Clean energy in the European Union: Transition or evolution?

IF 4 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Energy & Environment Pub Date : 2022-05-24 DOI:10.1177/0958305X221100530

R. Ślosarski

引用次数: 2

Abstract

In this paper, we analyse two phenomena. First, the relationship between greenhouse gases emission and effectiveness of the European Union energy policies and second the transition from the fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. We run two-step data analysis concerning 25 European Union member states in the period from 1990 to 2018. We use information on greenhouse gases emission, introduction of new energy policies, source of energy supplied and merge it with macroeconomic data on the countries’ structural characteristics. We assess their long-run relationship and direction of causality using panel cointegration tests and dynamic panel data models. We identify a statistically significant effect of energy supply source, energy policy introduction and greenhouse gases emission. However, we were not able to confirm that European Union energy sector is in transition. Thus, obtained results confirm that the EU energy policies are effective however not sufficient enough in decreasing use of fossil fuels to call it a transition towards renewables.

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欧盟的清洁能源:转型还是进化?

本文主要分析两种现象。首先，温室气体排放与欧盟能源政策有效性之间的关系;其次，从化石燃料到可再生能源的过渡。我们对1990年至2018年期间25个欧盟成员国的数据进行了两步分析。我们使用有关温室气体排放、新能源政策出台、能源供应来源的信息，并将其与有关各国结构特征的宏观经济数据相结合。我们使用面板协整检验和动态面板数据模型来评估它们的长期关系和因果关系的方向。我们发现能源供应来源、能源政策引入和温室气体排放在统计上具有显著的影响。然而，我们无法证实欧盟能源部门正在转型。因此，获得的结果证实，欧盟的能源政策是有效的，但在减少化石燃料的使用方面还不够，不足以将其称为向可再生能源的过渡。

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Energy & Environment ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

7.10%

发文量

157

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