European Union External Environmental Policy: Rules, Regulation and Governance Beyond Borders (The European Union in International Affairs)

This book considers the environmental policies that the EU employs outside its borders. Using a systematic and coherent approach to cover a range of EU activities, environmental issues, and geographical areas, it charts the EU’s attempts to shape environmental governance beyond its borders. Key questions addressed include: What environmental norms, rules and policies does the EU seek to promote outside its territory? What types of activities does the EU engage in to pursue these objectives? How successful is the EU in achieving its external environmental policy objectives? What factors explain the degree to which the EU attains its goals? The book will be of interest to students and academics as well as practitioners in governments (both inside and outside of the EU), the EU institutions, think tanks, and research institutes. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: European Union External Environmental Policy (Diarmuid Torney, Katja Biedenkopf, Camilla Adelle)....Pages 1-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Multilateral Environmental Agreements: A Key Instrument of Global Environmental Governance (Tom Delreux)....Pages 19-38 Environmental and Climate Diplomacy: Building Coalitions Through Persuasion (Diarmuid Torney, Mai’a K. Davis Cross)....Pages 39-58 Environmental Instruments in Trade Agreements: Pushing the Limits of the Dialogue Approach (Evgeny Postnikov)....Pages 59-79 Environmental Instruments in Development Cooperation: Promoting Better Development and Environmental Outcomes? (Camilla Adelle, Sarah Delputte, Frederik De Roeck, Sally Nicholson)....Pages 81-101 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Climate Change: Adapting to Evolving Internal and External Dynamics (Claire Dupont, Sebastian Oberthür, Katja Biedenkopf)....Pages 105-124 Water: Promoting EU Policy Through Dialogue and Capacity Building (Camilla Adelle, David Benson, Kirsty Agnew)....Pages 125-145 Biodiversity: Strong Policy Objectives Challenged by Sectoral Integration (Marianne Kettunen)....Pages 147-165 Forests: A Multi-sectoral and Multi-level Approach to Sustainable Forest Management (Pauline Pirlot, Tom Delreux, Christine Farcy)....Pages 167-187 Chemicals: Pioneering Ambitions with External Effects (Katja Biedenkopf)....Pages 189-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 Latin America: A Pragmatic Approach and a Modest Contribution (Roberto Dominguez)....Pages 211-231 Neighbourhood Countries: Promoting Environmental Protection Close to Home (Aron Buzogány)....Pages 233-252 Africa: Searching for Shared Issues and Overcoming Asymmetries (Camilla Adelle, Simon Lightfoot)....Pages 253-273 China: Deepening Cooperation on Climate and Environmental Governance (Diarmuid Torney, Olivia Gippner)....Pages 275-295 USA: Oscillating Between Cooperation, Conflict and Coexistence (Katja Biedenkopf, Hayley Walker)....Pages 297-315 Front Matter ....Pages 317-317 The Limits of Ambitious Environmental Policy in Times of Crisis (Charlotte Burns, Paul Tobin)....Pages 319-336 Conclusions (Katja Biedenkopf, Diarmuid Torney, Camilla Adelle)....Pages 337-358 Back Matter ....Pages 359-368 This work considers the environmental policies that the EU employs outside its borders. Using a systematic and coherent approach to cover a range of EU activities, environmental issues, and geographical areas, it charts the EU's attempts to shape environmental governance beyond its borders