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Climate Change and European Leadership: A Sustainable Role for Europe? 2000 Edition
Contributor(s): Gupta, J. (Editor), Grubb, M. J. (Editor)

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 ISBN: 079236466X     ISBN-13: 9780792364665
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $161.49  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2000
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Annotation: This book provides an authoritative and far-reaching, yet controversial analysis of European efforts to implement and secure global action on climate change, and how this relates to wider questions about the role of European and global sustainability. Written by an experienced, international and multidisciplinary team of authors, the book analyzes internal EU policies, negotiating positions and outcomes. It looks at the underlying theoretical disputes that led to a wide range of divergent standpoints within the EU, and presents an intellectual structure based on different modes of leadership. It examines challenges to implementation in terms of policy instruments and governance levels, and the EU's overall strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats. The book argues that only Europe can lead the next phase of action, and could benefit by doing so - but warns that much needs to change if it is to do so effectively. Readership: A must for all policymakers, researchers, environmental NGOs, stakeholders in industry and others interested in Europe's role in climate change, and in the wider questions surrounding the role and capabilities of the European Union in the 21st Century.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Political Science | Public Policy - General
Dewey: 363.738
LCCN: 00042656
Series: Environment & Policy
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.56 lbs) 346 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 53
 
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The issue of climate change is now widely recognised as one of the major challenges for mankind in the 21st century, not only because it may ultimately affect many areas of our environment, nature and human activity but also because its mitigation may have far reaching consequences for almost all sectors of the economy where energy conversion takes place. Although climate change is firmly positioned on the political agenda and some initial targets have been agreed within a global framework, we are still far away from a mature political and practical policy which may deliver timely and appropriate results .to tum the tide. This is partly due to the complex nature of a possible global climate change regime, the still early stage of the development of effective and efficient instruments and the wide variety of possible ramifications for individual countries and economic sectors. But it is also due to the complexity of the negotiation process, and the lack of effective international or even global governance and leadership to tackle a multi-dimensional problem of this size and nature. This book is the first broad attempt to address the issue of leadership by one of the major parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in the ongoing international debate and negotiations towards such a policy which inevitably has to be constructed on a global scale.
 
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