1    Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon, 13 December 2007, http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/full_text/index_en.htm

2    For further information see Coffey, C and Monkhouse, C (2005) ‘The EU Constitution – A Briefing on the Key Changes and Implications for Environment Policy’, available fromhttp://www.ieep.org.uk