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Current EU Climate Policy: An Optimality Assessment
Benjamin Görlach; Matthias Duwe
发表日期2013
出版年2013
语种英语
概述CECILIA2050 Policy Brief No 1The European Union (EU) and its Member States are debating the shape and substance of future EU climate policy. With partners from the CECILIA2050 project, Ecologic Institute produced reports on 8 EU Member States and the EU as whole, which take stock of current policies and their performance. In all 9 cases, the policy mix currently in place can be improved. A Policy Brief summarizing the findings is available for download.
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CECILIA2050 Policy Brief No 1
The current EU climate policy mix has a mixed performance record so far, but many lessons to build on for the future.

The European Union (EU) and its Member States are debating the shape and substance of future EU climate policy. With partners from the CECILIA2050 project, Ecologic Institute produced reports on 8 EU Member States and the EU as whole, which take stock of current policies and their performance. In all 9 cases, the policy mix currently in place can be improved. A Policy Brief summarizing the findings is available for download.

Background

The EU has set for itself the long-term target to reduce emissions by 80-95% by 2050 (from 1990 levels), which implies in essence a decarbonisation of most economic sectors in just over three decades. The project Combining Policy Instruments to Achieve Europe's 2050 Climate Targets (CECILIA2050), funded by the European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, assesses the performance of the existing climate policy mix, and maps pathways towards future climate policy instrumentation for the European Union, with a prime focus on economic instruments.

The CECILIA2050 team produced reports on the current climate policies of the EU Member States Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and the EU as whole. The policies are evaluated against a specifically elaborated definition of optimality, which extends beyond the application in classical economics, and integrates real-world constraints. It includes three core criteria:

  • (climate) effectiveness,
  • (economic) efficiency,
  • and feasibility
Results

The case studies showcased a number of individual policy instruments that were deemed to be superior to others in terms of their "optimality" as defined by this project. There were three types of measures that stood out in that respect:

  • feed-in tariff systems for renewable energy support (e.g. DE, ES)
  • loan schemes to support energy efficiency improvements (e.g. CZ, F)
  • pricing tools, such as environmental taxes (e.g. UK)

Bringing together the results from the case studies, the editing authors at Ecologic Institute, Benjamin Görlach and Matthias Duwe distilled the insights that are most widely applicable and relevant to the debate on future policy design:

  • Lesson 1: Optimal policies need acceptance and buy-in to enhance feasibility
  • Lesson 2: Optimality in a changing world requires both stability and flexibility to learn
  • Lesson 3: Optimal policies require a long-term perspective
  • Lesson 4: Carbon pricing is not a panacea, but it needs to be a crucial part of the policy mix
  • Lesson 5: EU level harmonisation can improve efficiency, but must not stifle regional and local action

The policy brief [pdf, 2.8 MB, English] is available for download.

目录Table of Contents: Central conclusions on the current policy mix Economic and political background Specific findings from the case studies Overall assessment of optimality Interactions within and between policy landscapes Instances of clear sub-optimal policy design What works - examples of individual policies Possible solutions to current shortcomings - implications for policy design going forward Lesson 1: Optimal policies need acceptance and buy-in to enhance feasibility Lesson 2: Optimality in a changing world requires both stability and flexibility to learn Lesson 3: Optimal policies require a long-term perspective Lesson 4: Carbon pricing is not a panacea, but it needs to be a crucial part of the policy mix Lesson 5: EU level harmonisation can improve efficiency, but must not stifle regional and local action Background: the CECILIA2050 concept of Optimality
标签Policy Brief ; Climate ; EU Environment ; Policy Assessment
关键词climate policy instruments state of play of the policy mix in the EU CECILIA2050 eco-innovation decarbonisation carbon pricing ETS GHG reduction optimality Europe European Union Czech Republic France Germany Italy Netherlands P
URLhttps://www.ecologic.eu/10180
来源智库Ecologic Institute (Germany)
资源类型智库出版物
条目标识符http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/36761
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Benjamin Görlach,Matthias Duwe. Current EU Climate Policy: An Optimality Assessment. 2013.
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