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European added value to member states’ first steps on the path towards 2050 / Leonardo Meeus, Florence School of Regulation, EU energy policy blog, 26/06/2011http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2011/06/26/european-added-value-to-member-states%E2%80%99-first-steps-on-the-path-towards-2050/Several EU member states are already taking their first steps on  the path towards 2050. The Danish, German, and Irish governments have  explored the policy options but the resulting strategies have not yet  been legislated. In Finland, France, and the UK, a legal commitment has  already been reached. The UK is the only member state that has reached  the implementation stage of its legally binding 2050 strategy. These  emerging 2050 low carbon energy strategies bring new risks of  policy fragmentation, but also open new opportunities for cooperation  among member states and European added value...