Climate change and the future of Europe : views from the capitals / Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt, editors.

While the ambitious objectives outlined in the EUs Green Deal aim at making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, national implementation greatly varies depending on local geographies, history, culture, economics, and politics. This book analyses Member States and EU neighbours nationa...

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Other Authors: Kaeding, Michael (Editor), Pollak, Johannes, 1969- (Editor), Schmidt, Paul, 1975- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Series:Future of Europe (Springer (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Keywords
  • Why This Book?
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part I: Member States
  • Austria: Weathering the Storm and Greening the Economy?
  • Recommendations
  • Belgiumś Climate Policy: High Expectations, Low Performance
  • Heightening Public Awareness
  • Low Performance
  • Energy Vulnerability
  • The Involvement of Companies in the Transition
  • Pros and Cons in the Fight Against Climate Change
  • Public Perception of Government Action
  • Belgiumś Position in the European Context
  • Recommendations
  • Between Fighting for Climate Change and Fighting for Coal: The Bulgarian Case
  • Recommendations
  • Croatia: Needs Versus Capacity: Mind the Gap!
  • Recommendations
  • Cyprus: Global Energy Crisis Is an Opportunity to Tackle Climate Change
  • Climate Change: Concerns and Expectations
  • Green Deal and Green Transition
  • A Climate Change Initiative for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East
  • Recommendations
  • Czechia: Saving the Climate or the Czech Industry?
  • The Paradoxical Elites-Public Scepticism Gap
  • Czechiaś Environmental Reluctance and the EU as a Pace Setter
  • Recommendations
  • Denmark: Climate as a Given
  • Climate Is Not Politically Contested
  • From Global Front Runner to European Partner?
  • Frugality Poses a Risk to the Danish Climate Ambition
  • Recommendations
  • Has Estonia Already Lost the Path to Achieving Its Climate Goals?
  • Has Estonia Lost Its Focus on Achieving Climate Goals?
  • Recommendations
  • Finlandś Fight Against Climate Change: Ambitious Yet Pragmatic Approach
  • Recommendations
  • France: Not Living up to Its Ambition
  • In France, a Series of Small Steps Is Not Adding up to `An In-Depth Transformation ́of the Model
  • Lost in the Politics of Small Steps
  • At European Level, Neither a Pioneer Nor a Climate Leader
  • Recommendations
  • The Fight Against Climate Change in Germany: From Energiewende to Zeitenwende?
  • Recommendations
  • Greeceś New Energy and Climate Strategy. A Story of Hope?
  • Setting the Scene
  • Greeceś Climate Change Performance
  • The New Climate Change and Energy Transition Legislation
  • Enhancing Energy Cooperation in Response to the War in Ukraine
  • Hard Pressed by External Actors: Sustainability Transition in Hungary
  • Recommendations
  • Now, We Need Action:́ Irelandś Fight Against Climate Change
  • The 2020s: A Decade of Ambitious Emissions Reduction
  • Public Support for Climate Action in Ireland
  • The Winds of Change
  • Managing Electricity Demand in the 2020s
  • Addressing Agriculture
  • Climate Change and the Irish-EU Relationship
  • Recommendations
  • Vulnerable and Unprepared: Assessing Italyś Path to Fight Climate Change
  • Recommendations
  • Nature Friendly Latvia Against Its Unnatural Climate Change Problem
  • Recommendations
  • Climate Change Policies in Lithuania: As Usual, Words Speak Louder Than Actions