Climate change Books

Book Synopsis'There are few scholarly books about climate change that take the issue of the distribution of its costs, and of the costs and benefits of its mitigation, as seriously as their absolute value. This is probably the best of those books that I have come across. Rigorously rooted in Gough's earlier work on theories of human need, the book is relentless in its pursuit of equity in respect of climate change and responses to it. Not everyone will agree with all its conclusions - for example that ''green capitalism merits the term contradiction'' - but they are unfailingly thought-provoking, as all good scholarship should be. Highly recommended.'- Paul Ekins, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, UK 'Gough applies his trademark scholarship on universal human needs to the urgent question of social policy for the transition to a de-carbonised world. Based on a clear-eyed analysis of a wide swathe of the social science literature, and an eco-social political economy perspective, his approach is both pragmatic and deeply rooted in ethics and social justice. Highly recommended and suitable for teaching at all levels.'- Juliet B. Schor, Boston CollegeThis exceptional book considers how far catastrophic global warming can be averted in an economic system that is greedy for growth, without worsening deprivation and inequality. The satisfaction of human needs - as opposed to wants - is the only viable measure for negotiating trade-offs between climate change, capitalism and human wellbeing, now and in the future.The author critically examines the political economy of capitalism and offers a long-term, interdisciplinary analysis of the prospects for keeping the rise in global temperatures below two degrees, while also improving equity and social justice. A three-stage transition is proposed with useful practical policies. First, 'green growth': cut carbon emissions from production across the world. Second, 'recompose' patterns of consumption in the rich world, cutting high-energy luxuries in favour of low-energy routes to meeting basic needs. Third, because the first two are perilously insufficient, move towards an economy that flourishes without growth. Heat, Greed and Human Need is vital for researchers and students of the environment, public and social policy, economics, political theory and development studies. For those advocating political, social and environmental reform this book presents excellent practical eco-social policies to achieve both sustainable consumption and social justice.Trade Review'Ian Gough has done something no one else has yet achieved. He has brought together theoretical and empirical analysis in four different fields - economy, ecology, social policy and politics - to produce a coherent and convincing analysis of why climate change is occurring, its human and social consequences, and how it can be addressed. Gough attaches the rigour of social science to a deeply humanitarian ethical framework; he provides at once a profound understanding of how serious climate change is and a clear-eyed realism about the kind of political and economic programme which might be able to stop it. This is a very important book.' --Michael Jacobs, University College London, UK'Ian Gough has hit the sweet spot. He has shown us how it is possible to reduce inequality, satisfy human needs in culturally diverse ways and reduce the risks of dangerous climate change. What's more, his commanding and wide-ranging critical engagement with the theory and practice of managing the transition to a safer climate demonstrates that, far from being a diversion from this project, prioritising human needs and reinventing the welfare state are critical to its political success.' --Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia'A profoundly original intervention in the ongoing debate about climate change. A particularly interesting feature of the book is the way in which the author brings his expertise on welfare to bear on climate policy. Sustainable wellbeing is his guiding principle.; --Anthony Giddens, Member of the House of Lords and former Director of the LSE, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I CONCEPTS AND GLOBAL ISSUES 1. The Social Dimensions of Climate Change 2. Human needs and sustainable wellbeing 3. Climate capitalism: emissions, inequality, green growth 4. Sustainable wellbeing, necessary emissions and fair burdens PART II TOWARDS ECO-SOCIAL POLICY IN THE RICH WORLD 5. From welfare states to climate mitigation states? 6. Decarbonising the economy and its social consequences 7. Decarbonising consumption: Needs, necessities and eco-social policies 8. Post-growth, redistribution and wellbeing 9. Conclusion: A three-stage transition References Index

