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Waiting To Exhale?: Global Warming And Tax Policy, Roberta Mann Aug 2002

Waiting To Exhale?: Global Warming And Tax Policy, Roberta Mann

American University Law Review

This article explores the links between energy policy, tax policy and global warming. This article focuses on tax policy, because the emerging consensus among legal scholars favors economic incentives rather than command-and-control regulations for reaching environmental goals, and the Federal income tax has proved an effective delivery system for economic incentives.

After briefly discussing of the science of global warming and the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, the article reviews the impact of both existing tax law and current proposals for energy legislation on global warming, as well as potential international law consequences of failure to act …


Out Of The Black Hole: Reclaiming The Crown Of King Coal, Wendy B. Davis Jun 2002

Out Of The Black Hole: Reclaiming The Crown Of King Coal, Wendy B. Davis

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Volume 2 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2002

Volume 2 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Editor's Note, Dave Newman Jan 2002

Editor's Note, Dave Newman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


News Update: Gearing Up For The World Summit On Sustainable Development , Roxanne Sher-Skelton Jan 2002

News Update: Gearing Up For The World Summit On Sustainable Development , Roxanne Sher-Skelton

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Wiwa V. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Dave Newman Jan 2002

Wiwa V. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., Dave Newman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Environmental Enlargement In The European Union: Approximation Of The Acquis Communautaire And The Challenges That It Presents For The Applicant Countries, Patrick J. Kapios Jan 2002

Environmental Enlargement In The European Union: Approximation Of The Acquis Communautaire And The Challenges That It Presents For The Applicant Countries, Patrick J. Kapios

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


An Interview With Perry Wallace On The United States’ Withdrawal From The Kyoto Protocol, Dave Newman Jan 2002

An Interview With Perry Wallace On The United States’ Withdrawal From The Kyoto Protocol, Dave Newman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Precautionary Principle In The International Arena, Mary Stevens Jan 2002

The Precautionary Principle In The International Arena, Mary Stevens

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the precautionary principle in terms of its history, use, and application in several different international agreements. The precautionary principle is preventative in nature and stems from the idea that just because an activity cannot be proven unsafe does not mean that it does not have any negative effects. It has been heralded and criticized by scientists alike, and it has been applied in so many different ways that its definition depends on which international agreement one is reading.


International Calendar: Fall 2002, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2002

International Calendar: Fall 2002, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Upcoming Events At Wcl Fall 2002, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2002

Upcoming Events At Wcl Fall 2002, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.