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...
As the largest developing country in the world, China has adopted a number of policies, measures and actions to tackle climate change and take part in global climate governance, despite the difficulties this creates for its...
Climate-change policy encompasses policies formulated specifically to tackle climate change and can be local, national or international in scope. These broadly fall into two categories; those designed to minimise the extent of climate change – climate change mitigation – and those intended to minimise...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law to make the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions targets legally binding, as EU policymakers prepare a huge new package of policies to fight climate change. Negotiators from Parliament and EU member stat...
This chapter explores the relationship between Swiss climate change law and the international and European climate change regimes. At the international level, the chapter reviews the three major international agreements regulating the field: the United N
The stringency and potential impact of climate laws and policies in the European Union and the 21OECD countries Article Open access 23 October 2024 Policy spillovers from climate actions to energy poverty: international evidence Article Open access 29 August 2024 Data availability The data are ...
Many, if not most, large public companies operate abroad as well as at home these days, and that places them under the jurisdiction of a wide range of climate change laws and regulations, whether or not the U.S. has adopted them. ...
NEC's environmental policies and goals regarding climate change are discussed and formulated by the Environmental Management Promotion Committee, which is made up of the environmental promotion managers from each business unit. The Corporate Officer in charge of the Environment confirms the council's ...
Monroe notes that a career in urban planning can also be an impactful way for students to work against climate change. The study of urban planning touches on topics like public transit, zoning laws and infrastructure – all of which will require a more sustainable and environme...
(197 sovereign states plus the European Union) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) have established at least some adaptation plans, strategies, laws, and policies.13Further, even some countries with no national plan, such as India and the United S...