Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction: European Union climate leadership; 2 Global climate politics: can the EU be an actor?; Part II EU Institutions; 3 The Commission's shifting climate leadership: from emissions trading to energy union; 4 The European Parliament and climate change: a constrained leader?; 5 The Council and the European Council: stuck on the road to transformational leadership
Part III Member states and neighbouring European states6 Denmark: small state with a big voice and bigger dilemmas; 7 French climate policy: diplomacy in the service of symbolic leadership; 8 Germany: innovation and climate leadership; 9 The Netherlands: a case of fading leadership; 10 Poland's clash over energy and climate policy: green economy or grey status quo?; 11 Spanish climate change policy in a changing landscape; 12 The United Kingdom: a record of leadership under threat; 13 Norway: a dissonant cognitive leader?; Part IV Civil society: business and environmental groups
14 Business: greening at the edges15 Environmental NGOs: pushing for leadership; Part V Europe and the wider world; 16 The United States: the challenge of global climate leadership in a politically divided state; 17 China: from a marginalized follower to an emerging leader in climate politics; 18 India: the global climate power torn between 'growth-first' and 'green growth'; Part VI Conclusion; 19 Conclusion: re-assessing European Union climate leadership; Index
