Seit sich der Umweltschutz Ende der 1960er Jahre als eigenständiges Politikfeld etabliert hat, sind mehr als 40 Jahre vergangen. Die Umweltpolitik ist also längst kein neuer Politik-bereich mehr. Dennoch hat sich in der Politikwissenschaft ein Bild vom Umweltschutz als relativ jungem...

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) - understood as the formalised analytical activities initiated or carried out by central government administrations when designing specific policy instruments - is currently receiving high levels of political attention. It is seen as a tool to improve...

To date, processes to implement the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international climate change mitigation and adaptation obligations are largely disconnected in most countries. This creates administrative overlaps, costs and hampers the development of effective problem...

Industrial mass production on the basis of cheap raw material and fossil fuels, which has evolved as the economic Leitbild of the 20th century has reached its critical limits. The environmental impacts of fossil fuels are threatening both the environment and further economic development. Changes...

This paper describes and analyses challenges for the further development of Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and other LCA-related tools from a governance perspective, considering their application context in policy and business and the linkages between policy and science. It will be investigated how...

In der vorliegenden Studie werden industriepolitische Handlungsfelder und Instrumente identifiziert und auf ihre Eignung für eine ökologische Industriepolitik in Deutschland analysiert. Die Ergebnisse leiten sich aus Fallstudien zu industriepolitischen Maßnahmen in Irland (IKT), Japan...

This volume is a collection of recent studies by scholars from the Environmental Policy Research Centre at the Freie Universität Berlin. It provides an overview on research on recent trends in ecological modernisation, the role of pioneer countries in international policy development and the...