"This highly accessible and thoroughly informed account covers all the key themes and pressure points of EU environmental law. If you are looking for a compact yet sophisticated introduction to the field, this is the book for you."—Veerle Heyvaert, author of Transnational Environmental Regulation and Governance: Purpose, Strategies, and Principles and Professor of Law at the London School of Economics

"A very strong introduction to EU environmental law. Written for lawyers and nonlawyers alike, it is engaging, accessible, and well suited for readers beyond the EU. A joy to read!"—Edwin Woerdman, coeditor of Essential EU Climate Law and Professor of Markets and Regulation at the University of Groningen

Written by two internationally respected scholars, this unique primer distills European Union environmental law and policy into a practical guide for a nonlegal audience, as well as for lawyers trained in other jurisdictions. The first part explains the basics of the European legal system, including key actors, types of laws, and regulatory instruments. The second part describes the EU’s overarching legal strategies for environmental management and delves into how the EU addresses the specific environmental issues of pollution, ecosystem management, and climate change. Chapters include summaries of key concepts and discussion questions, as well as informative "spotlights" offering brief overviews of topics. With a highly accessible structure and useful illustrative features, A Guide to EU Environmental Law provides a long-overdue synthetic resource on EU environmental law for students and for anyone working in environmental policy or environmental science. This text can also be read with the authors’ A Guide to US Environmental Law for a comparative look at how two important jurisdictions in the world deal with key environmental problems.