Article Dans Une Revue Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft Année : 2024

Litigation as an obstacle to renewable energy development in France—tilting at windmills?

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France is the only European Union Member State which did not meet its objective of 23% renewable energy in final consumption in 2020. Among the reasons cited by public authorities and developers is litigation, presented as one of the main hurdles to renewable energy development. Indeed, authorizations for wind power projects are almost systematically contested in the courts. But developers also have the chance to defend their projects there. Yet there is a lack of statistics and the reality of this obstacle needs to be verified. On the basis of a study of the French Council of State’s decisions on wind power projects, this paper aims to provide an analysis of the current case law. It highlights who the litigants are and what their arguments are. In-depth comparison of decisions shows how judges assess specific contexts in light of national rules. Some profound tensions that run through the European climate-energy multilevel governance framework thus become apparent.
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hal-04840566 , version 1 (16-12-2024)

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Magali Dreyfus. Litigation as an obstacle to renewable energy development in France—tilting at windmills?. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 2024, German Journal of Comparative Politics / Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 18, pp.181-205. ⟨10.1007/s12286-024-00598-8⟩. ⟨hal-04840566⟩
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