British Climate Change Act 2008 as a Legislative Stimulus towards more Sustainable Economies in EU Member States â Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Petr Bouda; KristÃ­na Å abovÃ¡

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In 2008 the United Kingdom as a first EU country passed legislation which introduced binding framework to tackle the GHG emission reduction on a national level. Environmental Law Service as an NGO working with various campaignerâs groups and providing legal support uses the British Climate Change Act 2008 as a model framework how to proceed in preparatory legislative work on a national level. So far, the campaigns have had mixed success. Nevertheless, in several EU member states an UK CCA actâlike laws have already been adopted or are seriously discussed. If this model is feasibly and effectively extended the national Climate Change Acts (âCCAâ) may become a main driving force in the area of GHG emission reductions within the EU realm, by far exceeding the current EU climate change policies targets. However, on the way to this goal, there are number of challenges and questions that are important to explore in relation to adoption the UK CCA model. This chapter presents the structure of provisions of a potential CCA and explores the challenges that could occur in the legislative process and will like be faced during preparation either by campaigners or legislators. Mainly the questions of control, enforceability and public participation in the whole process will be considered.

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