May 172013
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Transatlantic Relations and the future of Global Governance |
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Environment, Sustainability, and Justice |
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The Shifting Locus of Global Climate Policy Leadership, by Denny Ellerman Over the past two decades and in one area of global policy concern, a shift in global leadership can be observed such as some would see as likely to become typical in a more polycentric 21st century. In this instance, the shift of global leadership is from … Read more |
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The Evolution of EU Policy and Law in the Environmental Field: Achievements and Current Challenges, by Emanuela Orlando In the course of the past four decades, since the adoption of the First Environmental Programme in 1973, EU environmental policy and legislation have expanded dramatically, and gradually become one of the main … Read more |
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The Evolution of EU Competences in the Field of External Relations and its Impact on Environmental Governance Policies, by Kati Kulovesi and Marise Cremona While the European Union (EU) seeks to play an active role in global environmental governance, its special nature as an international actor has important implications for its external environmental policies and … Read more |
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The European Emission Trading System: Flashing Lights, Dark Shadows and Future Prospects for Global ETS Cooperation, by Simone Borghesi and Massimiliano Montini This paper examines the main legal and economic aspects of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS), with a particular emphasis on its features with respect to previous cap-and-trade regimes, its environmental and … Read more |
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The Importance of Coherent and Integrated Energy and Agriculture Policies in Meeting EU Climate Change Objectives, by Antony Froggatt, Estelle Rouhaud and Tereza Svacinová The EU is on track to reach both its Kyoto Protocol commitments and its own 2020 targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). However, meeting the ambitious 2050 decarbonisation objective will require … Read more |
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The New US Domestic Climate and Clean Energy Agenda. The Outlook for 2013, by Nigel Purvis, Cecilia Springer, and Samuel Grausz The United States may achieve significant emission reductions by 2020, but a sluggish economy, rising budget deficits, and other factors press against strong US action at home or abroad. This paper seeks to make sense of … Read more |
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Adjustments of US Energy Policy on Climate Change: Trends at the Federal and State Level, by Helena Schulzová The United States has since 2008 managed to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions, due to the combined effects of an increased use of shale gas, the economic downturn and … Read more |
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New Drivers of US Climate Action? The Politics of Extreme Weather and Adaptation,by Bernice Lee and Diarmuid Torney Much has been written on the conflicting range of domestic interests that have driven the politics of climate change in the US, and on the potential implications of the US shale gas revolution for US energy and climate outlook. Less analysed is … Read more |
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The Role of EU and US Non-State Actors in the Global Environmental System. A Focus on Climate Change, by Annalisa Savaresi This paper investigates the climate regime as a case study to assess the engagement of non-state actors from across the Atlantic with the global environmental system. After a short introduction on the role of non-state actors … Read more |
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Transworld Plenary Conference in London The Transworld Consortium held its second plenary meeting at Chatham House, London, on April 25-26. The two-day event offered the opportunity to … Read more |
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