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Natural Resources In The Arctic: The Equal Distribution Of Uneven Resrouces, Ganeswar Matcha, Sudarsanan Sivakumar
Natural Resources In The Arctic: The Equal Distribution Of Uneven Resrouces, Ganeswar Matcha, Sudarsanan Sivakumar
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
This paper analyses the governance machine in place at the Arctic and examines the application of the principles of “common heritage of mankind” at the Arctic. This paper also offers some tentative propositions aimed at protecting Out Bound investment rights and how the World Trade Organization or other countries, like the U.S., can intercede in the Arctic investment sphere and attempt to regulate along with the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea.
The Great Climate Migration: A Critique Of Global Legal Standards Of Climate-Change Caused Harm, Mariah Stephens
The Great Climate Migration: A Critique Of Global Legal Standards Of Climate-Change Caused Harm, Mariah Stephens
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
Approximately 2.4 billion people, or about forty percent of the global population, live within sixty miles (one hundred kilometers) of a coastline. The United Nations (“U.N.”) determined that “a sea level rise of half a meter could displace 1.2 million people from low-lying islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with that number almost doubling if the sea level rises by two metres.” The U.N. also reports that “sudden weather-related hazards” have internally displaced an annual average of 21.5 million people since 2008. Within the next few decades, this number is likely to continue to increase. …
Improving Green Building: Comparing Leed Certification To The Fda And Its Private, Third Party Rating Approach, Patrick Kain
Improving Green Building: Comparing Leed Certification To The Fda And Its Private, Third Party Rating Approach, Patrick Kain
American University Business Law Review
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Overview: Intersection Of Climate Security With Energy Production And Consumption, Vickie Patton
Overview: Intersection Of Climate Security With Energy Production And Consumption, Vickie Patton
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
States Tackle Global Warming, Dale Bryk
States Tackle Global Warming, Dale Bryk
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Global Climate Change Creates A New Carbon Business For U.S. Companies, Michael J. Zimmer
Global Climate Change Creates A New Carbon Business For U.S. Companies, Michael J. Zimmer
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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Achieving Energy Independence & Stopping Global Warming Through A New Energy Economy, John Edwards
Achieving Energy Independence & Stopping Global Warming Through A New Energy Economy, John Edwards
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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State Efforts To Promote Renewable Energy: Tripping The Horse With The Cart?, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper
State Efforts To Promote Renewable Energy: Tripping The Horse With The Cart?, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher Cooper
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.