Yannis Xenakis

European Economic Integration/European Environmental Policy

CV

Wintersemester 2024/2025

Environment and Climate Policies at EU level  
MES WPM 1+6 
6 ECTS 3 Blöcke

08.11. 9-17 AM 02
09.11. 9-12 AM 02

29.11. 9-17 AM 02
30.11. 9-12 AM 02

06.12. 9-17 AM 02
07.12. 9-12 AM 105 

Against the existential threats of climate change and environmental degradation, the EU has been leading the world on a path to sustainability and climate neutrality. This course describes the main measures the EU is taking for that purpose.
I. General context: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement. The European Green Deal for climate neutrality by 2050.
II. Policies in individual domains:
Climate: reducing emissions in transport, forests and land. The EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, putting a price on carbon emissions.
Environment: preserving biodiversity, soil, marine environment and forests, natural resources. Protecting health – measures on air, noise, water, chemicals, pesticides and the ozone layer.
Energy: promotion of renewable energy sources, energy saving, hydrogen, agriculture and industry; rules on Taxonomy to guide investment and avoid greenwashing.

III. Pending issues and new orientations shaped by the new European Parliament and European Commission.

Registration until 25.10.24 at: mes_students@europa-uni.de. Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung sind bei Moodle zu finden.