The integration of climate policy concerns in other policy areas, where decisions are taken that determine greenhouse gas
emissions, is a prerequisite for effectively mitigating climate change. There are particularly strong interlinkages between
energy policy and climate policy as the major part of greenhouse gas emissions is related to energy supply and use. In this
paper we initially compile a set of seven indicators for assessing climate policy integration (political commitment, actors,
functional overlap, time perspective, weighting and resources, policy instruments, and emission impact). We then apply the
criteria for an appraisal of climate policy integration in EU energy policy during the last decade, i.e., we focus on CPI
from a horizontal perspective. The focus of our research lies on strategic energy policy documents, on the one hand, and on
the comparison of four key energy policy documents in the context of the 2016 Winter Package to existing legislation, on the
other. Our results show that mitigation of climate change is a key objective in all energy policy documents analysed. Furthermore,
EU legislative processes ensure a comprehensive involvement of all stakeholders. The energy policy objectives regarding renewable
energy and energy efficiency are synergetic and reinforcing with climate policy. It has to be noted, however, that other energy
policy documents, like the Energy Security Strategy, contain conflicting issues and the proposed recasts of existing legislation
reduce preferential treatment for renewables.
JEL-Codes:K32, Q48, Q54, Q58
Keywords:climate policy, energy policy, climate policy integration, European Union
Forschungsbereich:Klima-, Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie
Sprache:Englisch