EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges (Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy)

This book presents an overview of the field of environmental law and policies within the European Union (EU) and externally, from theoretical foundations to major issues and applied governance solutions.

Drawing on expertise from renowned academics and practitioners from different disciplines, EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges helps readers to understand the main legal, political and economic issues of environmental protection since the adoption of the European Green Deal in 2019. This new edition presents both current insights and future challenges as they seem to be emerging in the new geopolitical era in the EU after major events such as the COVID‑19 pandemic and the Russian invasion in Ukraine. The authors examine a broad range of sensitive and topical environmental challenges including climate change, air and environmental pollution, waste management, biodiversity protection, environmental and human health, marine biodiversity, renewable energy, nuclear energy and sustainable Arctic governance. Overall, this volume exposes the reader to a vast array of empirical case studies, which will bolster their training and help tackle the environmental challenges faced by Europe today.

This book is a valuable resource for students, researchers and policymakers across a broad range of fields, including environmental law and policies, environmental economics, climate science and environmental sociology.

Amandine Orsini is Professor of International Relations at the UCLouvain Saint‑Louis – Bruxelles (USL‑B). She is Jean Monnet Chair on “the European Union and Global Green Politics: the Anthropocene Challenge” (EUGlobal‑Green) and is the academic Director of the advanced Master on EU environmental governance (POLLEN Master) at USL‑B. She has published Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance (2020) and Global Environmental Politics. Understanding the Governance of the Earth (2020).

Eleni Kavvatha is a researcher in Arctic and EU Relations at UCLouvain Saint‑Louis – Bruxelles, where she works for CReSPo (Centre of Research in Political Science) and the ISPOLE (Institut de Sciences Politique) under the supervision of Amandine Orsini. Her research is focused on the impact of EU environmental policies on the Sámi Indigenous People in the European Arctic region. She has worked in Belgium, Norway, Iceland, Svalbard, Greenland and the Finish Lapland, on subjects related to EU External Relations in the High North, non‑state actors in the Arctic, Indigenous Peoples Organizations, Arctic communities and Arctic Governance. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development from Panteion University of Political and Social Studies in Athens, followed by a Master’s degree in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas from UiT, The Arctic University of Norway. She has co‑edited the previous edition of this book for Routledge publishing house under the title EU Environmental Governance: Current and Future Challenges and has several publications related to the Arctic.