Title Climate engineering and the law : regulation and liability for solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal / edited by Michael Gerrard, Columbia University School of Law [and] Tracy Hester, University of Houston School of Law

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (364 pages) Contents Introduction and overview / Michael B. Gerrard -- Technologies / Eli Kintisch -- International law / Jesse L. Reynolds -- US law / Albert C. Lin -- Liability and compensation / Tracy Hester -- Research governance / Michael Burger and Justin Gundlach -- Conclusions and recommendations / Michael B. Gerrard and Tracy Hester Summary "These facts and experiences emphasize that climate change is among the most fundamental and important challenges of our era, and certainly the greatest in the realm of environmental law and policy. Both of us also share the conviction that, based on past performance and likely future behavior, the world's nations and leaders have not taken action that is remotely enough to answer the peril. Until we collectively find a way to reduce, then stop, and then remove our emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the urgency of the challenge and the threat of losses will only grow. This situation demands that we explore all options and possible solutions"-- Provided by publisher "Climate change is increasingly recognized as a global threat, and is already contributing to record-breaking hurricanes and heat waves. To prevent the worst impacts, attention is now turning to climate engineering - the intentional large-scale modification of the environment to reduce the impact of climate change. The two principal methods involve removing some carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (which could consume huge amounts of land and money, and take a long period of time), and reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the earth's surface, perhaps by spraying aerosols into the upper atmosphere from airplanes (which could be done quickly but is risky and highly controversial). This is the first book to focus on the legal aspects of these technologies: what government approvals would be needed; how liability would be assessed and compensation provided if something goes wrong; and how a governance system could be structured and agreed internationally"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Climatic changes -- Law and legislation. Environmental management -- Law and legislation. Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Law and legislation. Solar radiation -- Management -- Law and legislation Environmental management -- Law and legislation -- United States Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Law and legislation. Climatic changes -- Law and legislation. Environmental management -- Law and legislation. United States. Form Electronic book Author Gerrard, Michael, 1951- editor. Hester, Tracy, editor. ISBN 9781316661864 1316661865 1107157277 9781107157279 1316610160 9781316610169

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