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Economic Thought and Climate Disruption: Neoclassical and Economic Dynamic Approaches in the USA and the EU

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Summary, in English

In this article we consider the economic ideas that have influenced climate disruption law both in the USA and the EU. Although economic thought has led to the adoption of ‘market-based’ mechanisms in both places, its impact has been different: it created regulatory inertia in the USA, and green leadership in the EU—at least with respect to responding to climate disruption. We argue that different culture-specific economic conceptions about appropriate policy and policy analysis may help explain this divergence, thereby illustrating both various economic ideas and their distinct impact on climate law, as well as the need for environmental lawyers to engage with a discipline outside their own.

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Pages

463-483

Publication/Series

Journal of Environmental Law

Volume

25

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Topic

  • Law

Keywords

  • EU-Law
  • Environmental Law

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1464-374X