Moscow Journal of International Law publishes the article by TV&P lawyer dedicated to the analysis of the legal mechanisms for cooperation regarding renewable energy between the Member States of the European Union.

The article provides a comprehensive legal analysis of the three main mechanisms for cooperation between EU Member States (statistical transfers, joint projects and joint support schemes). Several issues were identified that reduce their effectiveness, including uncertainty regarding the extension of the deadlines for their application after 2030, the lack of sanctions for non-compliance with mandatory targets provided for by the relevant directives, sovereignty restrictions and, in this regard, insufficient motivation for their application. It is noted that the main incentive for using the outlined mechanisms is the Member States' binding statistical goals in renewable energy use in their national energy mix.

Nevertheless, despite the above issues, the author points out that the ideas of the EU legal regulation can be attributed to the "best practices" of international legal regulation of the use of renewable energy. In this regard, the conceptual foundations of the cooperation mechanisms between the EU Member States can be used in developing interaction within the frame work of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Arctic Council (as an organization within which key decisions are made regarding the environmental security of the Arctic region).

The article (in Russian may be downloaded at the TV&P website.

The scientific journal Moscow Journal of International Law, formerly the Soviet Journal of International Law, established in 1991, is published by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations is a high quality peer reviewed journal, and is one of the leading international law journals in Russia.

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