Despite the fact that “heavy skies” (gravioris caeli) have been identified and legally classified as a serious concern since ancient times, air pollution still leads to millions of avoidable deaths and significantly impacts the climate. Today more than ever, the protection of people and a...

The working paper concerns the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) and its climate provision. It addresses the “When”, “Where”, and “How”. The “When” concerns when the CAI may enter into force. The paper provides an overview of some of the current issues that may...

At first sight the potential discrepancy between competitive behavior of market participants, trade rules and the basic notion of sustainable development may seem to be of a negligible importance. However, during the interactions of market processes with sustainability goals through various...

Not only ecolabelling and energy labeling but also its wider framework, namely, the idea of sustainable consumption and production are recent issues of the globe compared to consumer product safety which dates back to the 19th century. Previous studies analyze the regulation of ecolabelling and...

Hydraulic fracturing has been the subject of much debate recently, both in the United States and increasingly in Europe. Advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have led to a shale gas boom in the United States, significantly lowering natural gas prices, and causing some foreign businesses...

The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyses of contemporary EU environmental law, and of its role in the international governance of the environment. Leading European and international academics, practitioners, and policy-makers provide in-depth scholarly articles...

The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyses of contemporary EU environmental law, and of its role in the international governance of the environment. Leading European and international academics, practitioners, and policy-makers provide in-depth scholarly articles...

The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyses of contemporary EU environmental law, and of its role in the international governance of the environment. Leading European and international academics, practitioners, and policy-makers provide in-depth scholarly articles...