Author(s)

RENOU-MAISSANT, Patricia;ABDESSELAM, Rafik;BONNET, Jean

Book, Journal

NA NA, NA, NA 2021-05-11

Abstract

Abstract Environmental issues have become a major concern for policymakers faced with the threat of global warming. An ambitious plan “The European Climate Energy Package” drives trajectories of European countries in three directions: reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), increasing the share of renewable energy and improving energy efficiency. Considering the three targets together and using multidimensional data analysis methods constitutes the originality of the article, the methodology used makes it possible to propose temporal and spatial typologies of the energy transition of European countries over the period 2000–2015. Results show evidence of a gradual transition over three sub-periods towards a more environmentally conscious economy. Results highlight the backwardness of the great Western European countries in achieving the goals assigned to them. Finally, discriminant analyses suggest that policy mix design and innovation system are the key drivers of the energy transition over the sub-period 2011–2015. However, they do not contribute to discriminate the contrasted performances between countries on the same sub-period.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-421371/v1

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