Climate Change in Regional Perspective: European Union and Latin American Initiatives, Challenges, and Solutions

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
	References
Part I: Regional Cooperation on Climate Change Within and Among the EU and Latin American Regional Organizations
	The EU in a Multidimensional Regime: The Regulation of Climate Neutrality
		Introduction
		European Union Initiatives on Climate Change: From Maastricht to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond
		Green Deal and Climate Change: Ambitious Goals for an Uncertain Scenario
		The Revision of the European Climate Law and the Enforcement of the Climate Change Policy
		Conclusions
		References
	Climate Change Cooperation in Latin American Regionalism
		Introduction
		Latin American Regional Organizations’ Environmental and Climate Change Normative Framework and Agendas
			MERCOSUR
			UNASUR
			PROSUR
			CELAC
		Comparing and Assessing the Role of RIOs in Tacking Climate Change
		Conclusions and Recommendations
		References
	An “Aggressive” Cooperation: Environment as a Hot Issue in EU-LAC Relations
		Introduction: A Global Ethics for a Globalized World
		Two Blocs, Two Different Sensitivities: A Comparative Perspective
		The EU-CELAC Action Plan
		The EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
		Conclusions
		References
	Fostering the Dynamics of the Bi-regional Summit EU-CELAC for Spurring the Cooperation in Climate Change
		Identifying the Global Dimension of the Systemic Nature of the Climate Change
		Identifying the Deepest Roots of the Governance Failure in Climate Change
		Identifying the Coherent Set of Global Policy Tools to Front-Load
		The Framework of the Bi-regional Strategic Alliance for Meeting Climate Change Challenge
			The General Disavowal Results from a Typical Prisoner’s Dilemma Which Inhibits Energy Transition
			What Are the Basic Principles for Getting Out of This Prisoner’s Dilemma?
			How Could These Principles Give Better Results?
				A Two-Tier-Two-Step Dialogue
				The Key Role of the Technical Committees
			The Dynamic Collegial Monitoring for Breaking the Prisoner’s Dilemma
			Confidentiality, Technical Exchanges, and Democracy
		Addressing the Systemic Issue of the Global Financing of the Net-Zero Strategy
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Financing Green Economy
	The Role of European Investment Bank (EIB) and National and Regional Development Banks in the Green Transformation
		Introduction
		EIB and Green Transformation
		References
	Fixing Rising Price Paths for Fossil Energy: Basis of a “Green Growth” without Rebound Effects
		Introduction
		Oil Price Instability and Planning (In)Security of Green Investments
		Carbon Pricing Through Emission Trading Systems
		Carbon Pricing Through Emission Taxes
		Fixing Long-Term Rising Paths of Fossil Energy Prices
		Political Feasibility of the Price Path Model in Times of Multiple Crises
		Fighting Global Warming, “Climate Clubs”, and the Price Path Model
		Concluding Remarks
		Annex: A Back-of-the-Envelope Estimation of the Growth Effects of a Decarbonization of the German Economy
			Power Production and Installation Costs of Wind Turbines in Germany
			Renewable Power and Investments Needed for a Climate-Neutral German Economy
			Investments Needed for Carbon-Free Buildings
			Investments Needed for Carbon-Free Road Transport
			Investments Needed for the Enlargement of a Trans-European High-Speed Railway Network
			Overall Costs of Investments in the Transition Towards a Climate-Neutral Economy in Germany
		References
Part III: New Green Solutions to Climate Change
	Challenging the Status Quo: A Critical Analysis of the Common Agricultural Policy’s Shift Toward Sustainability
		Charting the Course for a Greener Common Agricultural Policy
		Dynamics of Institutional Shifts: Exploring the Mechanisms of Change
		Promoting Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Practices
		Environmental Conditionality in the CAP: A Path toward Sustainable Agriculture
		Concluding Notes
		References
	Climate Change Concerns and the Role of Research and Innovation in the Agricultural Sector: The European Union Context
		Introduction
		Climate Change Effects on Agriculture
		Agriculture’s Impact on Climate Change
		Global Response to Climate Change
		Research and Innovation in the Agricultural Sector: Benefits and Risks
		Research and Innovation: The EU Context
		Conclusions
		References
	Building Climate-Resilient Food Systems: The Case of IFAD in Brazil’s Semiarid
		Introduction
		The Nutrition-Climate Change Nexus: Defining Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Resilience
		The Role of International Organizations: Fostering Synergies for Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean
		Key Pathways for Climate-Resilient Food Systems
		Case Study: IFAD’s Pro-Semiarid Project in Bahia, Brazil
		Conclusion
		References
	EU and Brazil in the International Circuits of Disavowal of the Climate Crisis
		Introduction
		Capitalist Attachments, Climate Disavowal, and Decoupling Fantasy
		The Cruel Optimism of Green Hydrogen and the Phantasmatic Promise of Sustainable Connectivity Between EU and Brazil
		Concluding Remarks
		References
	Conclusions
		References