Climate change and the UN security council / edited by Shirley V Scott, Charlotte Ku.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott, Shirley V., editor.

Ku, Charlotte, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation--International cooperation.

Climate change mitigation.

United Nations. Security Council.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2018.

Summary:

Edited by Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku, this forward-looking book examines the scope and options for the United Nations Security Council to respond to climate insecurity. A cross-disciplinary team of experts addresses the range of political and legal considerations involved, including, the scope for adapting existing Council tools to address the challenge of climate change, the legality and legitimacy of doing so, the attitude of the P5 and EU, and Council action to date. Specific tools considered include establishing an international court or tribunal, targeted sanctions, peace missions, and 'legislation'. The starting assumption is that, given the futures projected by climate scientists and the responsibility of the Council for international peace and security, the Council will almost inevitably take its place as a key player in climate governance. Contributors therefore focus on the question of just how the Council will be able to most constructively contribute to effective climate governance and how it can begin to prepare for such a role. This book will be of great value to scholars investigating the governance of climate change. For activists and government officials the book provides high quality research that can be drawn upon to give background to debate, and inform future policy.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword / Francesco Femia, Co-Founder and President, Center for Climate and Security, and Caitlin E. Werrell, Co-Founder and President, Center for Climate and Security

1. The UN Security Council and global action on climate change / Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku

2. Climate change as a 'threat to international peace and security' / Christopher K. Penny

3. Climate change and economic measures: one assumption and one scenario too many ... / Francesco Sindico and Mallory Orme

4. The creation of a climate change court or tribunal / Patrick J. Keenan, Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku

5. 'Climate migration' and the Security Council / Frédéric Mégret and Benoît Mayer

6. The United Nations Security Council's legislative and enforcement powers and climate change / Alan Boyle, Jacques Hartmann, and Annalisa Savaresi

7. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into peace missions / Paul F. Diehl

8. The EU's distinctive approach to climate security / Shahrazad Far and Richard Youngs

9. The UN Security Council's role in developing a responsibility to respond to the climate change challenge / Charlotte Ku

10. Contested legitimacy: the UN Security Council and climate change / Martin Binder and Monika Heupel

11. The attitude of the P5 towards a climate change response by the council / Shirley V. Scott

12. Conclusions: a climate change role for the council? / Charlotte Ku and Shirley V. Scott

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785364648

1785364642