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From Hot Air To Action? Climate Change, Compliance, And The Future Of International Environmental Law, Meinhard Doelle Oct 2005

From Hot Air To Action? Climate Change, Compliance, And The Future Of International Environmental Law, Meinhard Doelle

PhD Dissertations

This dissertation considers the evolution, current state, and future prognosis of the global climate change regime under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The focus of the dissertation is on State compliance with the Kyoto Protocol. Compliance is considered from the perspective of the internal compliance regime developed under the Kyoto Protocol as well as a select set of potential external international law influences. The dissertation concludes with an assessment of the level of compliance to be expected and its potential influence on the future of the climate change regime. Implications for international environmental law …


The Carbon Emissions Market Bottoms Out In One South African Community, Rachael Moshman Jan 2005

The Carbon Emissions Market Bottoms Out In One South African Community, Rachael Moshman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Business Responses To Climate Change Overview Of This Issue , Perry Wallace Jan 2005

Business Responses To Climate Change Overview Of This Issue , Perry Wallace

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Accelerating Towards Climate Neutrality With U.S Government Stuck In Neutral: The Emerging Role Of U.S Businesses, Cities, States, And Universities In Aggressively Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Dan Worth Jan 2005

Accelerating Towards Climate Neutrality With U.S Government Stuck In Neutral: The Emerging Role Of U.S Businesses, Cities, States, And Universities In Aggressively Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Dan Worth

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Prototype Carbon Fund: A New Departure In International Trusts And Securities Law, Sophie Smyth Jan 2005

The Prototype Carbon Fund: A New Departure In International Trusts And Securities Law, Sophie Smyth

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


A New Framework: Post-Kyoto Energy And Environmental Security, Lakshman D. Guruswamy Jan 2005

A New Framework: Post-Kyoto Energy And Environmental Security, Lakshman D. Guruswamy

Publications

In this article Professor Guruswamy advances an argument for new energy agreements that address the immense global environmental challenge presented by the increasing global energy demands of both the developed and developing world. Arguing that new energy accords are needed to meet this challenge, he identifies and describes the decidedly interdisciplinary knowledge base and analytics required to negotiate such international instruments. The construction of these knowledge bases call for scientific, engineering, technological, legal, social, economic and behavioral expertise. Professor Guruswamy identifies pragmatic steps--including a targeted research agenda--that will contribute to such an undertaking and begin the arduous process of addressing …