De effectiviteit van mondiaal milieubeheer

Samenvatting

The Effectiveness of Worldwide Environmental Protection Policy. The effectiveness of worldwide environmental protection policy is discussed with respect to its actual environmental problem solving ability and the degree to which the stated aims of worldwide agreements are actually reached. It is found that the overall problem solving effect of worldwide agreements is very limited. Nevertheless, agreements protecting for example the vicuna, the African elephant, and the ozone layer may be considered a relative success. The degree to which stated aims of worldwide agreements are reached varies substantially. Factors contributing to successful implementation of international agreements are found to be: precision of obligations, financial stimuli for ‘good’ behaviour, low perceived costs and low technical/organisational complexity of solutions, substantial (negative) sanctions, pressure of public opinion, cooperation of industry and the actual willingness of influential states to implement treaties.