The Power of Experts in EU Environmental Policy Formulation: The EU Emission Trading Review and Auctioning of Emission Permits from an Epistemic Communities Approach
The aim of this study is to examine the role of knowledge societies, so called epistemic communities, in the problem-defining and initial decision-making stages of the EU policymaking process leading to a Proposal for amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC establishing the European Emission Trading System (EU ETS). Specifically in the decision to drastically increase the amount of allowances auctioned