Abstract
This groundbreaking book collects contributions from many of the world's leading climate and energy law scholars and provides the first major study of national Climate Change Acts. This cutting-edge type of legislation originated with the first Climate Change Act framework which was passed in the United Kingdom in 2008, and is intended to enable the law to grapple effectively with one of the great problems of our times, anthropogenic climate change.
Since 2008, national framework climate legislation has been slowly but steadily emerging in countries across the world. This trailblazing collection employs a comparative analytical legal methodology and offers the first comprehensive study of this new, innovative form of legislative regime.
In addition to containing broad internationalist chapters, deep-dive national case study chapters are included that focus on individual countries and provide analytical depth. A final chapter draws together the threads of the book's foregoing contributions to deduce generalisable conceptual insights based on current knowledge and experience. Uniquely, the book provides a conceptual model for Climate Change Acts that can usefully inform the development of national framework climate legislation in all countries.
Since 2008, national framework climate legislation has been slowly but steadily emerging in countries across the world. This trailblazing collection employs a comparative analytical legal methodology and offers the first comprehensive study of this new, innovative form of legislative regime.
In addition to containing broad internationalist chapters, deep-dive national case study chapters are included that focus on individual countries and provide analytical depth. A final chapter draws together the threads of the book's foregoing contributions to deduce generalisable conceptual insights based on current knowledge and experience. Uniquely, the book provides a conceptual model for Climate Change Acts that can usefully inform the development of national framework climate legislation in all countries.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | UK |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Number of pages | 256 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-50994-173-5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-50994-171-1 |
Publication status | Published - 10 Dec 2020 |
Event | Book Launch, University of Aberdeen: National Climate Change Acts: The Emergence, Form and Nature of National Framework Climate Legislation - University of Aberdeen, Online Duration: 25 Jun 2021 → 25 Jun 2021 https://www.abdn.ac.uk/energy/national-climate-change-acts-516.php |
Publication series
Name | Global Energy Law and Policy |
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Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Volume | 4 |
Keywords
- climate law
- climate and energy legislation
- climate and energy policy frameworks
- energy law
- Energy policy