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Refuge From Climate Change-Related Harm: Evaluating The Scope Of International Protection Within The Common European Asylum System, Matthew Scott Dec 2014

Refuge From Climate Change-Related Harm: Evaluating The Scope Of International Protection Within The Common European Asylum System, Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

Extreme weather events have the potential to cause serious harm and can contribute to displacement. Such events are expected to increase in frequency and/or intensity as a consequence of climate change. It is therefore of concern that there is widely considered to be a protection gap when affected individuals cross an international border. However, apart from a handful of cases in Australia and New Zealand, the contours of this perceived gap have not been fully explored in practice. In its judgment in Teitiota v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, the High Court of New Zealand …


Refuge From Climate Change-Related Harm: Evaluating The Scope Of International Protection Following New Zealand’S Teitiota Judgment, Matthew Scott Apr 2014

Refuge From Climate Change-Related Harm: Evaluating The Scope Of International Protection Following New Zealand’S Teitiota Judgment, Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

Extreme weather events have the potential to cause serious harm and can contribute to displacement. Such events are expected to increase in frequency and/or intensity as a consequence of climate change. It is therefore of concern that there is widely considered to be a protection gap when affected individuals cross an international border. However, apart from a handful of cases in Australia and New Zealand, the contours of this perceived gap have seldom been tested in practice. Most recently, the High Court of New Zealand in Teitiota v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment described a …


Hydropower: It's A Small World After All, Gina Warren Aug 2012

Hydropower: It's A Small World After All, Gina Warren

Gina Warren

Global warming is here. As exhibited by the recent droughts, heat waves, severe storms and floods, climate change is no longer a question for the future, but a problem for the present. Of the many ways to help combat climate change, this article discusses the use of the most abundant renewable energy source on the plant – water. While large-scale hydropower (think Hoover Dam) is unlikely to see increased development due to its negative impact on the environment, fish, and wildlife, small-scale hydropower (think a highly technologically-advanced water mill) is environmentally-friendly and would produce clean, renewable energy to benefit local …


Introduction To International And Domestic Climate Change Regulation, Deepa Badrinarayana Dec 2011

Introduction To International And Domestic Climate Change Regulation, Deepa Badrinarayana

Deepa Badrinarayana

No abstract provided.


Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2010 Annual Report, John Dernbach Dec 2010

Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2010 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Learning From The Global Trade Regime: A Proposal To Help Ameliorate Climate Change By Giving The International Court Of Justice Universal Advisory Jurisdiction, Andrew Strauss Dec 2010

Learning From The Global Trade Regime: A Proposal To Help Ameliorate Climate Change By Giving The International Court Of Justice Universal Advisory Jurisdiction, Andrew Strauss

Andrew L. Strauss

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia And The World (Koh Kheng-Lian, Lye Lin-Heng And Jolene Lin (Eds)), David Hodas Dec 2010

Book Review: Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia And The World (Koh Kheng-Lian, Lye Lin-Heng And Jolene Lin (Eds)), David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2009 Annual Report, John Dernbach Dec 2009

Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2009 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May Nov 2009

Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.


Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May Dec 2008

Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Engaging Individuals In Climate Change Mitigation, John Dernbach Dec 2007

Engaging Individuals In Climate Change Mitigation, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Guest Perspective: Energy Efficiency And Conservation: The Most Cost-Effective Approach To Climate Change, John Dernbach Feb 2007

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

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


State Initiatives, David Hodas Dec 2006

State Initiatives, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Using Environmental Externalities To Regulate The Risk Of Harm From Greenhouse Gas Emissions, David Hodas Dec 1996

Using Environmental Externalities To Regulate The Risk Of Harm From Greenhouse Gas Emissions, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Special Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 1996 Annual Report, David Hodas, Laura Kosloff Dec 1996

Special Committee On Climate Change And Sustainable Development: 1996 Annual Report, David Hodas, Laura Kosloff

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


White Paper On Climate Change, David Hodas Dec 1995

White Paper On Climate Change, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


The Externalities Of Global Warming, David Hodas Dec 1990

The Externalities Of Global Warming, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Global Warming, David Hodas Dec 1989

Global Warming, David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.