Nach Ansicht des Bundesverbandes Umwelt und Naturschutz in Deutschland führen die wirtschaftlichen Vorteile des Binnenmarktes zu weiteren Umweltbelastungen.Nur durch die Einbeziehung von Umweltbeauftragten und durch stark ökologisch ausgerichtete Strukturpolitik kann dieser Gefahr begegnet werden.

This working paper contains a review and analysis of environmental policy tools in Latin America. It contains a review of the instruments themselves and their properties are discussed in both static and dynamic contexts. The report brings together the institutional and more narrowly economic...

In response to the growing body of literature on the relationship between the environment and institutions, this study investigates how the rule of law influences the turning point of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). Using Bradford et al.'s (2005) and Leitão's (2010) alternative...

The aim of this paper is to present the scale of the impact of the food industry on the environment in Poland. For these purpose a comparative analysis of statistical data for the years 2000-2012 was carried out, including especially: water use, wastewater emissions, air emissions, and waste...

This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...

China is the largest developing country and the second largest energy-consuming and CO<SUB align="right"><SMALL>2</SMALL></SUB>-emitting country in the world. China has already regarded renewable energy development and utilisation as a critical element of their sustainable energy strategy. In this context, China's renewable energy...</small></sub>