Climate engineering and the law : regulation and liability for solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal / edited by Michael Gerrard (Columbia Law School), Tracy Hester (University of Houston Law Center).
2018
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Title
Climate engineering and the law : regulation and liability for solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal / edited by Michael Gerrard (Columbia Law School), Tracy Hester (University of Houston Law Center).
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Call Number
K3585.5 .C578 2018
ISBN
9781107157279 (hardback)
1107157277 (hardback)
1107157277 (hardback)
Description
xi, 350 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1013992947
Summary
"Climate change is increasingly recognized as a global threat, and is already contributing to record-breaking hurricanes and heat waves. To prevent the worst impacts, attention is now turning to climate engineering - the intentional large-scale modification of the environment to reduce the impact of climate change. The two principal methods involve removing some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (which could consume huge amounts of land and money, and take a long period of time), and reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth's surface, perhaps by spraying aerosols into the upper atmosphere from airplanes (which could be done quickly but is risky and highly controversial). This is the first book to focus on the legal aspects of these technologies: what government approvals would be needed; how liability would be assessed and compensation provided if something goes wrong; and how a governance system could be structured and agreed internationally"-- Provided by publisher.
"These facts and experiences emphasize that climate change is among the most fundamental and important challenges of our era, and certainly the greatest in the realm of environmental law and policy. Both of us also share the conviction that, based on past performance and likely future behavior, the world's nations and leaders have not taken action that is remotely enough to answer the peril. Until we collectively find a way to reduce, then stop, and then remove our emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the urgency of the challenge and the threat of losses will only grow. This situation demands that we explore all options and possible solutions"-- Provided by publisher.
"These facts and experiences emphasize that climate change is among the most fundamental and important challenges of our era, and certainly the greatest in the realm of environmental law and policy. Both of us also share the conviction that, based on past performance and likely future behavior, the world's nations and leaders have not taken action that is remotely enough to answer the peril. Until we collectively find a way to reduce, then stop, and then remove our emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the urgency of the challenge and the threat of losses will only grow. This situation demands that we explore all options and possible solutions"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
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Gerrard, Michael, 1951- editor.
Hester, Tracy editor.
Hester, Tracy editor.
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors
vi
Preface and Acknowledgments
ix
1.
Introduction and Overview / Michael B. Gerrard
1
2.
Technologies / Eli Kintisch
28
3.
International Law / Jesse L. Reynolds
57
4.
US Law / Albert C. Lin
154
5.
Liability and Compensation / Tracy Hester
224
6.
Research Governance / Justin Gundlach
269
7.
Conclusions and Recommendations / Tracy Hester
324
Index
338