EU Environmental Policy and the Role of Germany

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Environmental Policy, grade: 1,3, Universitat Autnoma 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.