Front -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The EU's Internal and External Climate Policies: an Historical Overview -- The EU Emissions Trading System Revised (Directive 2009/29/EC) -- From Sharing the Burden to Sharing the Effort: Decision 406/2009/EC on Member State Emission Targets for non-ETS Sectors -- The EU's New Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) -- The Legal Framework for Carbon Capture and Storage in the EU (Directive 2009/31/EC) -- Mitigating CO2 Emissions from Cars in the EU(Regulation (EC) No 443/2009) -- The German Paradox: Climate Leader and Green Car Laggard -- Assessing EU Assistance for Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: a Southern Perspective -- The Sustainability of the EU's Model for Climate Diplomacy -- Russia and the International Climate Change Regime -- Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Energy Issues in the EU and the United States -- List of Contributors.