Title:
E-waste governance beyond borders
Subtitle:
does the EU influence US environmental policy?
Translated Title(s):
E-waste governance beyond borders : the external effects of EU electronics
eegulation on the US
Author(s):
Biedenkopf, Katja
Year of publication:
2010
Available Date:
2010-11-11T14:08:56.641Z
Abstract:
In 2002, the European Union enacted ambitious legislation on the design and
endoflife treatment of electronic products. This paper explores the external
effects of these laws on the California. The EU Directives on the Restriction
of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and on
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) influenced the introduction
of similar regulation in other jurisdictions. This paper identifies the
connections between EU and Californian e-waste legislation. It analyses the
roles of interdependence and transatlantic learning and it outlines the
systemic variables that shaped the diffusion of EU e-waste policy to
California.
Keywords:
E-waste
Policy Diffusion
Regulatory Leadership
DDC-Classification:
300 Sozialwissenschaften
Publication Type:
Konferenzveröffentlichung
Department/institution:
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft / Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik (FFU)
Comments:
A8: Managing Global Flows "Work-in-progress. Please do not quote without
permission of the author"
Series/Multivolume:
Berlin Conference on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
