Leonie Reins

Research handbook on climate change mitigation law

CONTENTS: 1. Editorial Introduction G. Van Calster, W. Vandenberghe and L. Reins 2. The Changing Architecture of International Climate Change Law Harro Van Asselt, Michael Mehling and Clarisse Siebert 3. Energy (a) Development of the Sustainability Aspects of EU Energy Policy Kim Talus and Sirja-Leena Penttinen (b) Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures in the US Electric Power Industry Joel B. Eisen (c) Reflections on the Chinese Carbon Market Christopher Tung 4. Transport (a) The mitigation of transports CO2 emissions in the EU: Policy successes and challenges Ian Skinner (b) Climate Change Mitigation in the Transportation Sector in the United States Laurel Berzanskis (c) Climate Transport Policy and Law in the Asia-Pacific Region Masahiko Iguchi and Hiroki Nakamura 5. Buildings (a) How do the European Union and the private sector pave the way to more sustainable buildings? Sophie Wattiaux (b) Energy Efficiency in the United States Albert Monroe (c) Climate Change and Buildings - An Asia-Pacific Primer Abhishek Rohatgi, Loi Tian Sheng Allan, Nahim Bin Zahur 6. Industry (a) Climate Change Mitigation in the Industrial Sector in the European Union Monica Alessi, Christian Egenhofer and Jorge Nunez Ferrer (b) An Overview of Climate Change Mitigation in the Industrial Sector of the United States Seema Kakade (c) How can the Asian industry contribute to climate change mitigation action? Noriko Fujiwara 7. Land use, land use change and forestry (a) Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry - How to enter the climate impact of managing biospheres and wood into the EUs greenhouse gas accounting Peter Wehrheim and Asger Olesen (b) Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry: United States Uma Outka (c) Land use, land use change and forestry: Asia-Pacific Bradley Evans 8. Waste management (a) Waste management in the EU Geert Van Calster (b) Challenges for controlling GHG emissions from U.S. solid waste management - A Summary of Federal and Exemplary U.S. State Efforts Jeff S. Allmon (c) Climate mitigation and waste management in the Asia Pacific Karen Hussey 9. Carbon trading (a) Blazing trail or flickering flame? Market mechanisms under the UNFCCC Darragh Conway (b) The EU Emissions Trading System: Frontrunner In Trouble Jorgen Wettestad (c) Carbon Trading in the United States Laurie Ristino and Katherine Hannon Michel (d) Market design and maturity in the Asia Pacific Eric Knight 10. Climate finance (a) Climate Finance in the European Union: Domestic and International Challenges David Belis (b) Towards Climate Compatible Development in Asia and Beyond - the Role of Official Development Assistance (Aiichiro Yamamoto 11. Climate change litigation (a) EU climate change litigation: all quiet on the Luxembourgian front? Sanja Bogojevic (b) Climate Change Litigation in the United States Michael Gerrard (c) Climate Change Litigation in Asia and the Pacific Jolene Lin 12. Climate change mitigation in the BRICS countries (a) Current status of mitigation policies in Brazil Ronaldo Seroa da Motta (b) Climate Change Mitigation in Russia: Foreign Policy, Environmental Action or Simple Economics? Anna Korppoo, Karl Upston-Hooper and Emilie Yliheljo (c) Climate Change Mitigation in India Nidhi Srivastava (d) Chinas transition to low carbon society : drivers and implementation strategies Jun Li (e) Climate change mitigation in South Africa Happy Masondo, Faith Rambau

Towards an innovation principle : An industry trump or shortening the odds on environmental protection

ABSTRACT This paper is a case study on how an industry association wrote a new principle on innovation and succeeded in introducing this principle into a number of European Union (EU) texts. The paper maps out how vested interests secured adoption of this (controversial) principle with an eye to influence future policy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time an industry association has successfully tried to introduce a new principle into the EU’s legal order. We try to assess what implications this could have on the EU’s existing legal order, with a particular emphasis on the impact this could have on the precautionary principle. The paper begins by examining both the political and the legal backdrop to the EU’s innovation agenda. We conclude by suggesting that a qualified innovation principle that balances reasonable risk-taking with a degree of responsibility could be an interesting new tool for the EU to guide its innovation policies.

EU Environmental Law

EU Environmental Law discusses the reality for legal practice throughout the EU, as environmental law of the Member States is becoming ever less national. Consequentially European environmental regulation is becoming more complex and interrelated, making it an emerging field of study for European law graduates, and an area of increasing exposure to the legal profession. This book gives readers a thorough overview of core European environmental law, with a section on the basic framework and principles, as well as on substantive law issues giving insight into the legislation in the different sectors and the most topical developments.