Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
National and international drivers of climate change legislation / Abbie Clare, Sam Fankhauser, and Caterina Gennaioli -- Climate change legislation and policy in China, the European Union, and the United States / Isabella Neuweg and Alina Averchenkova -- Climate change legislation in the least developing countries / Michal Nachmany, Achala Abeysinghe and Subhi Barakat -- Normative foundations of climate legislation / Fergus Green -- Institutional aspects of climate legislation / Alina Averchenkova and Michal Nachmany -- Good practice in low carbon policy / Alex Bowen and Sam Fankhauser -- Climate policy at the sub-national level / Ibon Galarraga, Elisa Sainz de Murieta, and Joan França -- Regulating climate change in the courts / Joana Setzer and Mook Bangalore -- Climate legislation and international commitments / Alina Averchenkova and Sini Matikainen |
Summary |
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of climate change or climate-related laws. Trends in Climate Change Legislation offers an astute analysis of the political, institutional and economic factors that have motivated this surge, placing it into context |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version |
Subject |
Climatic changes -- Law and legislation.
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Political economy.
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Global warming.
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Legislation.
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Environmental policy & protocols.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Economy.
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SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change.
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LAW -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
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Climatic changes -- Law and legislation
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Averchenkova, Alina, editor.
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Fankhauser, Samuel, editor.
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Nachmany, Michal, editor.
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ISBN |
9781786435781 |
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1786435780 |
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1786435772 |
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9781786435774 |
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