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system for carbon dioxide, but not other emissions. This leads to the question of whether liability for climate damage may … discusses the developing case law in tort on liability for climate damage, an implicit director’s duty of care, the challenges …
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liability, i.e. scope of protection, duty of care, breach of duty, regulatory compliance defense, are examined. Another …
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Several U.S. states have attempted to use of legal liability imposed on greenhouse gas emitters as a public policy … for climate change liability: as a source of compensation, as a direct influence on greenhouse gas concentrations, and as … liability may be that the threat of liability improves the chances that climate change policies will use more efficient, revenue …
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While negotiations on a global deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions continue in slow motion, the pace of climatic change gains momentum. Higher than ever atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations1 increase the likelihood and frequency of extreme weather events, as well as the probability of...
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areas that pose emerging, and incompletely understood, health and safety risks, common law tort liability holds out the … dynamic, information-forcing role for common law tort liability in the realm of climate change litigation. In this model …
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In this Article, we will examine some of the fundamental questions that would arise in litigation on liability for … climate change, covering both domestic and international liability law. We will sketch some of the questions and issues that … would have to be dealt with when a potential liability suit is brought. On a practical level, this Article is an attempt to …
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Many international policy problems, including climate change, have been characterized as global public goods. We adopt this theoretical framework to identify the baseline determinants of individual opinion about climate policy. The model implies that support for climate action will be increasing...
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It is increasingly common for states to adopt climate change legislation that includes within its scope greenhouse gas emissions that occur outside of their territory. This legislation is frequently characterized as extraterritorial and its appropriateness and legality is cast in doubt. Drawing...
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In the Tragedy of the Commons Hardin suggested that with respect to global commons we are trapped in a vicious circle where calculations of utility pushes us to keep polluting our own nest. This taken on a global scale has led to concerns about climate change and a realization that measures need...
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