Climate policy integration as a necessity for an efficient climate policy

摘要: Significant changes in production processes and consumption patterns are required if high-consumption societies to tackle climate change. These will not be achieved unless change is taken into account the general sector-specific policies that underlie economic activity social development. When actors react policies, they also influenced significantly by other policies. The degree which issues considered integrated existing policy areas therefore a key issue, along with climate-specific measures such as emissions trading. paper assesses extent of integration six European countries (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain United Kingdom) some cases regions municipalities analyses means for enhancing integration. This study shows has more prominent role governmental programmes than ever before, it no longer delegated just one minister, ministry or few institutions. most recent national strategies recognize need for, built on, much greater was previously case. At local level, many large cities, well smaller Climate Policy Integration Necessity an Efficient – Amsterdam Conference 2009 2 municipalities, have made commitments often ambitious at level. More important incorporating deeply extending fully specific instruments. Across regions, deepen spatial planning budgeting common. In studied, there inconsistencies between aims aims, rarely openly assessed. Mainstreaming opens up controversies option nuclear energy regulating use private cars. both mitigation adaptation concerns all levels from global interactions complex multidirectional.