| Afionis, Stavros 2025. A leader in the making: Environmental policy in the European Union during the 1980s. London: Routledge. |
Abstract
The European Union (EU), over the past three decades, has distinguished itself as a leader in environmental stewardship. Its internal environmental legislation stands out as among the most advanced and progressive worldwide in a wide spectrum of policy areas, ranging from greenhouse gas emissions trading to recycling, waste management, biosafety, and eco-labelling. 1 Similarly, the EU has gradually developed a mature external environmental policy, actively promoting the concept of sustainable development in its global, regional, transnational, and bilateral interactions with the wider world. 2 The EU is thus perceived to lead by example; an image it has quickly capitalised on to present itself as a role model for other state actors to emulate.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Schools: | Schools > Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR) |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9781032230030 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2025 08:30 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/180305 |
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