New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union: Politics, Economics, and the Implementation of the Packaging Waste Directive

by Bailey,Ian

• ISBN13: 9780754608882
• ISBN10: 0754608883
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-28
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The use of legislation by EU governments to define environmental standards for industry has been criticised for its poor track record in arresting the decline in the quality of Europe's environment. Environmental economists in particular have proposed that legislation should be supplemented or replaced by New Environmental Policy Instruments (NEPIs), such as eco-taxes, environmental charges, tradable permits and voluntary agreements. This book focuses on practical experiences with NEPIs in the EU and tests their application using the case study of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. It traces the ways in which member states have adapted NEPIs to suit their preferred styles of environmental policy, then assesses their performance and how NEPIs have both assisted and hindered the EU environmental programme. It suggests options for ensuring that the environmental programme does not become fragmented by the use of NEPIs and discusses the implications of EU enlargement.

Author Biography

Ian Bailey is with the Department of Geography, University of Plymouth, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Figures	viii
Preface	ix
Chapter 1: Introduction	1	(12)
1.1 Implementing European Union Environmental Policy: Themes and Issues	1	(6)
1.2 Aims and Objectives of the Book	7	(3)
1.3 Structure of the Book	10	(3)
Chapter 2: EU Environmental Policy: Political Processes, NEPIs and Policy Implementation	13	(44)
Part 1- Environmental Policy and Politics in the EU
2.1 The Rise of European Environmental Policy	13	(4)
2.2 The Nature of European Environmental Decision-Making	17	(9)
2.3 Models of European Environmental Policy-making	26	(6)
2.4 Issues in EU Environmental Politics	32	(8)
2.5 Concluding Comments	40	(1)
Part 2 - Environmental Policy Instruments
2.6 Introduction	41	(1)
2.7 Command-and-Control Regulation	42	(1)
2.8 Environmental Taxes and Charges	43	(4)
2.9 Tradable Permits	47	(1)
2.10 Voluntary Agreements	48	(3)
2.11 Experiences with NEPIs in the European Union	51	(3)
2.12 Conclusions	54	(3)
Chapter 3: The Packaging Waste Directive	57	(31)
3.1 Introduction	51	(7)
3.2 National Policies and the Packaging Waste Directive	58	(4)
3.3 Negotiating and Transposing the Packaging Waste Directive	62	(5)
3.4 National Packaging Waste Management Systems	67	(15)
3.5 Comparison of the UK and German Models	82	(2)
3.6 Conclusions	84	(4)
Chapter 4: Recycling Infrastructure in Britain and Germany (with Richard O'Doherty and Alan Collins)	88	(30)
4.1 Introduction	88	(1)
4.2 Voluntary Agreements in Britain and Germany	89	(7)
4.3 Hypothecation and The Expansion of recycling Infrastructure	96	(9)
4.4 PRNs and Tradable Permits in Packaging Waste	105	(9)
4.5 Conclusions	114	(4)
Chapter 5: Corporate Responses to Environmental Taxes and Charges	118	(26)
5.1 Introduction	118	(1)
5.2 National Indicators of Packaging Production	119	(2)
5.3 Producer Perdeptions of Economic Instruments	121	(2)
5.4 Corporate Waste Management	123	(6)
5.5 Economic Instruments and Packaging-Waste Management	129	(8)
5.6 Alternative Policy Strategies	137	(2)
5.7 Conclusions	139	(5)
Chapter 6: NEPIs and EU Environmental Policy	144	(24)
6.1 Introduction	144	(1)
6.2 The Influence of the EU on the Deployment of NEPIs	145	(11)
6.3 NEPIs and the EU Environmental Programme	156	(8)
6.4 Conclusion	164	(4)
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Prospects for the Future	168	(23)
7.1 Introduction	168	(3)
7.2 NEPIs and EU Monetary Union	171	(4)
7.3 NEPIs and EU Enlargement	175	(12)
7.4 Conclusions	187	(4)
Bibliography	191	(29)
Index	220