Symposium--Critical Intersections For Energy & Water Law:
Exploring New Challenges And Opportunities: Foreward,
2010
University of Calgary
Symposium--Critical Intersections For Energy & Water Law: Exploring New Challenges And Opportunities: Foreward, Alastair R. Lucas, Gregory S. Weber, Patricia K. Wouters
McGeorge School of Law Scholarly Articles
No abstract provided.
Following Industry's Leed : Municipal Adoption Of Private Green Building Standards,
2010
University of Maine School of Law
Following Industry's Leed : Municipal Adoption Of Private Green Building Standards, Sarah B. Schindler
Faculty Publications
Local governments are beginning to require new, privately constructed and funded buildings to be “green” buildings. Instead of creating their own, locally-derived definitions of green buildings, many municipalities are adopting an existing private standard created by members of the building industry: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). This Article explains and assesses the privately promulgated LEED standards. It argues that the translation of LEED standards, which were intended to be voluntary, into law raises several theoretical and practical problems. Specifically, private green building ordinances that rely on LEED do not ensure a reduction in the negative local environmental impacts …
China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?,
2010
University of Richmond
China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen
Law Faculty Publications
This article describes programs and initiatives in China promoting growth of renewable energy capacity, and analyzes obstacles to future growth.
Energy Justice And Sustainable Development,
2010
University of Colorado Law School
Energy Justice And Sustainable Development, Lakshman Guruswamy
Publications
Sustainable Development ("SD")--an expression of distributive justice--is the foundational premise of international energy and environmental law. It posits that international answers to environmental and energy problems cannot be pursued as independent and autonomous objectives but must be addressed within the framework of economic and social development. SD has been politically institutionalized in the Millennium Development Goals and a plethora of significant international instruments. Perhaps more importantly from a legal standpoint, SD is unequivocally codified, in the most widely accepted international energy and environmental treaties. This Article affirms the importance and continuing applicability of SD to the "other" third of the …
The Failure Of International Global Warming Regulation To Promote Needed Renewable Energy,
2010
Suffolk University Law School
The Failure Of International Global Warming Regulation To Promote Needed Renewable Energy, Steven Ferrey
Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works
Renewable power generation technologies exist today and comprise the foundation for the bridge to a sustainable international power generation infrastructure. However, the Kyoto Protocol (Kyoto) has failed to utilize these technologies. Kyoto also missed the forest for the trees: it disallowed forest preservation to count in its carbon currency. It also missed including the correct chemical base in developing countries. This Article examines what led international law not to focus on development in renewable power alternatives where they are most required in the international order: developing nations. It analyzes the critical role of international multilateral organizations to create the new …
Wind-Energy Ventures In Indian Country: Fashioning A Functional Problem,
2010
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Wind-Energy Ventures In Indian Country: Fashioning A Functional Problem, Crystal D. Masterson
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
