ENVS621 - Comparative Environmental Regulation

In order to guide organizations and companies in an aligned fashion on environmental and sustainability issues, we need to understand the specific approaches that governments take in regulating environmental issues and the underpinning philosophies that drive these regulatory frameworks. This course will therefore require an evaluation of the different tools that governments have to influence, guide and command environmental outcomes from different segments of society. We will specifically examine the environmental regulatory approaches in a number of countries such as the United States, the European Union, China, India and Brazil.