Deploying the European Green Deal


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Drawing on a range of expert contributions, this book explores how the European Green Deal is being deployed in practice and observes how the EU tries to promote the protection of the environment in third countries. This book begins by assessing the state of the art in terms of the key conceptual issues and analyses sectoral initiatives that are particularly relevant for the deployment of the European Green Deal external dimensions. These include the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the EU’s regulatory action in the control of maritime emissions, the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the Deforestation Initiative, the Zero Pollution Initiative, the From Farm to Fork Initiative, and the Climate Neutrality and Clean Energy Initiative in the context of the Energy Charter Treaty. Next, the authors deal with horizontal aspects of the European Green Deal that also have external dimensions, such as the Green Deal Diplomacy, the Green Public Procurement, funding measures, initiatives related to corporate sustainability and due diligence, and the implementation and enforcement of EU environmental law. This volume concludes with a cross-cutting analysis, focusing on how the EU can strengthen the impact of its normative power on international environmental governance, while also noting its limitations. Deploying the European Green Deal will be of great interest to students and scholars of international and EU environmental law and environmental policy and governance. Chapter 10 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.




El Derecho Internacional y europeo ante el desafío del cambio climático


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El cambio climático representa, incuestionablemente, uno de los desafíos globales que, hoy en día, genera mayor preocupación en todas las regiones del mundo. Desde una perspectiva jurídica, la complejidad y transversalidad del asunto ha dado paso a la confluencia de distintas respuestas aportadas por la Comunidad internacional, integradas por factores independientes a los intereses medioambientales. En ocasiones, opuestos y contradictorios e incapaces de arrojar los resultados esperados. Este libro se centra en ofrecer una visión jurídica a todos los niveles del Derecho: internacional, regional y nacional, de la complejidad del cambio climático, abordando distintas interacciones del problema, sus efectos adversos y su interconexión. La evidente situación de emergencia climática está dando paso a escenarios críticos, a los que sólo se puede responder desde los distintos ordenamientos jurídicos. La Unión Europea se ha posicionado como el modelo de referencia en la elaboración y cohesión de una política climática ambiciosa, más resiliente y con el objetivo puesto en alcanzar la neutralidad climática en 2050. Ello supone, por un lado, lograr la descarbonización de sectores clave como la energía, la industria, el transporte o la construcción, en un tiempo récord y, por otro lado, impulsar la movilización de activos financieros públicos y privados hacia inversiones sostenibles para hacer frente al desafío de la transición ecológica y energética. Mientras tanto, veremos cómo avanza España en su batería legislativa por el clima.




Failed


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Failed argues that some of the most important economic developments of recent years, including prolonged economic failures and alternatives, are widely misunderstood. Topics include the Eurozone, growth in the developing world, Latin America's "second independence" in the 21st century, and the International Monetary Fund's policies and loss of influence.




The North American Mosaic


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The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.




El cambio climático en el derecho internacional y comunitario


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Recoge: 1.El régimen intrancional sobre el cambio climático en el orden internacional - 2.El desafo del calentamiento global en el ámbito de la Unión Europea. - 3.La lucha contra el cambio climático y su incidencia en el comercio intrnacional - 4.Los efectos transversales del fenómeno del cambio climático.







Global Environment Outlook - GEO-6: Summary for Policymakers


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Published to coincide with the Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly, the Summary for Policymakers of the sixth Global Environment Outlook provides an evidence-based source of environmental information to help policymakers in government, local authorities and businesses achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Since the first edition in 1997, there have been many examples of environmental improvement, especially where problems have been well identified, manageable, and where regulatory and technological solutions have been readily available. Nevertheless, the overall condition of the global environment has deteriorated and urgent action, involving ambitious and effective policies, is necessary to arrest and reverse this situation. This Summary for Policymakers answers key policy questions by assessing the drivers of environmental change, the scale and effectiveness of policy responses, potential pathways for achieving sustainability goals in an increasingly complex world, and the data and information that can support the decision-making process. Also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.




Local Electricity Markets


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Local Electricity Markets introduces the fundamental characteristics, needs, and constraints shaping the design and implementation of local electricity markets. It addresses current proposed local market models and lessons from their limited practical implementation. The work discusses relevant decision and informatics tools considered important in the implementation of local electricity markets. It also includes a review on management and trading platforms, including commercially available tools. Aspects of local electricity market infrastructure are identified and discussed, including physical and software infrastructure. It discusses the current regulatory frameworks available for local electricity market development internationally. The work concludes with a discussion of barriers and opportunities for local electricity markets in the future. - Delineates key components shaping the design and implementation of local electricity market structure - Provides a coherent view on the enabling infrastructures and technologies that underpin local market expansion - Explores the current regulatory environment for local electricity markets drawn from a global panel of contributors - Exposes future paths toward widespread implementation of local electricity markets using an empirical review of barriers and opportunities - Reviews relevant local electricity market case studies, pilots and demonstrators already deployed and under implementation




Climate Change Policy


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This book presents the research results of an interdisciplinary study on climate change policies by the Enforcing Environmental Policy (EEP) Network, a project supported by the Human Dimension Potential Programme. Contributions are from highly qualified economic and legal specialists based at research institutes across Europe. The book gives answers to several questions related to the implementation of the international rules on climate change, most notably the Kyoto Protocol. It analyses ways and means to facilitate and encourage compliance with the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol. It is addressed to policy-makers, academics, business-sector and stakeholders throughout and outside Europe. Due to its interdisciplinary approach, this work is a distinctive and unique product compared to the existing literature on the subject. The effective implementation of climate protection and clean air policy requires an understanding of the political, legal and economic structures and constraints facing policy makers - and this is exactly what this book offers.




Democracy in Mexico


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