Climate change law and policy : EU and US approaches / [electronic resource]
Carlarne, Cinnamon Piñon.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2010.
"Existing climate change governance regimes in the US and the EU contain complex mixtures of regulatory, market, voluntary, and research-based strategies. The EU has adopted an approach to climate change that is based on mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions; it is grounded in 'hard' law measures and accompanied by 'soft' law measures at the regional and Member State level. In contrast, until recently, the US federal government has carefully avoided mandatory emission reduction obligations and focused instead on employing a variety of 'soft' measures to encourage - rather than mandate - greenhouse gas emission reductions in an economically sound, market-driven manner. These macro level differences are critical, yet they mask equally important transatlantic policy convergences. The US and the EU are pivotal players in the development of the international climate change regime. How these two entities structure climate change laws and policies profoundly influences the shape and success of climate change laws and policies at multiple levels of governance. This book suggests that the overall structures and processes of climate change law and policy-making in the US and the EU are intricately linked to international policy-making and, thus, the long-term success of global efforts to address climate change. Accordingly, the book analyzes the content and process of climate change law and policy-making in the US and the EU to reveal policy convergences and divergences, and to examine how these convergences and divergences impact the ability of the global community to structure a sustainable, effective and equitable long-term climate strategy"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A brief history of climate politics and the roles of the US and EU therein -- Law and policy in the United States -- Sub-federal laws and policies in the United States -- Litigation, regulation, and international law as law and policy drivers in the United States -- Law and policy in the European Union -- Member State laws and policies -- US and EU laws and policies compared -- Socio-legal factors influencing US and EU law and policymaking -- Conclusions and the way forward.
"Existing climate change governance regimes in the US and the EU contain complex mixtures of regulatory, market, voluntary, and research-based strategies. The EU has adopted an approach to climate change that is based on mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions; it is grounded in 'hard' law measures and accompanied by 'soft' law measures at the regional and Member State level. In contrast, until recently, the US federal government has carefully avoided mandatory emission reduction obligations and focused instead on employing a variety of 'soft' measures to encourage - rather than mandate - greenhouse gas emission reductions in an economically sound, market-driven manner. These macro level differences are critical, yet they mask equally important transatlantic policy convergences. The US and the EU are pivotal players in the development of the international climate change regime. How these two entities structure climate change laws and policies profoundly influences the shape and success of climate change laws and policies at multiple levels of governance. This book suggests that the overall structures and processes of climate change law and policy-making in the US and the EU are intricately linked to international policy-making and, thus, the long-term success of global efforts to address climate change. Accordingly, the book analyzes the content and process of climate change law and policy-making in the US and the EU to reveal policy convergences and divergences, and to examine how these convergences and divergences impact the ability of the global community to structure a sustainable, effective and equitable long-term climate strategy"--
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Climatic changes
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Climatic changes
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Climatic changes
Climatic changes
Climatic changes
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Climatic changes
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Law, Politics & Government
Law - Non-U.S.
Law, General & Comparative
Law - Europe, except U.K.