englischSingle-use plastic items significantly pollute the (marine) environment. One of the main reasons is waste that stems from on-the-go-consumption. The EU reacted to this problem by adopting the Single-Use Plastics Directive, which had to be implemented by 3rd of July 2021. The author analyses [...]

englischIt is the result of a large number of individual decisions that determines whether climate targets are met. A climate impact assessment can bridge the gap from reduction targets to the project level. Anne Kling undertakes the elaboration of the requirements resulting from the environmental [...]

englischWaste prevention and product ecodesign are increasingly becoming central issues as the debate on circular economy gains considerable momentum on the political agenda. Based on a legal-economic analysis of environmental law, this book provides a comparative examination of Brazilian and EU [...]

englischThe solution of problems with regard to the protection of the marine biodiversity is an urgent challenge not only for states but also for governmental and non-governmental organisations. A large number of those problems appear in the Mediterranean Sea. This results primarily from the high [...]

englischGerman nature conservation law creates various incentives for the cooperation of the public and private sector. This doctoral thesis compares the according federal and state nature conservation law regulations on the one hand, on the other hand it provides an empirical analysis of nature [...]

englischThe federal states are among the pioneers in German climate protection legislation. Even before the Federal Climate Protection Act, various Länder, in particular North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg, have enshrined targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in law. In [...]

englischThis treatise examines and compares the remedy in the Federal Highway Act (FStrG), Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG) as well as in the Determination of a Final Nuclear Disposal Site Act (StandAG) in terms of ensuring an effective remedy to enforce environmental law. Particularly the [...]

englischMany environmental problems occurring in modern industrial society are caused by hazardous substances, in particular organic chemicals and heavy metals. They pollute the environmental media water, air and soil, change their material composition and can cause changes in the functioning of the [...]

englischThe Nagoya Protocol against biopiracy is an important achievement in international biodiversity politics. This book presents an alternative concept of how the protocol could have been better transposed into EU and member states law. In contrast to the concept of ‘due diligence’ in the EU [...]