Global climate change and U.S. law
Global climate change and United States law
Michael B. Gerrard, editor.
- Chicago, Ill. American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources c2008.
- xxxvii, 754 p. ill. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and overview -- The international regime -- U.S. policy -- The impact of the Kyoto Protocol on U.S. business -- Clean air regulation -- Civil remedies -- Consideration of climate change in facility permitting -- International trade and development -- Regional initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- State initiatives -- The state response to climate change: 50-state survey -- Local initiatives -- Disclosure issues -- The fiduciary duties of officers and directors -- Insurance and climate change -- Subsidies, tax policy, and technological innovation -- Voluntary climate change efforts -- Emissions trading-practical aspects -- Carbon sequestration.
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Environmental law--United States. Climatic changes Natural resources--Law and legislation--United States. Power resources--Law and legislation--United States.