Global Climate Change and U.S. Law

Authors

Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law SchoolFollow
Jody Freeman, Harvard Law SchoolFollow
Michael Burger, Columbia Law School, Sabin Center for Climate Change LawFollow

Files

Publication Date

2023

Description

This book is a comprehensive treatise on the U.S. laws that are relevant to climate change. It covers federal, state, and local statutes and regulations, as well as international agreements. Their evolution is traced and their current impact on U.S. citizens and companies is analyzed. Key issues such as climate justice, the energy transition, carbon dioxide removal, adaptation to climate impacts, and human rights litigation receive detailed treatment. The book is up to date with coverage of such recent developments as the Inflation Reduction Act and the Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. EPA.

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Environmental Law | Law | Natural Resource Economics

ISBN

9781639052196

Publisher

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

City

Chicago, IL

Center/Program

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Recommended Citation

Gerrard, Michael B.; Freeman, Jody; and Burger, Michael, "Global Climate Change and U.S. Law" (2023). Faculty Books. 45.
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/45

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