ABSTRACT
The global environmental policy area has witnessed the transformation and internationalization of the problems, processes, and actors that comprise it. Since 1970, the European Union (EU) has evolved into a supranational environmental actor of international standing and has a surprisingly advanced portfolio of laws and tools to help protect the environment. This chapter asks how the EU opportunity structures, combined with the broader international context, shape the access and strategy of environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs).
