The "new" environmental policy of the European Union: A path to development of a circular economy and mitigation of the negative effects of climate change

• Published in: Comparative economic research. Central and Eastern Europe Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 57 - 73
• Main Author: Wysokinska, Zofia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw De Gruyter 01.06.2016; De Gruyter Open; University of Łódź; Lodz University Press
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Biodiversity; Circular economy; Climate change; Consumption; Conventions; Councils; Economic development; Economic theory; Emissions; Energy industry; Environmental economics; Environmental liability; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; EU's new environmental policy; Legislation; Natural resources; Parliaments; Pollution; Regulation; Renewable resources; Studies; Sustainable development; Europe

This paper analyses the evolution of the new environmental policy of the European Union in the context of the efforts undertaken to moderate the negative effects of climate change. It describes all the activities in the European Union designed to implement new tools of the EU environmental policy, s...