European Energy Studies Volume VIII : The Quest for Secure, Affordable and Sustianable Energy.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Institutional and legal framework -- A. The prelude of the initiative -- B. Speaking with a single voice on the energy front -- 1. Why it would make a difference -- 2. Emulating the example of the Common Commercial Policy -- Chapter 3 - The pillars of the European Energy Union -- A. Enhancing EU energy security -- 1. The EU and its Eastern and Southern neighbors -- a. The Energy Community -- b. The Euro-Mediterranean Energy Partnership -- c. Concluding remarks -- 2. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership -- a. The role of energy in the TTIP and its growing importance -- b. Raw materials and natural resources in the TTIP -- c. The US shale gas revolution -- d. Problematic aspects related to the TTIP and the energy sector -- e. Divestment campaigns in the energy sector -- f. Conclusions -- 3. Caspian alternatives -- a. Azerbaijan -- b. Kazakhstan -- c. Turkmenistan -- d. Iran -- 4. Construction of alternative pipelines and energy routes -- a. Rationale -- b. The Southern Gas Corridor -- i. The Nabucco pipeline project -- ii. The Trans-Anatolian and Trans-Adriatic pipeline projects -- iii. The Trans-Caspian pipeline project -- c. Russian projects -- i. South Stream -- ii. Turkish Stream -- B. The finalization of the internal energy market -- 1. Integration of energy markets between EU Member States -- 2. EU energy-related financial support -- C. Improvement of energy efficiency -- D. The transition towards decarbonization -- 1. A balance between decarbonization and industrial competitiveness -- 2. The Paris Agreement on Climate Change -- 3. Greenhouse gas emissions reduction -- 4. The missing pieces -- a. The EU Emissions Trading System -- i. Achievements of the EU ETS -- ii. Possible Measures.

b. Inclusion of Aviation in the EU ETS -- i. Rationale: Too Little, Too Late -- ii. Legal and Political Reactions -- iii. Shortcomings -- c. The Shipping Industry -- i. Governance and Environment-related Remit and Action -- ii. Potential Expansion of the EU ETS to Shipping -- E. Technologies, research and innovation -- Chapter 4 - The Energy Union and the Rule of Law -- A. Equality and non-discrimination -- B. Transparency -- Chapter 5 - Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 - Creation of an Energy Union -- Appendix 2 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992 -- Appendix 3 - Kyoto Protocol 1998 -- Appendix 4 - Paris Agreement on Climate Change 2015.

This book was originally published by Claeys and Casteels, now formally part of Edward Elgar Publishing. This timely book shows how the creation of a European Energy Union might be an effective and viable solution to the energy security problems that the European Union (EU) is facing. The aim is to make it easier to trade energy inside the EU. The EU currently has to rely on energy-rich countries for its energy needs, many of whom are politically and economically unstable. This places the EU in a vulnerable position. The book explores the institutional and legal framework for the creation of a European Energy Union, whose aim is to achieve affordable, secure and sustainable energy.

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