EU Environmental Policy and the Role of Germany

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 1,3, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)), course: International Environmental Politics, language: English, abstract: This essay seeks to shed light on the role of the Federal Republic of Germany in EU environmental policy-making. In order to achieve this, the structure of this essay is threefold. First of all, a short introduction is given, outlining the history of EU environmental legislation until present day. In a second step, Germany s possibilities and efforts towards uploading its environmental policy (Umweltpolitik) in EU legislation processes are analyzed. Here, special attention will be paid to Germany s efforts in the field of climate change within the European Commission (hereafter: Commission), the Council of the European Union (hereafter: Council), and the European Parliament (hereafter: EP). Finally, the findings are summarized and analyzed, looking at future prospects.