National Climate Change Acts

Thomas L Muinzer is Senior Lecturer in Energy Transition Law at the University of Aberdeen.

Introduction
Thomas L Muinzer, University of Aberdeen, UK
1. What Do We Mean When We Talk about National ‘ Climate Change Acts ’ and How Important are They
in the Context of International Climate Law?
Thomas L Muinzer, University of Aberdeen, UK
2. ‘Paris Compatible’ Climate Change Acts? National Framework Legislation in an International World
Matthias Duwe, Ecologic Institute, Berlin, Germany and Ralph Bodle, Ecologic Institute, Berlin, Germany
3. The UK’s Climate Change Act
Richard Macrory, Brick Court Chambers, UK and Thomas L Muinzer, University of Aberdeen, UK
4. Mexico’s Framework Legislation on Climate Change: Key Features, Achievements and Challenges Ahead
Alina Averchenkova, London School of Economics, UK
5. Denmark’s Climate Change Act(s)
Sarah Louise Nash, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
6. Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015: Symbolic Legislation, Trojan Horse, Stepping Stone?
Andrew Jackson, University College Dublin, Ireland
7. The Swedish Climate Policy Framework Including the Climate Act
Åsa Romson, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden and Kristina Forsbacka, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
8. The Dutch Response to Climate Change: Evaluating the Netherlands ’ Climate Act and Associated Issues of Importance
Otto Spijkers, Wuhan University, China and Sofie Oosterhuis, Utrecht University, Netherlands
9. The New Zealand Legislation: Pursuing the 1.5 ° C Target Using a Net Zero Approach
Prue Taylor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
10. Conceptualising and Formulating National Climate Change Acts
Thomas L Muinzer, University of Aberdeen, UK