Yannis Xenakis

European Economic Integration/European Environmental Policy

CV

Wintersemester 2026/2027

Environment and Climate Policies at EU level  
MES WPM 1+6 
6 ECTS 3 Blöcke

15.01. 9-16
16.01. 9-12

29.01. 9-16
30.01. 9-12

12.02. 9-16
13.02. 9-12

Against the existential threats of climate change and environmental degradation, the EU has been leading the world on a path to sustainability and climate neutrality. This course describes the main measures the EU is taking for that purpose.

I. General context: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; from the Kyoto Protocol to the Paris Agreement. The European Green Deal for climate neutrality by 2050.

II. Policies in individual domains:

• Climate: reducing emissions in transport, forests and land. The EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, putting a price on carbon emissions.
• Environment: preserving biodiversity, soil, marine environment and forests, natural resources. Protecting health – measures on air, noise, water, chemicals, pesticides and the ozone layer.
• Energy: promotion of renewable energy sources, energy saving, hydrogen, agriculture and industry; rules on Taxonomy to guide investment and avoid greenwashing.

III. Pending issues and new orientations shaped by the new European Parliament and European Commission.

Registration until 30.11.25 at: mes_students@europa-uni.de.

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