Could TTIP Impact Support for Renewable Energy?

Municipalisation and community power projects

Publication: Document
Citation: Meyer-Ohlendorf, Nils; Lena Donat 2016: Could TTIP Impact Support for Renewable Energy? Municipalisation and community power projects. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.

Ecologic paper discusses potential implications of TTIP on the (re-)municipalisation of energy services and community power projects.

Potential Impact of TTIP on Climate and Energy Policies

Jul - Aug 2016

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

Lena Donat, LLM
Year: 2016
Dimension: 26 pp.
Project: Potential Impact of TTIP on Climate and Energy Policies
Project ID: 2592
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
3 Municipalisation of energy services
3.1 What is (Re-) Municipalisation?
3.2 Would TTIP allow municipalisation?
3.2.1 Market access under the services, investment and –e-commerce chapter
3.2.2 Access to energy transport infrastructure
3.2.3 Investment protection
3.2.4 State-owned enterprises (SOE)
3.2.5 Subsidies
4 Community power projects
4.1 What are community power projects?
4.2 Could TTIP have an impact on community power projects?
4.2.1 Market access under the investment chapter
4.2.2 National Treatment
5 Bibliography
Keywords: Energy

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