Climate Engineering and the Law

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.

Author: Michael B. Gerrard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/08/2019
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781316610169

About the Author
Hester, Tracy: - Tracy Hester is a Lecturer at the University of Houston Law Center.Gerrard, Michael B.: - Michael B. Gerrard is a professor and Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, New York.

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