This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics.

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Jonas Dreger is a policy advisor on environmental policy. He gained his MA from the College of Europe, Belgium, and worked as a doctoral researcher at the BGSS at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, and the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. His research covers climate and energy policy, lobbying and EU institutions.

Inhalt
Preface List Of Abbreviations List Of Tables 1. Introduction: The Tension Between Science And Politics 1.1. Introduction The Commission Stretched Between Science And Politics 1.2. Experts And Knowledge Definitions And Their Boundedness 1.3. Climate And Energy Policy: Turning Facts Into Policies 1.4. A Few Methodological Remarks 1.5. Theoretical Approach: Institutional Demand And Knowledge 2. The Commission's Strategies For Designing An Emissions Trading Regime In The EU 2.1. Introduction: Innovating Environmental Policy Through Markets 2.2. Technocratic Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Designing ETS I 2.3. Politicized Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Designing ETS I 2.4. Conclusion: Climate Policy Between Learning And Strategic Entrepreneurship 3. The Commission's Puzzling And Powering Over The Revision Of The ETS 3.1. Introduction: Correcting The Shortcomings Of The Past 3.2. Technocratic Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Revising ETS 3.3. Politicized Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Revising ETS 3.4. Conclusion: Using Knowledge To Make The ETS Market Work 4. The Commission's Approach To Devising The Renewables Directive 4.1. Introduction: A Foot In The Door Towards A European Energy Policy 4.2. Technocratic Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Developing The RES Directive 4.3. Politicized Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Developing The RES Directive 4.4. Conclusion: Politicizing Knowledge In The Pursuit Of European Energy Policy 5. Conclusion: The Commission As A Catalyst Between Knowledge And Politics 5.1. Introduction: An Open Black-Box 5.2. Re-Cap: Assumptions And Expectations Of Institutional Demands And Knowledge Utilization 5.3. The Commission's Nature Stretched Between Politicization And Technocracy 5.4. Technocratic Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Cross-Case Comparison 5.5. Politicized Knowledge Utilization Strategies In Cross-Case Comparison 5.6. Conclusion: Transforming Knowledge Into Politics 6. Index 7. Bibliography