No. 197: Brexit: Impacts on Europe’s Energy and Climate Policy

Author(s): Severin Fischer, Oliver Geden
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 197
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Place: Zurich

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU will have a considerable impact on the community’s energy and climate policy. Having lost an important actor, the EU must rebalance the interests of its member states in this policy field. Crucial legislative decisions are expected to be delayed by this move.

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Emission Reductions by EU States 1990-2014

Share of Renewables in Finaly Energy Consumption, 2014