07 Oct Romain Mauger presents on Degrowth and Energy Law at ELU-S conference in Prague
Dr. Mauger participated to the European Law Unbound Society (ELU-S) inaugural conference, held in Prague from the 24th to the 27th of October 2025.
On this occasion, he delivered a presentation entitled “Integrating degrowth theory within EU energy law: A vanishing light at the end of the tunnel?”, as a part of a degrowth-focused panel, itself named: “A fair and sustainable Europe through degrowth: Research results from energy, competition and agri-food law”.
The presentation was an update of a previous article published by Romain Mauger, this time looking at various new pieces of EU legislation about energy (RED III, last electricity market reform) and mining (Critical Raw Materials Act, Battery Regulation). These texts too count some provisions which may be considered as degrowth-compatible (especially if amended to an extent).
The conference gathered over 700 academics from all over Europe, looking for a fresh and critical take on European Union Law. The “unboundedness” level of the presentations varied but many were truly insightful and calling for a reshaped EU law, truly aiming at social justice and ecological-boundaries mindfulness.
