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The Effect Of Allowing Pollution Offsets With Imperfect Enforcement, Hilary A. Sigman, Howard F. Chang Sep 2010

The Effect Of Allowing Pollution Offsets With Imperfect Enforcement, Hilary A. Sigman, Howard F. Chang

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Several pollution control regimes, including climate change policies, allow polluters in one sector subject to an emissions cap to offset excessive emissions in that sector with pollution abatement in another sector. The government may often find it more costly to verify offset claims than to verify compliance with emissions caps, and concerns about difficulties in enforcement may lead regulators to restrict the use of offsets. In this paper, we demonstrate that allowing offsets may increase pollution abatement and reduce illegal pollution, even if the government has a fixed enforcement budget. We explore the circumstances that may make it preferable to …


Climate Change, Streamflows, And Water Management Implications In The Upper Rio Grande Watershed, Brian H. Hurd Mar 2010

Climate Change, Streamflows, And Water Management Implications In The Upper Rio Grande Watershed, Brian H. Hurd

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Ahistorical Indians And Reservation Resources, Ezra Rosser Jan 2010

Ahistorical Indians And Reservation Resources, Ezra Rosser

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The article is an in-depth exploration of the impacts of an Indian tribe's decision to pursue an environmentally destructive form of economic development. The history of Navajo Nation's coal leasing provides the background for the tribe's recent proposal to build a coal-fired power plant and the controversies surrounding the proposal and the environmental review process.


Mitigation/Adaptation And Health: Health Policymaking In The Global Response To Climate Change And Implications For Other Upstream Determinants, Lindsay Wiley Jan 2010

Mitigation/Adaptation And Health: Health Policymaking In The Global Response To Climate Change And Implications For Other Upstream Determinants, Lindsay Wiley

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Human Rights Implications For The Climate Negotiations, David Hunter Jan 2010

Human Rights Implications For The Climate Negotiations, David Hunter

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Symposium: The Confluence of Human Rights and the EnvironmentINTRODUCTION: According to John Holdren, the Science Advisor to President Obama, humanity can only respond to climate change in three ways. We can mitigate climate change, for example by reducing greenhouse gas emissions; we can adapt to climate change, for example by defending our coastlines; or we can suffer from climate change. Given current emission levels and projected climate change impacts, we are inevitably going to do some of all three. A human rights approach, the subject of this Article, puts the focus on those who will suffer from climate change, in …


The Copenhagen Climate Talks: The End Of The Road For The Unfcc Or A Step Forward In The Evolution Of The Regime, Meinhard Doelle Jan 2010

The Copenhagen Climate Talks: The End Of The Road For The Unfcc Or A Step Forward In The Evolution Of The Regime, Meinhard Doelle

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This paper offers an overview of the key outcomes of the 2009 climate negotiations in Copenhagen and consider their implications for the evolution of the UN Climate Regime.


The Legacy Of The Climate Talks In Copenhagen: Hopenhagen Or Brokenhagen?, Meinhard Doelle Jan 2010

The Legacy Of The Climate Talks In Copenhagen: Hopenhagen Or Brokenhagen?, Meinhard Doelle

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This article explores the implications of the Copenhagen climate talks in December 2009 for the future of the international climate change regime.


Early Experience With The Kyoto Compliance System: Possible Lessons For Mea Compliance System Design, Meinhard Doelle, Meinhard Doelle Jan 2010

Early Experience With The Kyoto Compliance System: Possible Lessons For Mea Compliance System Design, Meinhard Doelle, Meinhard Doelle

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Regardless of the future of the Kyoto compliance system, much of its work will continue to be important both for the climate change regime and for other MEAs. While it is impossible to make accurate predictions about the substance of the climate change regime after 2012, it is nevertheless important to reflect on the experience with the Kyoto compliance system to date for MEA compliance generally. Adjustments to the Kyoto compliance system necessitated by post 2012 changes to the substantive obligations can, of course, only be considered once those changes are known. The central question posed in this article is …


Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord For Global Climate Change, David Hunter Jan 2010

Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord For Global Climate Change, David Hunter

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