Environmental policy in all of its dimensions represents the response to the clearest and most urgent existential threat to the well-being of the planet and all of the species inhabiting it. The European Union (EU), as both a leading historical and current contributor to this global threat as well as arguably the most consistent global political leader in the last 3 decades for the environmental response, demands scrutiny and understanding of its processes and outlook.

This handbook provides a vital contribution in both introducing and giving critically important and cutting-edge analysis of these two key elements of modern global politics. Authored by a diverse group of distinguished scholars in the field, chapters in this handbook isolate the key dynamics that drive environmental policymaking. They focus on the political behavior and interaction of a diverse set of policy actors, while also reflecting on and framing the potential directions of analytical, conceptual and empirical innovation in EU Environmental Policy research.

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Anthony R. Zito is Professor of European Public Policy at Newcastle University (United Kingdom). Dr. Zito is currently Co-Director of the Jean Monnet Centre at Newcastle University. His research focuses on public policy, environmental governance and European Union decision-making.

Ekaterina Domorenok is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies at the University of Padova (Italy). She co-directs the Observatory on Sustainability, Equality, and Social Justice (OSES). Her research primarily focuses on public policy, with a particular attention to sustainability, climate change, and ecosocial transitions.