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15 J. Animal & Nat. Resource L. 173 (2019)
Decarbonizing the Energy Sector

handle is hein.journals/janimlaw15 and id is 185 raw text is: DECARBONIZING THE ENERGY SECTOR RAFAEL LEAL-ARCAS,' MARIYA PEYKOVA,2 VICTORIA NALULE,3 PINAR KARA4 I. INTRODUCTION This Article will attempt to assess the eligibility of four European Union (EU) countries (Bulgaria, Poland, France, and Finland) and readiness for the implementation of smart grids, a move that is in line with the EU's attempts to promote the gradual shift towards energy decentralization and democratization, which is done in the context of decarbonizing the economy. The Article will also look at what steps have been taken to digitalize the economy to prepare these four countries for the implementation of smart grids, and will assess the current data protection and cyber security framework in place. Section II analyzes the situation in Bulgaria, Section III provides an analysis of Poland, whereas Section IV offers an analysis of France and Section V of Finland. Section VI concludes. I Jean Monnet Chaired Professor in EU International Economic Law and Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London (Centre for Commercial Law Studies); Member, Madrid Bar. Ph.D., European University Institute; M.Res., European University Institute; J.S.M., Stanford Law School; LL.M., Columbia Law School; M.Phil., London School of Economics and Political Science; J.D., Granada University; B.A., Granada University. The financial help from two European Union (EU) grants is greatly acknowledged: Jean Monnet Chair in EU International Economic Law (project number 575061-EPP-1-2016-1-UK-EPPJMO-CHAIR) and the WiseGRID project (number 731205), funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. Email: r.1eal-arcas@qmul.ac.uk 2 Judicial Assistant at the Court of Appeal; Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London, WiseGRID project; former intern at International Criminal Court; future pupil barrister (2019); Queen Mary University of London (LL.B), Centre for Commercial Law Studies (LL.M in Public International Law); Bar of England and Wales, Gray's Inn (2013), New York Bar (2016) (admission pending in 2019). 3 Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London, WiseGRID project; PhD in International Energy Law and Policy, CEPMLP, University of Dundee. 4 Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London, WiseGRID project. 173 Decarbonizing the Energy Sector

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