This seminar is taught by Prof.Federica Genovese (Reader at Essex University). It provides a background to the roots of EU climate policy, focusing on the international nature of the issue and comparing the EU perspective to global policy trends, including the recent energy crisis. The seminar offers a temporal overview of the EU approach to climate policy, going from the 20-20-20 agenda (the Climate Energy Package) to the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework to the European Green Deal/Next Generation EU plan.