<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The regulation of the energy sector in the EU adresses different challenges in pursuance of ensuring the functioning of the energy system. One of the most pressing current energy issues in the EU is household access to energy services, which is acknowledged as social justice concern. Provided that access to universal service in the EU is recognised as a right of households, the article aims to introduce the advanced concept of energy justice desiged for the investigation of households’ ability to access sufficient energy service in the EU. The article is organized in three parts. The first part specifies the roots of energy justice. The second part assesses whether the constituent elements of energy justice comply with EU fuonding values. Lastly, the more comprehensive concept of energy justice is presented with underlying rationale.</p></abstract>

The regulation of the energy sector in the EU adresses different challenges in pursuance of ensuring the functioning of the energy system. One of the most pressing current energy issues in the EU is household access to energy services, which is acknowledged as social justice concern. Provided that access to universal service in the EU is recognised as a right of households, the article aims to introduce the advanced concept of energy justice desiged for the investigation of households’ ability to access sufficient energy service in the EU. The article is organized in three parts. The first part specifies the roots of energy justice. The second part assesses whether the constituent elements of energy justice comply with EU fuonding values. Lastly, the more comprehensive concept of energy justice is presented with underlying rationale.

The Conceptualization of Energy Justice: The EU Sphere

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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The regulation of the energy sector in the EU adresses different challenges in pursuance of ensuring the functioning of the energy system. One of the most...

The Conceptualization of Energy Justice: The EU Sphere

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 163 - 190

Received: Jun 08, 2020

Accepted: Jul 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2020-0007

Keywords
Energy justice, EU values, energy service, energy law

© 2020 Julius Paškevičius, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Conceptualization of Energy Justice: The EU Sphere

Published Online: Oct 23, 2020

Page range: 163 - 190

Received: Jun 08, 2020

Accepted: Jul 30, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2020-0007

KeywordsEnergy justice, EU values, energy service, energy law

© 2020 Julius Paškevičius, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Energy justice, EU values, energy service, energy law