The EU, the US and Global Climate Governance

Christine Bakker is a Research Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. She previously worked at the European Commission in the field of development cooperation. Her research interests are in the fields of international criminal law, human rights with a particular focus on children’s rights, and international environmental law. She has published widely in these areas. Francesco Francioni is Professor of international law, Emeritus, and part-time professor at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and at the LUISS University, Rome. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Oxford, Cornell, the Texas Law School, and Columbia Law School. His research priorities are in the field of public international law, especially in the area of environmental law, human rights and cultural heritage. He is general editor of the Italian Yearbook of International Law, a member of the Board of Editors of the European Journal of International Law and a frequent member of Italian delegations to international negotiations and diplomatic conferences. He is a member (ass.) of the Institut de droit international and of the American Law Institute. He has authored and co-edited numerous books, book chapters and refereed articles in his fields of interest.

Introduction; I: The Evolution of the Global Environmental System and Leadership; Chapter 1: The Evolution of the Global Environmental System: Trends and Prospects in the EU and the US; Chapter 2: The Shifting Locus of Global Climate Policy Leadership; II: EU Competences and Policies on Environmental Issues and Climate Change; Chapter 3: The Evolution of EU Policy and Law in the Environmental Field: Achievements and Current Challenges; Chapter 4: The Evolution of EU Competences in the Field of External Relations and its Impact on Environmental Governance Policies; Chapter 5: The Importance of Coherent and Integrated Energy and Agriculture Policies in Meeting EU Climate Change Objectives; Chapter 6: The European Emission Trading System: Flashing Lights, Dark Shadows and Future Prospects for Global ETS Cooperation; Chapter 7: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: the EU Legislation on Climate Change and the Question of Consistency with WTO Law; Chapter 8: Primary Sovereign Rights or Secondary Environmental Duties? Critical International Law Issues Raised by the Extraterritorial Application of the EU Emission Trading System in the Aviation Sector; III: US Policies on Environmental Issues and Climate Change; Chapter 9: New Drivers of US Climate Action? The Politics of Extreme Weather and Adaptation; Chapter 10: Adjustments of US Energy Policy to Climate Change: Trends at the Federal and State Level; Chapter 11: The New US Domestic Climate and Clean Energy Agenda; IV: Cross-cutting Issues; Chapter 12: EU and US Non-State Actors and Climate Governance; Chapter 13: The Governance of the Arctic Environment: The EU and US Contribution; Chapter 14: Handing over Leadership: The Drivers and Future of Transatlantic Environmental Governance