Slovenia: Drafting a Climate Change Act - Lessons Learned

Eurobarometer surveys on attitudes of the public towards climate change show that Slovenians are among the most concerned Europeans regarding this issue. The survey of Europeans' attitudes towards climate change in July 2009 indicated that people in Slovenia considered climate change to be the...

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Published in:Environmental policy and law 2012-02, Vol.42 (1), p.46
Main Authors: Stritih, Jernej, Simonic, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Climate change
Cooperation
Costs
Developing countries
Emission standards
Emissions
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Environmental tax
Funding
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
LDCs
Polls & surveys
Society
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Summary:Eurobarometer surveys on attitudes of the public towards climate change show that Slovenians are among the most concerned Europeans regarding this issue. The survey of Europeans' attitudes towards climate change in July 2009 indicated that people in Slovenia considered climate change to be the most serious problem the world was facing at the time. In the same month, preparatory to the Copenhagen conference, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Declaration on the active role of Slovenia in shaping the new global climate policy. In addition to establishing Slovenia's position in EU and global negotiations, the Declaration also sets out a series of policy priorities at the national level, such as "the preparation of a Climate Change Act and a National Climate Strategy, that will determine necessary mitigation and adaptation policies at all levels for the full transformation of Slovenian society into a low-carbon society
ISSN:0378-777X
1878-5395