An appropriately conceived and well-designed border climate adjustment scheme, as a policy mechanism potentially utilizable by many States party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, may lead to desirable consequences for the development of comprehensive global greenhouse...

The limitations of compliance mechanisms under international environmental law suggest that we should look to the usefulness of claims of human rights violations. At least three forums might be used for litigation regarding climate change: international courts or compliance bodies, international...

The quest for remedies to address harm associated with the impacts of climate change has recently seen a surge in complaints based on human rights arguments. The use of human rights law as a tool to redress harm caused by climate change depends upon whether a victim can substantiate a claim that...

This chapter assesses the human rights implications of Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) climate geoengineering options. It includes a discussion of the potential human rights impacts of large-scale deployment of BECCS options, with a focus on the new Paris climate agreement, and...

1.Introduction -- 2.A little bit of history.-The key concepts -- 3.The central role of climate finance.-The transitions in Energy (Downstream) -- 4.The transitions in Energy (Upstream).-The transitions in Agriculture -- 5.The transitions in the Built Environment -- 6.Managing the impact on...

Biosequestration of carbon in trees, forests and vegetation is a key method for mitigating climate change in Australia. To facilitate this, all States have enacted legislation for carbon sequestration rights, separating commercial rights in carbon from ownership of the land, trees and vegetation...

Views on the use of Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) diverge but the strategic implications figure prominently in the debate. In this paper I examine how BCA policy design affects government incentives to regulate emissions and trade in a strategic setting. In particular, the paper examines if,...