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Evaluates the success of the Swedish presidency of the 2001 European Union (EU) Council of Ministers in the area of environmental policy. Though Sweden lacked an overall political vision for its presidency, it was quite clear regarding this policy arena, outlining an ambitious plan for handling climate change & affirming its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol. The Swedish presidency's achievement of a common position on the Sixth Environmental Action Program is discussed, along with the adoption of the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy. The presidency's ability to establish strong relations with other EU institutions & member state governments on other environmental concerns is also documented, & judged highly successful. 9 References. K. Hyatt Stewart

The Commission's Auto-Oil I Programme was initially hailed as a model for future environmental legislation. It constituted a departure from previous European Union car emission policy making based on the incremental tightening of car emission limits in line with the advancement of the best available technology. The Auto-Oil I Programme was developed within a "tripartite dialogue" between the Commission & the automobile & oil industries. It aimed at achieving environmental quality objectives through the adoption of the most cost-effective regulation. This article explains why the Commission's "new approach" was rejected by the Environmental Council & the European Parliament which adopted significantly more stringent standards within the co-decision procedure. 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 56 References. Adapted from the source document.

The popularity of 'New' Environmental Policy Instruments (NEPIs) has prompted widespread claims that contemporary environmental policy is undergoing a deep-seated & long-lasting revolution, characterized by a shift from environmental government to environmental governance. This study compares the adoption of NEPIs in the eight case study countries. It reveals that there are common drivers of change, but that the resulting pattern of use is highly differentiated across instrument types & countries. Very few countries are actually innovating in the way they use NEPIs; in most countries, certain types of NEPIs are either not being used or are being used but in a relatively incremental & evolutionary manner. These patterns of change are related to popular theories of comparative politics & public policy. It is concluded that a close empirical analysis of how NEPIs are actually being deployed in different national contexts, suggests that environmental governance is at best supplementing environmental government, not comprehensively supplanting it. 2 Figures, 44 References. Adapted from the source document.