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Climate Change, Energy, And Sustainable Development In South Africa: Developing The African Continent At The Crossroads, Edson L. Meyer, Kola O. Odeku

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Planning For Adaptation To Climate Change: Landmark Cases From Australia, Jacqueline Peel, Lee Godden

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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International Climate Negotiations: Opportunities And Challenges For The Obama Administration, David Hunter

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article is a discussion of the international dimensions of climate change policy facing the newly-elected Obama Administration, focusing on the Kyoto Protocol and subsequent Bali Road Map and Bali Action Plan. The Bali Action Plan set out a framework for negotiating a post-Kyoto agreement with binding commitments on all parties. The agreement is due to be finalized at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009, leaving the Obama Administration less than a year to shape its international climate policy and promote that policy effectively in the international negotiations.

The article addresses …

Combating Global Climate Change: Why A Carbon Tax Is A Better Response To Global Warming Than Cap And Trade, Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, David M. Uhlmann

Articles

Global climate change is the most significant environmental issue facing our nation and the world. There no longer is any question that global warming is occurring. Nor is there any serious debate about whether human activity is the root cause. If we fail to make significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions over the next ten to twenty years, we face the possibility of catastrophic environmental harm by the end of this century.

An Emerging Triangle: Climate Change, Migration And Human Rights: The Case Of New Zealand,Tuvalu And Kiribati, Sarah Stefanos

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Three important global issues - climate change, migration, and human rights- form an emerging triangle because of their interrelatedness. However, critical analysis of the relationship between these three issues apart from an as yet legally meaningless discourse about an imminent global catastrophe of 250 million 'climate refugees' has been limited. This paper examines the climate change, migration, and human rights triangle through the lens of the Pacific, where some of the states most severely threatened by climate change can be found. Extremely small Pacific states whose inhabitants have lived on coral reef islands (called atolls) for more than 2000 years, …

Climate Change: The China Problem, Michael P. Vandenbergh

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The central problem confronting climate change scholars and policymakers is how to create incentives for China and the United States to make prompt, large emissions reductions. China recently surpassed the United States as the largest greenhouse gas emitter, and its projected future emissions far outstrip those of any other nation. Although the United States has been the largest emitter for years, China's emissions have enabled critics in the United States to argue that domestic reductions will be ineffective and will transfer jobs to China. These two aspects of the China Problem, Chinese emissions and their influence on the political process …

America’S Next Move: The United States’ Domestic And International Policies On Global Warming After The Kyoto Protocol, Joshua Van Der Ploeg

Michigan Law Review First Impressions

The international Kyoto Protocol to combat global warming—negotiated in 1997 and ratified by nearly all signatory countries except the United States and Kazakhstan—will expire in 2012, at the end of the upcoming presidential term. Whichever candidate the American people select to lead our nation for the next four years will face two great challenges to confront global climate change: what direction to take the country within the international community as the world decides how to replace Kyoto, and what policies to implement domestically to help curb this impending crisis.

An Overview: Framework For A Post-Kyoto Climate Change Agreement, Mohamed T. El-Ashry

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Montreal Protocol Celebrating 20 Years Of Environmental Progress Edited By Donald Kaniaru, Michael Distefano

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Snow, Sand, Ice, And Sun: Climate Change And Equity In The Arctic And Small Island Developing States, John Crump

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Forgotten North: Peoples And Lands In Peril, Ursula Kazarian

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Analytical Tools Shaping The Next Generation Of Carbon Regulation And Trading: The New York Metropolitan Area Case Studies, Edward J. Linky, John C. Lee

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Great Thaw: National Security At The Top Of A Melting World, Matthew Padilla

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Supporting Adaptation: A Priority For Action On Climate Change For Canadian Inuit, James D. Ford

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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A Tale Of Two Poles: A Comparative Look At The Legal Regimes In The Arctic And The Antarctic, Erika Lennon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Hydrocarbon Development And Maritime Shipping For The Circumpolar Arctic In The Context Of The Arctic Council And Climate Change, Magdalena A K Muir

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Mitigating Black Carbon As A Mechanism To Protect The Arctic And Prevent Abrupt Climate Change, Marcel De Armas, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Climate Change As A Global Challenge, Nicholas A. Robinson

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

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Indigenous Peoples And Environmental Justice: The Impact Of Climate Change, Rebecca Tsosie

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University

1 page.

Climate Changes And The Poorest Nations: Further Reflections On Global Inequality, Ruth Gordon

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Ruth Gordon, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law

3 pages.

Climate Justice: The Next Movement [Outline], Richard J. Lazarus

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

Presenter: Richard J. Lazarus, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

2 pages.

Agenda: The Climate Of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock, University Of Colorado Boulder. School Of Law

The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock (March 16-17)

On March 16-17, The Climate of Environmental Justice: Taking Stock conference gathered 125 academics and practitioners from around the country to consider the pressing issues facing low-income and/or communities of color that continue to be subjected to a disproportionate share of environmental maladies.

"Some people are more equal than others when it comes to bracing ourselves for the impacts of climate change," said conference organizer Professor Maxine Burkett. "Whether it's because poor folks lived in the lowest areas of New Orleans when Katrina floodwaters rushed in, or are less able to afford the cooling bill during increasingly frequent heat waves, …

An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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World News, Scott Johnson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Victims Of Climate Change And Their Standing To Sue: Why The Northern District Of California Got It Right, Joseph M. Stancati

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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The Impacts Of Global Warming: The Need For Cooperation & Leadership An Overview Of This Issue , Jeff Bingaman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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