Essential EU Climate Law *
This thoroughly revised second edition provides an up-to-date account of essential EU climate mitigation law, analysing an area that remains one of the most dynamic fields of EU law. Special attention is paid to the energy sector and to the impact of climate law on broader legal issues, such as energy network regulation and human rights.
Written by leading scholars of EU climate law from the University of Groningen, chapters address the relevant directives and regulations, examining their implementation and impact on current policy and academic debate. The textbook introduces the main climate mitigation targets and instruments of the EU, analysing all available legal instruments to mitigate climate change, ranging from greenhouse gas emissions trading to the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency mechanisms. In addition, the book provides an analysis of some overarching issues, such as the impact of climate law on energy network regulation, multi-level governance and protection of human rights.
Contents:
Preface
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 Purpose, approach and outline of the book
2 EU climate policy
PART II ESSENTIAL EU CLIMATE LAW
3 EU emissions trading system
4 Regulation of emissions from non-ETS sectors
5 Renewable energy consumption
6 Energy efficiency
7 Carbon capture and storage
8 Regulation of fluorinated gases
PART III OVERARCHING ISSUES IN EU CLIMATE REGULATION
9 EU climate law and energy network regulation
10 Multi-level governance in EU climate law
11 Human rights and EU climate law
PART IV CONCLUSION
12 The past and possible future of EU climate law
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