Abstract
The global environment is, by many measures, in a perilous state. There are, however, signs of progress in terms of governance responses, such as the Paris Agreement on climate change. Against this backdrop, this book charts the role the European Union has played in shaping environmental policies beyond its borders. Over recent decades, the EU has developed into an important actor in global environmental governance. However, systematic analysis of the EU’s environmental policies has largely focused on its internal environmental policies and how the EU pursues its environmental objectives within its own borders, somewhat neglecting the EU’s external environmental policies. This introductory chapter elaborates the analytical framework and concepts employed in the book and provides an overview of the content of the chapters.
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Notes
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The exceptions to this upward trend have been periods of global recession, most recently during the global financial crisis of the late 2000s.
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Throughout this volume, the term “European Union” is used to refer to both the current EU and also its historical antecedents, the European Community (EC) and the European Economic Community (EEC) . These latter terms are only used where this provides greater clarity.
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Torney, D., Biedenkopf, K., Adelle, C. (2018). Introduction: European Union External Environmental Policy. In: Adelle, C., Biedenkopf, K., Torney, D. (eds) European Union External Environmental Policy. The European Union in International Affairs. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60931-7_1
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