The concept of an ecobalance as a compilation of environmental influences within a particular system; comprehensiveness of the approach; reasons for legislating for ecobalances; methods of preparing an ecobalance - inventory, impact analysis and aggregation, notes and report, verification, central services, information; types, form - laws, private standards or a combination - and level of regulation; assessing draft regulations in terms of economic functionality, legal aspects and the likelihood of political acceptance.
European Energy and Environmental Law Review