The Future of European Union Environmental Politics and Policy investigates the trajectory of European Union (EU) environmental policy and reflects on how this hugely vital policy area of the EU has evolved over the decades.

Anthony R. Zito is Professor of European Public Policy at Newcastle University, UK. He is currently Co-director of the Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence at Newcastle University and Co-editor of the leading international environmental journal, Environmental Politics. His research focuses on governance, learning theory, networks, and EU decision-making.

Charlotte Burns is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. She is Co-chair of the Brexit and Environment Network. Her research focuses upon EU environmental policy-making and decision-making and the impact of Brexit on EU/UK environmental policy.

Andrea Lenschow is Professor of European Integration and Politics and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Studies at Osnabrück University, Germany. Her research focuses on local, EU and global environmental policy and governance, policy integration, implementation and institutional change.

Foreword David Judge Introduction: Is the trajectory of European Union environmental policy less certain? Anthony R. Zito, Charlotte Burns and Andrea Lenschow 2. Changing the story? The discourse of ecological modernisation in the European Union Amanda Machin 3. The importance of compatible beliefs for effective climate policy integration Katharina Rietig 4. The European Council, the Council and the Member States: changing environmental leadership dynamics in the European Union Rüdiger K.W. Wurzel, Duncan Liefferink and Maurizio Di Lullo 5. De-Europeanising or disengaging? EU environmental policy and Brexit Charlotte Burns, Viviane Gravey, Andrew Jordan and Anthony Zito 6. Voluntary instruments for ambitious objectives? The experience of the EU Covenant of Mayors Ekaterina Domorenok 7. Compliance with EU environmental law. The iceberg is melting Tanja A. Börzel and Aron Buzogány 8. Left to interest groups? On the prospects for enforcing environmental law in the European Union Andreas Hofmann 9. Environmental policy evaluation in the EU: between learning, accountability, and political opportunities? Jonas J. Schoenefeld and Andrew J. Jordan