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Kyoto's So-Called "Fatal Flaws": A Potential Springboard For Domestic Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Denee A. Diluigi
Kyoto's So-Called "Fatal Flaws": A Potential Springboard For Domestic Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Denee A. Diluigi
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment discusses the United States' capability to initiate a new domestic program to confront climate change in the wake of the current political stance on environmental issues. Additionally, this Comment proposes a program premised on market-based incentives that will serve as a compromise between industry and the environment to ensure that the United States takes affirmative action to reduce and limit domestic GHG emissions. Section II of this comment discusses the various factors that contribute to the scientific phenomenon of global warming. It also addresses the scientific community's divergent positions with respect to the causes of global warming and …
Ratification Resisted: Understanding America's Response To The Convention On Biological Diversity, 1989-2002, Robert F. Blomquist
Ratification Resisted: Understanding America's Response To The Convention On Biological Diversity, 1989-2002, Robert F. Blomquist
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Article undertakes a broad, synoptic evaluation of America's complex response to the Convention. It paints an intricate picture of American legal and policy initiatives, on multiple levels, for enhanced domestic and international protection of biodiversity juxtaposed with concomitant legal and policy footdragging. Part I limns, in bold lines, the basic structure of the matter: initially it provides a brief overview of the genesis and contents of the CBD; then,' it sketches a chronological synopsis of America's formal and informal response to the CBD. Part II adds some detailed brushwork: it attempts to deepen understanding of the various tensions, concerns, …
U.S. Climate Change Policy Under G.W. Bush, Armin Rosencranz
U.S. Climate Change Policy Under G.W. Bush, Armin Rosencranz
Golden Gate University Law Review
In this short article, I review the development of U.S. climate change and energy policy under President George W. Bush, describe various executive branch initiatives to address the issue of global climate change, and assess the prospects for progressive U.S. action to address climate change over the remainder of the Bush Presidency. This is a short article because the repudiation of Kyoto speaks for itself and the domestic initiatives that could arguably influence greenhouse gas abatement seem extraordinarily modest in scope and cost.
U.S. Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton: A Look Back, Amy Royden
U.S. Climate Change Policy Under President Clinton: A Look Back, Amy Royden
Golden Gate University Law Review
This article describes the evolution of the Clinton Administration's policy on climate change and point to factors that influenced its deliberations. It focuses on the U.S. positions in international negotiations, international reaction to these positions, and domestic policies and politics that influenced these positions. More detailed analyses of certain issues - such as full descriptions of all the climate change-related activities undertaken by the federal government, both abroad and at home - are beyond the scope of this article.
Consensus Among Many Voices: Articulating The European Union's Position On Climate Change, Nuno S. Lacasta, Suraje Dessai, Eva Powroslo
Consensus Among Many Voices: Articulating The European Union's Position On Climate Change, Nuno S. Lacasta, Suraje Dessai, Eva Powroslo
Golden Gate University Law Review
This article attempts to provide an overview of key policy elements of the European Union's climate policy since the adoption of the UNFCCC in 1992. Section II discusses the main features of the EU as an actor vis-a-vis its Member States and the international community at large. Section III identifies the key actors at play in the EU context; Section IV analyzes the EU's track record on domestic policies and measures. Section V, in turn, debates selected key topics in the international climate change negotiations from a EU perspective. Finally, section VI debates the prospects of continued international EU leadership …