New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union: Politics, Economics, and the Implementation of the Packaging Waste Directive
In: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Implementing European Union Environmental Policy: Themes and Issues -- 1.2 Aims and Objectives of the Book -- 1.3 Structure of the Book -- Chapter 2 EU Environmental Policy: Political Processes, NEPIs and Policy Implementation -- Part 1 - Environmental Policy and Politics in the EU -- 2.1 The Rise of European Environmental Policy -- 2.2 The Nature of European Environmental Decision-Making -- 2.3 Models of European Environmental Policy-making -- 2.4 Issues in EU Environmental Politics -- 2.5 Concluding Comments -- Part 2 - Environmental Policy Instruments -- 2.6 Introduction -- 2.7 Command-and-Control Regulation -- 2.8 Environmental Taxes and Charges -- 2.9 Tradable Permits -- 2.10 Voluntary Agreements -- 2.11 Experiences with NEPIs in the European Union -- 2.12 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 The Packaging Waste Directive -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 National Policies and the Packaging Waste Directive -- 3.3 Negotiating and Transposing the Packaging Waste Directive -- 3.4 National Packaging Waste Management Systems -- 3.5 Comparison of the UK and German Models -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Recycling Infrastructure in Britain and Germany -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Voluntary Agreements in Britain and Germany -- 4.3 Hypothecation and The Expansion of Recycling Infrastructure -- 4.4 PRNs and Tradable Permits in Packaging Waste -- 4.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Corporate Responses to Environmental Taxes and Charges -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 National Indicators of Packaging Production -- 5.3 Producer Perceptions of Economic Instruments -- 5.4 Corporate Waste Management -- 5.5 Economic Instruments and Packaging-Waste Management -- 5.6 Alternative Policy Strategies -- 5.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 6 NEPIs and EU Environmental Policy