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The Role and Relevance of Private Actors in EU Biofuel Governance
Author(s) -
Romppanen Seita
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12048
Subject(s) - sustainability , relevance (law) , corporate governance , biofuel , business , private sector , compliance (psychology) , action (physics) , political science , public administration , public economics , economics , engineering , law , ecology , biology , finance , psychology , social psychology , waste management , physics , quantum mechanics
This article examines the role of private actors in the implementation of the sustainability criteria for biofuels outlined in the R enewable E nergy D irective of the E uropean U nion ( EU ). The article demonstrates that private verifiers' participation is essential for governing greener biofuels in the EU . The article's objective is twofold. First, it analyzes the two methods for the verification of compliance with the biofuels sustainability criteria, focusing on the role of private verifiers. This analysis sheds light on an interface of public and private action that is also an opportune platform for exploring theoretical concepts. Therefore, second, the article examines the relevance of private verifiers' participation in the implementation framework for sustainable biofuels. Drawing on the concepts of E uropean ‘new governance’ and ‘co‐regulation’, the article shows that involving the private sector in the implementation of a legally binding EU D irective adds certain dynamics and constitutes modern regulatory innovation, but at the same time it makes the implementation framework more complex.