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A Global Law Of Sustainable Energy, David Hodas

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development adopted the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and Agenda 21 as the core principles and a program of action to achieve sustainable development; neither addressed energy as a central theme. In 2002, sustainable energy was a central theme at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and was addressed in detail in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. However, in 2012, neither climate change nor sustainable energy will be on Rio+20’s agenda. Ironically, 2012 is the U.N. International Year of Sustainable Energy For All. Rio+20 and the International Year are only …

Legislations And Legal Liability Of Climate Change In China, Deng Haifeng

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

There is no law directly aim at climate change in China currently. The existing rules and regulations of climate change basically include three parts: the first part is policies, such as China’s National Climate Change Program. The second part is legislations, including the contents of environmental protection, climate change, energy saving and emission reduction, which are stipulated in constitutional law, basic law of environmental protection, laws on energy utilization, specific laws of environmental protection, regulations and government rules. The last part is initiatives from civil society. These legislations of climate change stipulate relevant legal liability, including public law liability and …

Environmental Justice And The Green Economy- Risks And Opportunities, Nathalie Chalifour

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

The last decade of environmental advocacy has been characterized by the application of economic principles to environmental challenges, resulting in an interest in using economic instruments to internalize environmental costs in decision-making and reflected in the growing use of concepts such as environmental valuation and resource productivity in policy choices. While many view this greater connection between economic principles and environmental decision-making as key to achieving sustainable development (eg. Keohane & Olmstead, 2007), others fear that the focus on the green economy may undermine goals of social equity and environmental justice (eg. Dobson, 1998; Langhelle, 2000; Hoedeman, 2012). This paper …

Environmental Justice In Nigeria's Oil Industry: Recognizing And Embracing Contemporary Legal Developments, Rhuks Ako

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

The legal framework regulating Nigeria’s oil industry is one of the major drivers of disputes and the consequent violent conflicts in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The region has gone through different phases of peaceful and violent struggles as the indigenes of the region aim to achieve environmental justice. The amnesty initiative; the latest attempt to curb the militancy in the region that escalated the violence to new heights, is showing signs of systemic failure after a brief period of relative peace. Militancy in the region has begun to increase as attacks on oil facilities and installations are once again …

Sustainable Development And Climate Change: Challenges And Opportunities For International Law, Tanzim Afroz

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Up to recent years, international legal regime dealt with sustainable development and climate change responses as separate issues. Both the issues are covered under separate legal frameworks of the United Nations’ Agenda 21 and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). But these two issues are deeply interrelated. As for example, the capacity to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and the associated mitigation and adaptation costs, depend critically upon the underlying development policies, which in turn significantly influences sustainable development policies and actions. The lack of coherency between developing strategies and climate strategies is intensifying climate vulnerabilities, …

Comparing U.S. And German Policies To Promote Distributed Solar Pv Growth: The Triumph Of The Feed-In Tariff, David Beugelmans

Global Environmental Law at a Crossroads

Germany, a northern country with limited sunlight, has eight times more installed solar electricity capacity than the United States. The majority of Germany’s solar PV systems are distributed, rooftop installations owned by residential and commercial consumers. The United States, in contrast, is trending towards large, centralized utility-scale projects far from consumers and owned by major financial investors. Since 1990, Germany has employed national feed-in tariffs, requiring electric utilities to provide long term, fixed price contracts to solar installations. At the same time, the United States has employed a complex assortment of local state policies without turning to feed-in tarrifs.

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Twelve Classic Books On Preaching, Ronald L. Tyler

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Visions And Dreams For The Young And Old, Morris Yates

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Teaching For Spiritual Growth: An Introduction To Christian Education, Perry Downs, Loren D. Deckard

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Help For The Small-Church Pastor: Unlocking The Potential Of Your Congregation, Steve Bierly, Eleanor A. Daniel

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Religious Education In The Small Membership Church, Nancy T. Foltz, Eleanor A. Daniel

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The Small Church Is Different, Lyle E. Schaller, Donald W. White

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Communion Meditation: Let Us Fix Our Eyes On Jesus, Phil Phillips

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"Where Two Or Three Are Gathered In My Name" , Royce Money

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Evangelism And The Small Church: A Personal Reflection On One Church's Desire To Share Jesus, Paul Clark

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"Stepping-Stone Churches", Donald W. White

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Theology Of The Small Church, Rob Mcray

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An Annotated Bibliography For Small-Church Ministry, Dan Yarnell

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Challenges Of Small Church's Sunday School Program, Georgia Henney

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Meaningful Worship In The Small Church, Dennis Connor

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Coveting My Neighbor's Church, Silas Shotwell

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What I Love About Small-Church Ministry, Roger Massey, Debbie Perry, Mike Sublett, Les Bennett

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Slippery Skills Of Small-Church Ministry, Dean Petty

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Editors' Notes, Stuart Love, D'Esta Love, Donald W. White

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Christmas Cradle, Christmas Cross, Lee Magness

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The Kingdoms Of This World: The Rise Of The Political Pulpit, Michael W. Casey

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As Iron Sharpens Iron: A Journey Of Friendship And Faith, Rick Krug, Scott Lambert, Jon Reed, Andrew Wall

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Bible Study As Journey, Morris Yates

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What Is Freedom?, James W. Thompson

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