Environmental Policy & Governance
Policy essays must critically evaluate international environmental governance (UNFCCC Paris Agreement NDCs, CBD Kunming-Montreal Framework, UNEP), UK post-Brexit environmental law (Environment Act 2021, OEP — Office for Environmental Protection), and the implementation gap between targets and outcomes. Applying political ecology, environmental justice frameworks, and evaluating non-state actor roles (NGOs, corporations, cities) in polycentric governance creates conceptual challenges.