Counteracting light pollution in EU law and selected member states

Although each year there are more reports and scientific publications indicating the growing adverse effects of excessive and poorly directed light on various elements of the natural environment and society, this issue is still not fully regulated by law at the EU and national levels. The general aim of this study is to analyse EU legal provisions and compare the regulations of selected member states concerning the prevention of light pollution. The thesis presented in this paper is that the lack of common legal frameworks clearly regulating light pollution results in highly varied legal actions taken by member states, which complicates the effective reduction of this problem, especially in the context of its often cross-border nature.

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