Global climate change and U.S. law
"Global Climate Change and U.S. Law provides comprehensive coverage of the country's law as it relates to global climate change. After a summary of the factual and scientific background, Part I outlines the international and national legal framework of climate change regulation and associated litigation. Part II describes emerging regional, state and local actions, and includes a 50-state survey. Part III covers issues of concern to corporations, including disclosure, fiduciary duties, insurance, and subsidies. Part IV examines the legal aspects of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, such as voluntary efforts, emissions trading, and carbon sequestration. Global Climate Change and U.S. Law includes key resource aids, including a glossary of climate related terms; a list of acronyms extensive endnotes; and a comprehensive index." -- Back cover
Print Book, English, ©2007
American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Chicago, Ill., ©2007
Ressource internet
xxxvii, 754 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9781590318164, 1590318161
93959008
Introduction and overview / Michael B. Gerrard
The international regime / Kyle W. Danish
U.S. policy / John C. Dernbach
The impact of the Kyoto Protocol on U.S. business / Donald M. Goldberg and Angela Delfino
Clean air regulation / Jonathan S. Martel and Kerri L. Stelcen
Civil remedies / Bradford C. Mank
Consideration of climate change in facility permitting / Laura H. Kosloff and Mark C. Trexler
International trade and development / Alan S. Miller
Regional initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions / Eleanor Stein
State initiatives / David Hodas
The state response to climate change : 50-state survey / Pace Law School Center for Environmental Legal Studies
Local initiatives / J. Kevin Healy
Disclosure issues / Jeffrey A. Smith and Matthew Morreale
The fiduciary duties of officers and directors / Jeffrey A. Smith and Matthew Morreale
Insurance and climate change / Gary S. Guzy
Subsidies, tax policy, and technological innovation / Roberta Mann
Voluntary climate change efforts / Tom Kerr
Emissions trading-practical aspects / Dennis Hirsch, Andrew Bergman, and Michael Heintz
Carbon sequestration / David J. Hayes and Joel C. Beauvais
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