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First Annual Climate And Energy Law Symposium: Federal Preemption Or State Prerogative: California In The Face Of National Climate Policy: An Introduction, Richard J. Lazarus Jan 2009

First Annual Climate And Energy Law Symposium: Federal Preemption Or State Prerogative: California In The Face Of National Climate Policy: An Introduction, Richard J. Lazarus

San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law

The University of San Diego School of Law's decision to create a new scholarly law journal dedicated to climate and energy issues could hardly come at a better time. ...
... The resulting debate and discussion, reflected in the following papers that the speakers produced, should be required reading for those lawmakers both in Washington, DC and in state capitals such as Sacramento, as they craft federal and state laws that seek to address this "most pressing environmental challenge."


Cleaning Up The Problem Of Post-Combustion Coal Waste, Amanda King Jan 2009

Cleaning Up The Problem Of Post-Combustion Coal Waste, Amanda King

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The International Court Of Justice’S Treatment Of “Sustainable Development”And Implications For Argentina V. Uruguay, Lauren Trevisan Jan 2009

The International Court Of Justice’S Treatment Of “Sustainable Development”And Implications For Argentina V. Uruguay, Lauren Trevisan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Towards A Jurisprudence Of Sustainable Development In South Asia: Litigation In The Public Interest, Shyami Fernando Puvimanasinghe Jan 2009

Towards A Jurisprudence Of Sustainable Development In South Asia: Litigation In The Public Interest, Shyami Fernando Puvimanasinghe

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Toward A Net-Zero Carbon Planet: A Policy Proposal, Matthew J. Kiefer Jan 2009

Toward A Net-Zero Carbon Planet: A Policy Proposal, Matthew J. Kiefer

University of Colorado Law Review

The effort to address climate change is global in scale and increasingly urgent, yet it lacks an effective policy framework. President Obama's determination to elevate clean energy to a national policy priority, Congress's consideration of a federal cap-and-trade regime for greenhouse gases, and the upcoming revisions to the Kyoto Protocol all provide an opportunity to move toward adopting a globally balanced carbon budget. A balanced carbon budget could replace the current, somewhat arbitrary greenhouse gas reduction targets with a scientifically derived calibration limiting global carbon emissions to the rate of carbon absorption. Carbon sub-budgets could then be allocated to each …