The EU, the US and Global Climate Governance

Contents: Introduction, Christine Bakker and Francesco Francioni; Part I The Evolution of the Global Environment: The evolution of the global environmental system: trends and prospects in the EU and the US, Francesco Francioni and Christine Bakker; The shifting locus of global climate policy leadership, Denny Ellerman. Part II EU Competencies and Policies on Environmental Issues and Climate Change: The evolution of EU policy and law in the environmental field: achievements and current challenges, Emanuela Orlando; The evolution of EU competences in the field of external relations and its impact on environmental governance policies, Kati Kulovesi and Marise Cremona; The importance of coherent and integrated energy and agriculture policies in meeting EU climate change objectives, Antony Frogatt, Estelle Rouhaud and Tereza Sva?inova; The European emission trading system: flashing lights, dark shadows and future prospects for global ETS cooperation, Simone Borghesi and Massimiliano Montini; Airplanes, trains and automobiles: the EU legislation on climate change and the question of consistency with WTO law, Stephanie Hiesinger and Petros Mavroidis; Primary sovereign rights or secondary environmental duties? Critical international law issues raised by the extraterritorial application of the EU emission trading system in the aviation sector, Ottavio Quirico. Parrt III US Policies on Environmental Issues and Climate Change: New drivers of US climate change action? The politics of extreme weather and adaptation, Bernice Lee and Diarmuid Torney; Adjustments of US energy policy to climate change: trends at the federal and state level, Helena Schulzova; The new US domestic climate and clean energy agenda: the outlook for 2013, Nigel Purvis, Cecilia Springer and Samuel Grausz. Part IV Cross-Cutting Issues: EU and US non-state actors and climate governance, Annalisa Savaresi; The governance of the Arctic environment: the EU and US contributions, Patrizia Vigni; Index.