What Can Be Achieved Using Instruments of Self-Regulation in Environmental Policy Making? - European Energy and Environmental Law Review View What Can Be Achieved Using Instruments of Self-Regulation in Environmental Policy Making? by - European Energy and Environmental Law Review What Can Be Achieved Using Instruments of Self-Regulation in Environmental Policy Making? 7 3

The current debate on self-regulation, against the background of economic downturn and consequent difficulties for environmental policymaking; the development of cooperative decisionmaking approaches; the relationship with EU policymaking; problems associated with voluntary agreements; the need for clear criteria for using them; a call for a more intensive debate and research into the interaction between goals, instruments and measures.

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