scholarly journals New Plant Breeding Technologies: An Assessment of the Political Economy of the Regulatory Environment and Implications for Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3687
Author(s):  
Vincent Smith ◽  
Justus H. H. Wesseler ◽  
David Zilberman
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
International Policies ◽  
Modern Biotechnology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This perspective discusses the impact of political economy on the regulation of modern biotechnology. Modern biotechnology has contributed to sustainable development, but its potential has been underexplored and underutilized. We highlight the importance of the impacts of regulations for investments in modern biotechnology and argue that improvements are possible via international harmonization of approval processes. This development is urgently needed for improving sustainable development. Policy makers in the European Union (EU) in particular are challenged to rethink their approach to regulating modern biotechnology as their decisions have far ranging consequences beyond the boundaries of the EU and they have the power to influence international policies.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Implementation of Cohesion Policy on the Sustainable Development of EU Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona Pîrvu ◽  
Cristian Drăgan ◽  
Gheorghe Axinte ◽  
Sorin Dinulescu ◽  
Mihaela Lupăncescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Member States ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Official Data ◽  
The Eu

The impact of implementation of cohesion policy on the sustainable development of EU countries is of great interest and presents a number of actual challenges. This research aims to evaluate the impact and the effects of the cohesion policy among the Member States using hierarchical clustering analysis in order to identify how the selected variables affect the sustainable development adopted models. The variables used in the analysis were selected on the basis of official data provided by the European Commission, SDG Index and Dashboards Reports and the EU Cohesion Monitor. The results of the research have led to the grouping of the 28 Member States in a number of six clusters, identifying performers but also those countries that have a high potential for sustainable development or which require increased attention to be sustained in recovering existing gaps. The results of the study can be a starting point for policy makers and other stakeholders involved in their efforts to support sustainable development through effective and effective policies.

scholarly journals „Kooperacyjna” administracja publiczna – zarys problematyki

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1 (2)) ◽  
pp. 7-20
Author(s):  
Agata Barczewska-Dziobek
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Phases Of Development ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
Polish Law ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
The Eu

The presented study is an attempt to indicate the impact of the concept of multilevel-governance (multi-level governance), well-established in the provisions related to the planning and implementation of the EU policies, with a view to developing forms of cooperation between public administration and its environment. This can be observed in the field of regulations relating to preparation of a contract partnership and creation of strategies and programs connected with the implementation of cohesion and development policy, which was adopted within the European Union. They precisely determine transformation of the Polish law in this area in the direction of adapting it to the EU law, and thus, influence the intensity of forms of cooperation as well between administrative bodies as social and economic partners. This, in turn, results in the intensification of network type connections in the vertical and horizontal planes that reveal new organizational and legal forms in the preparation and implementation phases of development tasks at the national, regional and local levels.

scholarly journals Impact of Eu Ets on Sustainable Development of its Participants in Latvia

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-177
Author(s):  
Ilze Prūse
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Eu Ets ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gas Emission ◽  
Trading System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Abstract Latvia is covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and therein 80 participants from Latvia have participated. The goal of the paper is to analyse the impact of the EU ETS on the sustainable development of its participants in Latvia. The concept of sustainable development is explored with respect to both macro and micro scale and in the context of sustainable development the EU ETS is described. The impact of the EU ETS on its participants in Latvia is considered by means of methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis. It has been established that in past the participants of the EU ETS from Latvia had generally beneficial positions in the EU ETS; hence although the EU ETS did not directly promote greenhouse gas emission reductions, it provided opportunities to gain additional profits and many of the EU ETS participants in Latvia made use of them. In addition, certain interrelationships have been identified between the data on the EU ETS participants performing EUA trading and the data on the EU ETS participants not performing EUA trading. It has been concluded that the EU ETS might have contributed towards the sustainable development of its participants in Latvia within its certain dimensions.

scholarly journals The Impact of Brexit on EU Development Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-82
Author(s):  
Sophia Price
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
Material Interests ◽  
Financial Framework ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Brexit is likely to herald fundamental changes in the operation, scope and practice of EU development policy, due to the UK’s key role in leading and defining the geographical and sectoral remit of policy, and through its provision of large-scale funding. Through a focus on the EU’s relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, this article explores these potential impacts. It highlights the importance of the timing of Brexit in relation to the contemporaneous renegotiation of EU–ACP relations and the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework and argues that the focus on static impacts of Brexit, in terms of removing the UK from the ‘EU equation’, overlooks the broader dynamics of political economy in which it is situated. Through the analysis of the anticipatory adjustments and discursive dynamics in EU development policy that articulate the pursuit of material interests, the article helps understand both the dynamics of Brexit and the broader transformations in which it is located.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development and Energy Policy: Actual CO2 Emissions in the European Union in the Years 1997–2017, Considering Trade with China and the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Fortuński
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Policy ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Eu Energy Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

One of the ways of implementing the concept of sustainable development by the European Union is their energy policy. Among the three main objectives in its energy policy is a reduction in greenhouse gases (mainly CO2) emissions to at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. This study aims to assess the impact of international trade on actual CO2 emission in the EU, China and the USA for the period 1997–2017. For this aim, the Actual-Open CO2 emissions were calculated, taking into account the transfer of CO2 in exported products and services from China and the USA to the EU and vice versa. It is concluded that the actual CO2 emissions in China, the USA, and the EU differed from the traditionally calculated emissions. This has serious consequences for policy, as the factual level of implementation of the EU energy policy goals may be different from what is assumed. Without including the goals of energy policy into trade policy, the effectiveness of measures may be limited. This also has implications for the effectiveness of environmental management systems. When improvements rely on increasing trade with large CO2 emitting countries, the final effect may be opposed to the assumed effect.

