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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Routledge Research in International Environmental Law |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of acronyms; Preface; Introduction; Part I Background; 1 Political and scientific aspects of geoengineering; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 International background of geoengineering; 1.2.1 Changes in the climate system; 1.2.2 Attribution of climate change; 1.2.3 Emission reduction â#x80;#x93; target and gap; 1.2.4 A complement to traditional mitigation methods; 1.3 Definitions; 1.3.1 The definition of geoengineering; 1.3.2 The definition of CDR; 1.3.3 The definition of SRM; 1.3.4 Difference between CCS and geoengineering |
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1.3.5 Difference between geoengineering and mitigation and adaptation1.4 Scientific aspects of CDR and SRM techniques; 1.4.1 CDR; 1.4.2 SRM; 1.5 A description of adverse impacts of geoengineering activities on the environment and the climate; 1.5.1 The ocean; 1.5.2 The land; 1.5.3 The atmosphere; 1.5.4 The biosphere; 1.5.5 The climate; 1.6 The status of research on and testing of different geoengineering methods; 1.7 Conclusion; Part II Applying contemporary international law to geoengineering; 2 Contemporary international law and geoengineering â#x80;#x93; a general approach; 2.1 Introduction |
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2.2 The international climate change regime2.2.1 UNFCCC; 2.2.2 Kyoto Protocol; 2.2.3 Decisions of COP and CMP; 2.2.4 Paris Agreement; 2.3 The ENMOD Convention; 2.4 Prevention and precaution â#x80;#x93; coping with environmental harm, the risk of harm and uncertainty; 2.4.1 Coping with environmental harm and the risk of harm â#x80;#x93; the prevention principle; 2.4.2 Addressing uncertain risks â#x80;#x93; the precautionary approach; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 Contemporary international law and geoengineering â#x80;#x93; a technique-by-technique approach; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Ocean fertilization |
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3.2.1 Ocean fertilization and the marine environment3.2.2 Ocean fertilization and the climate change regime; 3.2.3 The scale and purpose of ocean fertilization activities; 3.2.4 Synthetic consideration; 3.3 Ocean upwelling; 3.3.1 The legal status of ocean pipes and ocean upwelling activities; 3.3.2 Rights and duties in the conduct of ocean upwelling; 3.3.3 Ocean upwelling and the marine environment; 3.3.4 Synthetic consideration; 3.4 Ocean alkalinity addition; 3.4.1 Alkalinity addition and the obligation to prevent marine pollution |
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3.4.2 Introduction of alkaline substances and the rules of â#x80;#x9C;dumpingâ#x80;#x9D;3.4.3 Potential impacts and relevant conventions; 3.4.4 Synthetic consideration; 3.5 Marine cloud whitening (MCW); 3.5.1 MCW and the UNCLOS; 3.5.2 MCW and air-related conventions; 3.5.3 Synthetic consideration; 3.6 BECCS; 3.6.1 Biomass plantation under the coverage of the biodiversity regime; 3.6.2 Bioenergy production and air pollution; 3.6.3 International legal regimes relating to CO2 transportation and sequestration; 3.6.4 Synthetic consideration; 3.7 Stratospheric Aerosols Injection (SAI) |
| Summary |
"Geoengineering provides new possibilities for humans to deal with dangerous climate change and its effects but at the same time creates new risks to the planet. This book responds to the challenges geoengineering poses to International Law by identifying and developing the rules and principles that are aimed at controlling the risks to the environment and human health arising?from geoengineering activities, without neglecting the contribution that geoengineering could make in preventing dangerous climate change and its impacts. It argues first that the employment of geoengineering should not cause significant environmental harm to the areas beyond the jurisdiction of the state of origin or the global commons, and the risk of causing such harm should be minimized or controlled. Second, the potential of geoengineering in contributing to preventing dangerous climate change should not be downplayed."--Provided by publisher |
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Environmental geotechnology -- Law and legislation
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Global warming -- Law and legislation.
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Environmental engineering -- Law and legislation.
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Technology and law.
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Climatology.
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Climatology.
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Environmental engineering -- Law and legislation.
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Global warming -- Law and legislation.
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Technology and law.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315179759 |
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131517975X |
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