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Europe’s ‘Energy Union’ plan: a reasonable start to a long journey / David Buchan &#38; Malcolm Keay. OIES, March 2015, 5 p. (Oxford energy comment)http://www.oxfordenergy.org/2015/03/europes-energy-union-plan-reasonable-start-long-journey/The European Commission has unveiled its plan for “an Energy Union”, an initiative triggered by the Ukraine crisis’ implications for gas security, but which has now taken on a far wider dimension. It appears to have political momentum, although it lacks crucial detail, especially on governance and supervision of the many proposed improvements. Nonetheless, it is a major step forward in at last displaying a joined-up approach to energy and climate policy such as using demand response to integrate renewables into Europe’s electricity market. (© OIES)