Experience of state department of environmental protection in the EU countries

Abstract

It was analyzed the experience of governance in the European Union, including the use of new tools such as environmental agreements and self-responsibility. Analyzing the practice of voluntary environmental agreements in the EU, especially in the Netherlands and Germany, they are some given characteristics. The advantages and disadvantages of voluntary environmental agreements are highlighted in the practice of public administration in the field of environmental protection, in areas reducing the environmental impact on existing sources of pollution, reduction of toxic emissions, energy efficiency and so on. The factors, which affect the voluntary self-regulation of companies, including the practice of combining voluntary approaches compulsory component of public policy management are defined. Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of the use of technology contract implementation of environmental policies and an assessment of this approach from the perspective of environmental policy.

Keywords

• державне управління охороною навколишнього середовища, країни ЄС, екологічні угоди, саморегуляція, самозобов’язання, інструмент державного управління, механізм контролю, контрактна технологія