Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1209
Title: Trinity on thin ice: Integrating three perspectives on the European Union's likelihood of achieving energy and climate targets
Authors: Biresselioglu, Mehmet Efe
Demir, Muhittin Hakan
Turan, Ugur
Keywords: European Union
Data envelopment analysis
Energy trilemma
Energy and climate targets
Eu Member States
Efficiency
Electricity
Emissions
Framework
Security
Trilemma
Politics
Pathway
Terror
Publisher: Elsevier Science Bv
Abstract: The energy policy of the EU is established around the objectives of sustainability, competitiveness, and security of supply. These objectives are embodied in targets known as the 20-20-20. The targets concern decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) generation, increasing the share of renewables in total energy consumption, and raising energy efficiency. This paper analyses the target achievements through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a classification of schemes that uses the typology derived from three sources: World Energy Council's (WEC) energy trilemma, Fragile States Index (FSI), taking a comparative perspective across countries. It uses mathematical programming, and the resulting efficiency levels reveal the effectiveness of the input parameters in terms of the policy toolbox, motivators, barriers and other economic, cultural and social factors, and the execution practices for achieving the 20-20-20 targets. These efficiency values aid policy makers addressing the process parameters towards target achievements. The results show that WEC scores and FSI performances are not direct indicators of performances in terms of target achievements. For instance, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom were not found to be as efficient as their standings would suggest, whereas Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta and Romania have the highest efficiency values.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.04.001
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/1209
ISSN: 2214-6296
2214-6326
Appears in Collections:Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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