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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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On 9 October 2018, the Hague Court of Appeal confirmed the first instance judgement rendered in the world-famous Urgenda case: the Dutch State commits a tort by setting a goal for greenhouse gasses emissions reduction of only 20% by the end of 2020, compared to 1990 levels. The State is ordered...
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Given the high levels of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and the likelihood of growing emissions in the future, even aggressive limits on greenhouse gas emissions might ultimately fail to prevent dangerous climate disruptions. To prepare for this risk, some scientists have started to...
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This Article considers the role of property rights in efforts to sequester underground hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year from power plants and other industrial facilities in order to mitigate climate change. This technology, known as carbon capture and sequestration...
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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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scheme, assigning liability rules has been considered to be one of the most challenging issues. In general, a seller beware … liability works well in a strong enforcement environment. In the Kyoto Protocol, however, it may not always work. By contrast, a … buyer beware liability could be an effective deterrent to non-compliance, but the costs of imposing it are expected to be …
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scheme, assigning liability rules has been considered to be one of the most challenging issues. In general, a seller beware … liability works well in a strong enforcement environment. In the Kyoto Protocol, however, it may not always work. By contrast, a … buyer beware liability could be an effective deterrent to non-compliance, but the costs of imposing it are expected to be …
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Due to the challenge of global warming, the European Union (EU) signed the Paris Agreement (2015) to diminish total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This paper addresses the conflict that EU member states face when they want to follow the target of the Paris Agreement for the period 2021-2030...
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