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 study analyses central contributions to the debate on the concept of a Green Economy in the run-up to the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. It does so by identifying the pillars on which the various understandings of a green economy are based as well as analysing...

2015 was a watershed year for addressing global challenges. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction were adopted. Six years after their adoption,...

To date, processes to implement the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international climate change mitigation and adaptation obligations are largely disconnected in most countries. This creates administrative overlaps, costs and hampers the development of effective problem...

Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) - understood as the formalised analytical activities initiated or carried out by central government administrations when designing specific policy instruments - is currently receiving high levels of political attention. It is seen as a tool to improve...

Industrial mass production on the basis of cheap raw material and fossil fuels, which has evolved as the economic Leitbild of the 20th century has reached its critical limits. The environmental impacts of fossil fuels are threatening both the environment and further economic development. Changes...

This paper describes and analyses challenges for the further development of Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and other LCA-related tools from a governance perspective, considering their application context in policy and business and the linkages between policy and science. It will be investigated how...