EU Environmental Governance
Current and Future Challenges
Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy Series

This book presents an overview of the field of environmental law and policies within the European Union, from theoretical foundations to major issues and applied governance solutions.

Drawing on expertise from renowned academics and practitioners from different disciplines, EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges helps readers to understand the main legal, political and economic issues of environmental protection since the adoption of the Paris Agreement by the European Union in 2015, until the 2020 Brexit, European Green Deal and coronavirus outbreak. The authors examine a broad range of sensitive and topical environmental issues including climate change, air pollution, waste management and circular economy, nuclear waste, biodiversity, agriculture, chemicals, nanotechnology, the environmental impacts of trade and environmental conflicts, presenting both current insights and future challenges. Overall, this volume exposes the reader to a vast array of empirical case studies, which will bolster their training and help tackle the environmental challenges faced by Europe today.

This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and policymakers across a broad range of fields, including environmental law and policies, environmental economics, climate science and environmental sociology.

Part 1: EU Climate Policy and Air Quality 1. An Update on EU Climate Policy 2. The Right to Clean Air in the European Union Part 2: Waste Management 3. The Dilemma of EU Waste Policy and Circular Economy 4. The European Governance of Radioactive Waste Part 3: Agriculture 5. The Tense Relation Between the European Common Agricultural and Environment Policies 6. Agriculture and Biodiversity in Europe Part 4: Chemicals and Nanotechnology 7. EU Chemicals Regulation 8. EU Environmental Risk Regulation Part 5: Reconciling Environmental Concerns with Market Imperatives 9. At the Crossroads of Trade and Environment 10. Cleaning up the Mess? The EU’s Answer to Environmental Conflicts Within and Beyond its Borders

Amandine Orsini is Professor of International Relations at the Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles.

Elena Kavvatha is a research officer at CReSPo (Research Center in Political Science) and at the Institute for European Studies, both hosted by the Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles.