The European Union's emissions trading scheme - a post-political tool for strengthening integration and wide-reaching sustainability?

Sustainable development has been widely accepted in political and public arenas as the conceptual model upon which to base international environmental cooperation (see Figure I.1). However, the primary objectives of sustainable development are difficult to determine in the globalized world of compet...

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Published inSustainable Development and Governance in Europe pp. 149 - 160
Main Author Kernevez, Lydia
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2013
Edition1
Subjects
EU's Decision
Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading
Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Projects
EU Climate Policy
GHG
Post-political Framework
EU Energy Policy
EU's Commitment
EU Carbon
EU Climate
Dg CLIM
Current Sustainability Discourse
International Climate Change Negotiations
EU ETS
Energy Policy
Climate Change
Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Greenhouse Gas
UK Central Government
Regional Carbon Markets
European Union's Climate Policy
Dg Environ
Nap
EU's Sustainable Development Strategy
EU Environmental Policy
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ISBN1138933791
9780415630078
041563007X
9781138933798
DOI10.4324/9780203768730-13

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Summary:Sustainable development has been widely accepted in political and public arenas as the conceptual model upon which to base international environmental cooperation (see Figure I.1). However, the primary objectives of sustainable development are difficult to determine in the globalized world of competition, where governments' priorities are to stimulate economic growth and maintain employment. The road for international environmental regulation appears to be paved with many good intentions, but also many obstacles.
ISBN:1138933791
9780415630078
041563007X
9781138933798
DOI:10.4324/9780203768730-13