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Carl Dalhammar

Carl Dalhammar

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Carl Dalhammar

Rethinking the Ecodesign Policy Mix in Europe

Author

  • Carl Dalhammar

Summary, in English

In the European Union (EU), there are a large number of mandatory and voluntary policies applied to improve the environmental life cycle impacts of products. Policies are enacted at both the EU level and among the EU member states, and there is a need to develop a better coordination between the various policies. This contribution outlines the various policies and examines various conceptual approaches to coordination. It further outlines some future policy challenges.

Department/s

  • The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics

Publishing year

2017-09

Language

English

Pages

539-549

Publication/Series

Sustainability Through Innovation in Product Life Cycle Design

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Keywords

  • ecodesign
  • ecodesign directive
  • product policy
  • policy mix
  • product law

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-981-10-0471-1
  • ISBN: 978-981-10-0469-8