Climate Engineering and the Law - Regulation and Liability for Solar Radiation Management and Carbon Dioxide Removal (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2019
Editors:	Michael B. Gerrard • Tracy Hester
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	362
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-61016-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International environmental law Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-316-61016-0
Barcode:	9781316610169

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