Großbritannien ist neben Deutschland das einzige große EU-Land, in dem es seit 1990 zu einem deutlichen Rückgang der Treibhausgasemissionen gekommen ist. In dem Maße, wie sich dieser Rückgang abzeichnete, wurden die Emissionsziele ständig verschärft. Der entscheidende Faktor für den...

"PREFACE Comparing Environmental Policies in 16 Countries Draft: May 13, 2013 Teaching at Nanjing University in China as a Fulbright professor shaped this book into its final form. I spent the Spring semester of 2009 there at the School of the Environment. My manuscript was half done, and I used...

What factors shape environmental policies across Europe? In order to answer this question most economists would probably adopt a Public Choice approach. This approach has explained some aspects of environmental policies that exist in a similar fashion across Europe convincingly. But why do many...