The role of climate change in global economic governance / Bradly J. Condon and Tapen Sinha.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condon, Bradly J.

Contributor:

Sinha, Tapen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (653 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change presents an unprecedented global challenge, and impacts upon a wide range of human economic activity. The issue of how to address climate change in developing countries has provoked international political controversy and the urgent need for effective international responses has become increasingly apparent. The Role of Climate Change in Global Economic Governance addresses the growing number of legal and economic issues that arise with respect to climatechange, combining analysis from economic, financial, and legal perspectives. The book assesses how the World Trade Organizatio

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation and Internationale Agreements; 1. The Climate Change Policy Puzzle; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Scientific Foundations and Potential Effects; 1.3 Political Economy of Climate Change; 1.4 Mitigation, Adaptation, and Global Governance; 1.5 Technology Transfer for Mitigation and Adaptation; 1.6 Themes in Subsequent Chapters; Appendix to Chapter 1: Climate Change and the American People

2. International Legal Framework2.1 Introduction; 2.2 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; 2.3 Sustainable Development Principle; 2.4 Precautionary Principle; 2.5 Common but Differentiated Responsibilities; 2.6 Polluter-Pays Principle; 2.7 Environmental Impact Assessment; 2.8 Unilateral Measures and State Jurisdiction; 2.9 Conclusion; 3. Unresolved Issues in WTO Law; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Emerging Climate Change Policies; 3.3 Environmental Subsidies; 3.4 "Like Products" and Processing and Production Methods; 3.5 GATT Article XX; 3.6 Technical Barriers to Trade; 3.7 Conclusion

4. International Investment Agreements4.1 Introduction; 4.2 WTO Law and International Investment Agreements; 4.3 International Investment and Climate Change Measures; 4.4 Applying Investment Agreements to Climate Measures; 4.5 Performance Requirements; 4.6 Nondiscrimination Obligations; 4.7 Minimum Standard in Customary International Law; 4.8 Compensation for Expropriation; 4.9 Rights of Investors versus Right to Regulate; 4.10 Conclusion; 5. Intellectual Property Rights for New Plant Varieties; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 TRIPS Article 27; 5.3 UPOV Convention

5.4 Convention on Biological Diversity5.5 Conclusion; 6. Economics of Climate Change; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Environmental Economics and Climate Change; 6.3 Calculating Effects of Climate Change with Macroeconomic Models; 6.4 Climate Sensitivity Index of Countries; 6.5 Conclusion; Appendix to Chapter 6; 7. Climate Change and the Financial Industry; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Mitigation Lessons from SO2 Market; 7.3 CO2 Markets; 7.4 Adaptation, Mitigation, and Insurance; 7.5 Conclusion; 8. Climate Finance; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Multilateral Financing Mechanisms

8.3 Climate Finance and WTO Subsidies Law8.4 Fossil Fuel Subsidies; 8.5 Financing Adaptation by Subsistence Farmers; 8.6 Financing Clean Energy Projects; 8.7 Private Sector Finance and Technology Transfer; 8.8 Conclusion; 9. Creating Incentives and Removing Obstacles; Selected Bibliography; Books and Monographs; Journal Articles; Index; Footnotes; Prefacefn; Ch01fn; Ch02fn; Ch03fn; Ch04fn; Ch05fn; Ch06fn; Ch07fn; Ch08fn; Ch09fn

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 10, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-174795-5

0-19-166814-1

0-19-166813-3

OCLC:

861538517