European Environmental Law

Europe is advanced in its environmental laws, and in some legal circles, it is believed that the United States has ceded its leadership and policy developing position to the Europeans.  The guts of European environmental laws are written at the individual country or member state level.  This is where the detailed regulations are found.  However, [...]

Carbon Credits, what can we learn from Europe?

Europe had had a cap and trade system for four years.  The economic downturn has made the carbon credits less valuable, which might be fulfilling the law of unintended consequences which we so often see in environmental law (a law meant to accomplish a “good thing” ends up having another side effect that is contrary).  [...]