanisms proposed by the EU to implement this approach in practice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1021-1054 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Journal | Europe-Asia Studies |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2013 |