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The Role Of Science And Engineering In Water Regulation Over The Past 100 Years, James R. May, Patrick Clary

James R. May

This article explores how scientific and engineering principles are inexorably linked to the regulation of water. Scientists and engineers first discovered the link between disease and water sources in the mid-19th century. Over the years, scientists and engineers have led the way to identifying water quality problems and their causes. These discoveries have directly contributed to the scope of water regulation in the United States and elsewhere. In addition, changes in water quality regulation have dictated the need for increasingly sophisticated water treatment technologies and engineers have been at the forefront of the development of these water control technologies. This …

Engaging Individuals In Climate Change Mitigation, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Navigating The U.S. Transition To Sustainability: Matching National Governance Challenges With Appropriate Legal Tools, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

Sustainable development would require the United States to maintain and improve human prosperity while at the same time greatly reducing its consumption of energy, materials, water, and land. The scope of the challenge includes, but is not limited to, climate change. This Article suggests the elements of a legal structure for achieving sustainability.

Because achieving sustainable development is a significant learning experience, the United States will need to employ a form of governance—reflexive governance—that requires constant learning and supportive citizens and stakeholders who are also working to ensure sustainability in their own activities. The two basic problems reflexive governance must …

Achieving Early And Substantial Greenhouse Gas Reductions Under A Post-Kyoto Agreement, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

This article explains why policy makers should seriously consider substantial early reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as a part of any post-Kyoto framework, and sets out suggested elements of a framework for early action in a post-Kyoto agreement. Substantial early reductions are needed because of the growing urgency of the climate change science, the precautionary approach identified in the Framework Convention on Climate Change as a decision-making principle, the fact that cost-effective measures are now available, and the significant non-climate benefits (security, economic, social, and environmental) that can be achieved by implementing them. As a practical matter, too, long-term greenhouse …

Harnessing Individual Behavior To Address Climate Change: Options For Congress, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Guest Perspective: Energy Efficiency And Conservation: The Most Cost-Effective Approach To Climate Change, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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U.S. Policy, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Stabilizing And Then Reducing U.S. Energy Consumption: Legal And Policy Tools For Efficiency And Conservation, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

Rising global demand for energy, high energy prices, climate change, and the threat of terrorism all point to the need for greater energy efficiency and conservation in the United States. While technological innovation is plainly needed, our laws and institutional arrangements must also play an important role. The United States has scores of legal and policy tools from which to choose to improve energy efficiency and curb energy consumption. This article evaluates a handful of these tools: transit-oriented development; fuel taxation; real-time pricing for electricity use; public benefit funds; improved efficiency in existing residential and commercial buildings; and expanded use …

Overcoming The Behavioral Impetus For Greater U.S. Energy Consumption, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 2005 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Sustainable Development And Natural Governance: The Challenges Ahead, John Dernbach, Dan Tarlock

John C. Dernbach

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Targets, Timetables And Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks For Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 2003 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Natural Resources And The Public Estate, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Toward A Climate Change Strategy For Pennsylvania, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Introduction, Symposium Facing Climate Change: Opportunity And Tool For States, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Making Sustainable Development Happen: From Johannesburg To Albany, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 2002 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Pursuing Sustainable Communities: Looking Back, Looking Forward, John C. Dernbach, Scott Bernstein

John C. Dernbach

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Achieving Sustainable Development: The Centrality And Multiple Facets Of Integrated Decisionmaking, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Why Lawyers Should Care, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 2001 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Sustainable Versus Unsustainable Propositions, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Targets, Timetables And Effective Implementing Mechanisms: Necessary Building Blocks For Sustainable Development, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Development: Now More Than Ever, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

This Article explains how and why sustainable development emerged as a conceptual framework, the basic concepts or principles on which this framework is based, why sustainability is primarily a matter for domestic national governance, and why the United States needs to play a leading role in fostering sustainable development. Because "sustainable" modifies "development," it is first important to understand what development means. Since the end of World War II, development has included at least four related elements: peace and security, economic development, social development, and supportive national governance. Each element is reflected in major multilateral treaties that provide a common …

Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies And Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study Of Increasing Transparency For Fiscal Policy, John Dernbach, Doug Koplow

John C. Dernbach

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Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 2000 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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From Rio To Johannesburg: Implementing Sustainable Development At The Global And Local Scale, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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A Reappraisal Of Article I, Section 27, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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Taking Eco-Efficiency To A New Level (Reviewing Ernst Von Weizsäcker, Amory B. Lovins, And L. Hunter Lovins, Factor Four: Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use (1997)), John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

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