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Environmental Governance: News & Events

Designing Environmental Protection: Law, Regulation and the Environment in the European Union

A Conference Sponsored by the UCL Environment Institute

was held on Tuesday, May 22nd, Roberts 106

The implementation of regulatory policy is central to protecting our environment and our natural resources. Whether businesses comply with environmental regulations depends heavily on the design and enforcement of such regulations. The European Union has long had a reputation for high standards coupled with flexible enforcement that makes for more cooperative compliance, but some scholars argue that the European Union’s system of checks and balances and its expansion of judicially-enforceable rights are leading its policies down a path of legalistic and rigid enforcement standards. In this conference, we examine these claims and what they mean for the future of environmental protection in the European Union and beyond.

Conference Programme - click here for a detailed pdf version

Introduction (10:30-10:45):
Dr. Colin Provost (University College London)

Institutions and Governance in European Environmental Policy (10:45-12:10):
Dr. R. Dan Kelemen (Rutgers University) Aspirations and Actualities in E.U. Environmental Regulation
Professor Joanne Scott (University College London) E.U. Environmental Policy: Eurolegalism and New Governance

Lunch Break 12:15-13:15 (Roberts Foyer)

Policy Implementation—Legislative and Judicial Perspectives (13:20-14:45): Dr. Ellen Mastenbroek (Nijmegen University) A Balancing Act: Legislative Drafting in a Multilevel System
Lisa Vanhala (University College London) Decentralized Modes of Monitoring: NGOs as Fire Alarms and the Aarhus Convention

Tea and Coffee Break 14:45-15:15 (Roberts Foyer)

Firm Self-Regulation in the European Union (15:20-17:00):
Dr. Matthew Potoski (University of California at Santa Barbara) Voluntary and Mandatory Environmental Regulation: the Conditional Efficacy of ISO 14001
Dr. Andrew Whitford (University of Georgia) The E.U. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme: Examining Variation in Firm Participation

Drinks Reception 17:00-18:00 (Roberts Foyer)
Organized by: Colin Provost, Nina Crane, Marianne Knight and Yvonne Rydin