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...

The subject of this paper is the importance of the diffusion of environmental innovations between countries for the global development of environmental policy. Empirical observation has shown that national environmental initiatives are often rapidly adopted by other countries; thus, these...

During the 1990s a new regulatory pattern in domestic environmental policymaking has been emerging which is characterized by an increasing use of cooperative, informational and marked-based instruments. This pattern is to an important extent a result of international policy diffusion the...

The European Union's renewable energy policy is one of the most ambitious attempts to facilitate a transition towards more sustainable energy systems. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the policy and its implementation. It contains key case studies for understanding how member states...