The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects

The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects

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Publication Date

2012

Description

The laws that attempt to reduce climate change are well known. But what about laws to deal with the climate change that will occur regardless of these efforts? This book takes a sweeping look at the current and proposed legal aspects of coping with climate change – from drought, extreme precipitation, heat waves, and wild fires to global shifts in temperature, sea level, water and food supply, coastal conditions, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health and economies.

Applicable laws exist at all levels (international, national, state, local) and in different forms (constitutions, statutes, agency regulations, judicial decisions, private agreements, voluntary guidelines); they are not only uncoordinated but collectively embody numerous contradictions and inevitable gaps. This state-of-the-art compendium examines how laws are being modified, finessed, or imagined to deal with the impacts of climate change, both in the United States and around the globe.

Chapter authors have significant experience in the legal aspects of climate change and are drawn from private practice, government, and academia. When it is not known how the law will, or even should, respond, these authorities suggest informed possibilities for future action.

Disciplines

Agriculture Law | Energy and Utilities Law | Environmental Law | Law | Natural Resources Law | Water Law

ISBN

9781614386964

Publisher

American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

City

Chicago, IL

Center/Program

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change: U.S. and International Aspects

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