Global climate change and U.S. law
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Global climate change and U.S. law
American Bar Association, Environment, Energy, and Resources Section, c2023
3rd ed
Available at 1 libraries
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Summary: "This book is an update to Climate Change Laws in the U.S. The legal landscape is complex, unstable, and expanding. Scientists continue to publish new findings, policy makers regularly adopt new regulations, and petitioners file new litigation, nationwide and around the world. Most of it is completely new, and the few chapters carried over from the second edition have been thoroughly updated"--Provided by publisher
Includes index
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Description
The legal landscape around climate change is complex, unstable, and expanding. Scientists continue to publish new findings, policy makers regularly adopt new regulations, and petitioners file new litigation, nationwide and around the world. Hence the need for this third edition. Most of it is completely new, and the few chapters carried over from the second edition have been thoroughly updated.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
Part I: Overview and Context
Introduction and Overview
The Multilateral Climate Regime
Part II: U.S. Federal Regulation and Litigation
Evolution of U.S. Climate Law and Policy
Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act
Non-CO2 Pollutants
Environmental Impact Assessment
Climate Justice
Endangered Species Act
Climate-Related Financial Risk Management and Disclosure
Civil Remedies
Part III: Regional, State, and Local Actions
State and Multistate Climate Action
Local Initiatives
Part IV: Energy Regulation
Electricity Regulation, Markets, and Governance
Land Use and Transportation Policies Addressing Climate Change
Part V: The Next Legal Frontiers
Carbon Capture and Sequestration and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Agriculture
Climate Change and Public Natural Resources
Climate Adaptation Law
U.S. Climate Change Law and Policy: Taking Stock
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