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From Civil Disobedience To Obedient Consumerism: Influences Of Market-Based Activism And Eco-Certification On Forest Governance, Emily Walter
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
This article looks at the implicit politics of eco-certification as an activist strategy. Drawing on the example of the Forest Stewardship Council and forestry activism in British Columbia during the 1990s, this article considers underlying norms of the certification approach, the inherent limitations of its institutional setting, and the empowering and disempowering implications for participants in forest policy debates. These implicit politics may have a disciplining influence on public debate regarding the future of environmental regulation, and governance more generally, at a time when wider experimentation with alternative approaches is both necessary and otherwise timely. The analysis draws attention to …
Taxing And Trading In Corporate Energy Activities: Pioneering Uk Reforms To Address Climate Change, Benjamin J. Richardson, Kiri L. Chanwai
Taxing And Trading In Corporate Energy Activities: Pioneering Uk Reforms To Address Climate Change, Benjamin J. Richardson, Kiri L. Chanwai
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The landscape of UK environmental law is changing rapidly, with important implications for British companies. In recent years, energy activities have surfaced from the relative backwaters of UK environmental regulation to occupy the limelight. The reason is climate change. As the scientific prognosis of global warming firmed, and evidence of the likely economic and ecological ramifications became better understood, authorities in the UK and abroad have sought new policies and laws to stem greenhouse gas emissions. European Union (EU) and international authorities have also come to regard our reliance on dirty fossil fuels and profligate energy consumption as the greatest …