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Controlling The Environmental Consequences Of Power Development In The People's Republic Of China, Homer Sun
Controlling The Environmental Consequences Of Power Development In The People's Republic Of China, Homer Sun
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note proposes a strategy to mitigate the environmental degradation resulting from China's power development. Part I introduces China's power industry - its excessive dependence on coal, its antiquated and inefficient infrastructure, its pollutive effects, and its projected expansion. Part II appraises the ways in which China's environmental laws, macroeconomic controls, and foreign investment restrictions influence the growth of power development and its corresponding effect on the environment. Part III assesses the role that governments, development banks, and international organizations can play in curbing the environmental impact of Chinese power projects. Considering the problems associated with current Chinese and international …
Natural Gas In The European Internal Market: A Comparative Analysis Of Common Carriage And Price Transparency, Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker
Natural Gas In The European Internal Market: A Comparative Analysis Of Common Carriage And Price Transparency, Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker
Michigan Journal of International Law
After reviewing the general goals of a common energy policy, this paper provides a comprehensive comparative study analyzing the potential effects of common carriage and price transparency in the Community's natural gas market. Direct comparisons are made between market structures and regulatory policies in the United States, Great Britain, and the Federal Republic of Germany. After extensive analysis, the author concludes that the plans laid out by the Commission reveal conflicting objectives, require extensive new regulation, and are incompatible with the system of undistorted competition guaranteed by the EEC Treaty.
Cherobyl: Its Implications For International Aromic Energy Regulation, Diana K. Brown
Cherobyl: Its Implications For International Aromic Energy Regulation, Diana K. Brown
Michigan Journal of International Law
The first section of this note focuses on the IAEA's role in the existing network of international organizations designed to improve nuclear power plant safety. The second section examines the implications of the Chernobyl accident for international cooperation in the nuclear field. The final section proposes several improvements for nuclear safety management, and is subdivided accordingly. The first subsection analyzes the incident reporting systems of the IAEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency and recommends amending the IAEA Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident to ensure that all nuclear incidents, as well as accidents, are covered by its terms. …