scholarly journals The Evaluation of Implementation of Agricultural Sustainable Development Policy in the European Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (2) ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
Julian Krzyżanowski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Crop Diversification ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Agricultural Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Focus Areas ◽  
The Eu

Author tries to evaluate two elements of implementation of agricultural sustainable development policy in the European Union. Those elements are: “greening” and European innovation partnership. Greening is carried out by: crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland (PG), maintenance of ecological focus areas (EFA). Diversification of crops was carried out for three fourth of areas of arable lands in the EU. Diversification prevents soil erosion. Share of PG in the overall area of agricultural land in the EU is 29 %. The highest indicator is at present in the United Kingdom (90%), and the lowest in Cyprus, Malta, Denmark and Finland. From the set of actions maintaining the pro-environmental areas (EFA), the most popular were: setting aside (27 member states), and the least popular – afforestation (only 11 countries). When it comes to EFA area, the biggest share was the area for legume plants. New pro-environmental instrument is European Innovation Partnership for productive and sustainable agriculture. There has already been some results of this action in the EU countries.

scholarly journals A Multicriteria Approach for Assessing the Impact of ICT on EU Sustainable Regional Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 4869
Author(s):  
Christiana Koliouska ◽  
Zacharoula Andreopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

As a global actor, the European Union (EU) plays a leading role in international efforts to promote sustainable development globally. All sustainable objectives and targets need Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as key catalysts, since ICTs constitute tools of unprecedented power which help people to face the growing challenges of rising population, poverty, epidemics and climate change. Policy makers in the EU are increasingly putting ICTs into relations with sustainable regional development. This paper aims to study and assess the impact of ICT on the EU regional policy in terms of sustainable development by applying the multicriteria approach, PROMETHEE II, using the software Visual PROMETHEE. The criteria that were used in this research are the criteria that both the European Commission and member states define to assess the ICT implications of new EU legislation since 2010. The results revealed that the impact of ICT on EU sustainable regional policy has gotten stronger in the last two decades.

Use of DEA method in the analysis of sustainable socio- economic development of EU countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 28-46
Author(s):  
Janusz Rosiek
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Dea Efficiency ◽  
The Eu

One of the key challenges currently faced by the European Union countries is ensuring sustainable socio-economic development. The article aims to present the results of the study concerning the effectiveness of expenditures incurred by the EU countries on sustainable development and their effects, tak ing into account the average three-year delay between the expenditures and the effects of the implemented policy. Data Envelopment Analysis was employed in the research. As an approximate measure of sustainability, the DEA efficiency indicator was used. This was due to the fact that the indicator was constructed on the basis of the value of expenditures and effects, which were crucial for the assessment and comparison of the degree of sustainable development. The research covered 28 EU countries and was carried out on the basis of data collected by Eurostat for the years 2011—2013 (expenditures) and 2014—2016 (effects). In general it can be stated that all analysed countries were characterized by high values of sustainable development indicators, which proves that the implementation of the EU sustainable development policy is highly effective. However, it is worth noting that the ranking of the countries considered to be the most economically developed is relatively low. In order to explain this fact, further indepth theoretical and empirical analyses are required.

scholarly journals The Impact of Brexit on the EU Development Policy: Selected Political Issues

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Monika Szynol
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Development Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The European Union (EU) is the most generous donor of international development cooperation—it transfers more than a half of the world’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). In fact, the EU development policy is depending on three major contributors: France, Germany and the United Kingdom (UK), which are also among the top countries making the largest transfers to development cooperation. However, special attention should be paid to the UK, belonging to the avant-garde of international development cooperation. The United Kingdom is not only a part of the EU assistance wallet but also an important partner in shaping the development policy. This article attempts to answer the main research question: what impact will Brexit have on the EU development policy? The analysis covers the political plane, and the following elements will be taken into consideration: the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the organisation on shaping the EU development policy (its geographical and thematic concentration), and the ability to fulfil development commitments, which were undertaken by the Member States and the organisation. Consequently, Brexit may lead to reshaping the EU partnership with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), as well as undermine the EU’s ability to meet its obligations in the development area.

scholarly journals The EU energy law implementation within the Serbin sustainable development policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 03003
Author(s):  
Daniil Chugunov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Current Implementation ◽  
System Operator ◽  
Energy Community ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Energy Law ◽  
Gas Supply ◽  
The Eu

The states implementing the European Union (“EU”) law in the spheres of energy and sustainable development within the frameworks of the Energy Community (“EC”) are faced with a crucial lack of time otherwise needed to harmonise their legislation. Issues surrounding the difficulties of interpreting the provisprovis of various directives, regulations and current implementation practice have proven to be notable barriers. Companies such as Serbian vertically integrated undertaking (“VIU”) Yugorosgas (“YRG”) and transmission system operator (“TSO”) YugorosgasTransport (“YRGT”) are obliged to make changes to local regulations and their organizational structure, from which they are encencencing great difficulties. There are often situations when companies, government agencies and institutions of international organizations hold very different attitudes and stances towards the application of a certain law. These legal deficiencies and inconsistencies in the positions of various parties can lead to disruptions in the activities of the largest energy companies engaged in gas supply and other important functions in the energy sector, as well as to significant economic expenses - Serbian (at least) national sustainable development becomes threatened. At the same time, we recoginize the importance of the law implementation.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document