The European Dimension of Germany's Energy Transition: Opportunities and Conflicts

Towards a European Energy Transition? A Review of Current Policy Challenges and Scientific Debates.- Part I. The European Climate and Energy Policy Framework.- EU Climate and Energy Policy beyond 2020: Are Additional Targets and Instruments for Renewables Economically Reasonable?.- EU Climate and Energy Policy beyond 2020: Is A Single Target for GHG Reduction Sufficient?.- Assessment of Policy Pathways for Reaching the EU Target of (at least) 27% RES by 2030.- The Influence of European State Aid Law on the Design of Support Schemes for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in Germany and Other Member States.- A Step Further Towards a European Energy Transition: The "Clean Energy Package" from a Legal Point of View.- Part II. Unilateralism or Cooperation and Convergence?.- Electricity Market Integration and the Impact of Unilateral Policy Reform.- Creating Convergence of National Energy Policies by Increased Cooperation: EU Energy Governance and Its Impact on the German Energy Transition.-  Policy Convergence as a Multi-faceted Concept: The Case of Renewable Energy Policies in the EU.- International Coordination on the Provision of Power Generation Capacity - An Institutional Economic Assessment of Decision-Making Competences in a Union of States.- From National to Cross-Border Support of Renewable Electricity in the European Union.- On the Alleged Need to Strictly Europeanize the German Energy Transition.- Germany: Forerunner in Europe with Respect to Energy System Transition?.- Part III. Is There a "Dark Side" to Germany's Energy Transition?.- The Myth of the Dark Side of the Energiewende.- Ensuring Industrial Competitiveness with a Unified European Approach to Sustainable Energy.- Rising Energy Prices due to Inefficient Support for Renewables? An Economic Assessment of status quo and Alternatives in Germany.- Import Dependency and the Energy Transition: a New Risk Field of Security of Supply?.- Combining Climate Protection and Nature Conservation - Requirements for An Environmental-Friendly Energy Transition.- The Relevance of Consumer Preferences and Behaviour for Climate Policy Design: Evidence from the German Energy Transition.- Part IV. The Energy Policy Mix from a Political Economy Perspective.- Cooperative Renewable Energy Expansion in Europe: Cost Savings and Trade Dependencies.- Energy Transition Implications for Demand and Supply of Power System Flexibility: A Case Study of the Netherlands Within an EU Electricity Market and Trading Context.- A Public Choice View on the Climate and Energy Policy Mix in the EU - How Do the Emissions Trading Scheme and Support for Renewable Energies Interact?.- Between Energy Transition and Internal Market Agenda: The Impact of the EU Commission as a Distinct Energy Policy Actor.- Part V. The Spatial Dimension of the Energy Transition.- Cross-Border Electricity Interconnectors in the EU: the status quo.- The Electricity Transmission Line Planning Process at European Level: Legal Framework and Need for Reforms.- The Spatiality of Germany's Energy Transition: Spatial Aspects of a Reconfiguration of An Energy System.- The Spatial Dimension of the Energy Transition: European Renewable Energy Sources-Local Resources and International Exchange.- Part VI. The Energy Transition Beyond the Electricity Sector.- Road Transport and Its Potential Inclusion in the EU ETS.- Energy Transition and Electromobility: A Review.- The Role of a Renewable Energy target for the Transport Sector Beyond 2020: Lessons Learned from EU Biofuel Policy.- Biomethane - Local Energy Carrier or European Commodity?.