The European Commission as a climate "policy entrepreneur" 

Internal fragmentation of the European Council and its relations with the European Commission in the area of climate policy

Is the European Parliament really "the most green" actor in the EU?

European Investment Bank and European Climate bank and their role in decarbonization

Mandatory literature:

Schoenefeld, J., Jordan, A.J., (2020) Towards harder soft governance? Monitoring climate policy in the EU, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning (14 pages)

Szulecki, K.,  Fischer, S., Gullberg, A.T., Sartor, O., (2016).  Shaping the ‘Energy Union': between national positions and governance innovation in EU energy and climate policy, Climate Policy, 16:5, (pages 548-567)

Bürgin, A., (2015) National binding renewable energy targets for 2020, but not for 2030 anymore: why the European Commission developed from a supporter to a brakeman, Journal of European Public Policy, 22:5, (pages 690-707)

Burns, Ch. (2019) In the eye of the storm? The European Parliament, the environment and the EU’s crises, Journal of European Integration, 41:3, (pages 311-327)