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Book SynopsisConcerns have arisen in recent decades about the impact of climate change on human mobility. Many people affected by climate change are forced or otherwise decide to migrate within or across international borders. Despite its clear importance, many questions remain open regarding the nature of the climate-migration nexus and its implications for laws and institutions. In the face of such uncertainty, this Research Handbook offers a comprehensive picture of laws and institutions relevant to climate migration and the multiple, often contradictory perspectives on the topic.Carefully edited chapters by leading scholars in the field provide a cross section of the various debates on what laws do, can do and should do in relation to the impacts of climate change on migration. A first part analyses the relations between climate change and migration. A second part explores how existing laws and institutions address the climate-migration nexus. In the final part, the chapters discuss possible ways forward.This timely Research Handbook provides much-needed insight into this complex issue for graduate and post-graduate students in climate change or migration law. It will also appeal to students and scholars in political science, international relations, environmental studies and migration studies, as well as policymakers and advocates.Contributors include: G. Appave, F. Biermann, I. Boas, M. Burkett, M. Byrne, C. Cournil, F. Crepeau, F. De Salles Cavedon-Capdeville, C. Farbotko, E. Ferris, F. Gemenne, K. Hansen, J. Hathaway, C. Hong, D. Ionesco, A.O. Jegede, S. Jodoin, S. Kagan, M. Leighton, S. Martin, B. Mayer, S. Mcinerney-Lankford, R. Mcleman, I. Millar, D. Mokhnacheva, C.T.M. Nicholson, E. Pires Ramos, A. Randall, A. Sironi, M. Traore Chazalnoel, C. Vlassopoulos, K. Wilson, K.M. WymanTrade Review'The breadth and depth this book brings to the legal issues surrounding climate-related displacement and migration are simply unmatched. The contributors explain the conceptual difficulties in identifying ''climate migrants,'' analyze the weaknesses in the current legal and institutional framework, identify gaps, and propose innovative solutions. The volume should be read by everyone interested in the topic, from those learning about it for the first time to policymakers trying to address one of the most difficult challenges climate change poses.' --John H. Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment and Wake Forest University, School of Law, US'While many publications on the climate change-migration nexus present a specific and oftentimes narrow approach to this topic, Mayer and Crépeau succeed in bringing together a wealth of different and sometimes contradicting perspectives. The Research Handbook is a comprehensive and thought-provoking collection of high-quality contributions and thus essential reading for everyone interested in the current state of art in a field that addresses one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.' --Walter Kälin, University of Bern, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Benoît Mayer and François Crépeau, Part I Perspectives on the climate-migration nexus 2. Climate-related migration and its linkages to vulnerability, adaptation, and socio-economic inequality: evidence from recent examples Robert McLeman 3. ‘Climate-induced migration’: ways forward in the face of an intrinsically equivocal concept Calum T.M. Nicholson 4. Representation and misrepresentation of climate migrants Carol Farbotko Part II Existing laws and institutions 5. The inadequacy of international refugee law in response to environmental migration Christel Cournil 6. The relevance of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement for the climate change-migration nexus Elizabeth Ferris 7. Climate Change, Human Rights and Migration: A Legal Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities Siobhán McInerney-Lankford 8. Indigenous peoples, climate migration and international human rights law in Africa, with reflections on the relevance of the Kampala Convention Ademola Oluborode Jegede 9. International Climate Change Law Perspectives Maxine Burkett 10. Displacement Due to Responses to Climate Change: The Role of a Rights-Based Approach Sébastien Jodoin, Kathryn Hansen and Caylee Hong 11. Climate change, migration and the law of State responsibility Benoit Mayer 12. Regional responses to climate change and migration in Latin America Erika Pires Ramos and Fernanda de Salles Cavedon Capdeville 13. Organizational perspectives: International Organization for Migration’s role and perspectives on climate change, migration and the law Gervais Appave, Alice Sironi, Mariam Traore Chazalnoel, Dina Ionesco and Daria Mokhnacheva 14. Organizational Perspective from the International Labour Organization Sophia Kagan, Meredith Byrne and Michelle Leighton 15. Engaging the media on climate-linked migration Alex Randall Part III Ways forward? 16. Ethical Duties to Climate Migrants Katrina M. Wyman 17. When climate-induced migration meets loss and damage: a weakening agenda-setting process? Chloé Anne Vlassopoulos 18. The refugees of the Anthropocene François Gemenne 19. Towards a Global Governance System to Protect Climate Migrants: Taking Stock Frank Biermann and Ingrid Boas 20. Towards a Climate Change Displacement Facility Ilona Millar and Kylie Wilson 21. Towards an extension of complementary protection? Susan F. Martin 22. Afterword James C. Hathaway Index

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Book SynopsisOver time, it is expected that climate change will have a profound impact on human and natural systems, and thereby impede future economic growth and sustainable development. In this innovative and authoritative work, leading international experts discuss the challenges and opportunities for building an economy and society that is more resilient to climate change. Building a Climate Resilient Economy and Society fulfils a long-felt need, which assumed added importance following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, for a comprehensive work on climate resilience. The chapters are organised into three thematic sections. The first part explores vulnerability, adaptation and resilience, whilst part two offers sectoral perspectives from agriculture, fisheries, marine ecosystems, cities and urban infrastructure, drought prone areas and renewable energy. In the final part, the authors examine incentives, institutions and policy, covering topics such as carbon pricing, REDD-plus, the role of institutions and communities, climate finance and policies. Combining a global focus with detailed case studies from a cross section of regions, countries and sectors, this book will prove to be an invaluable resource for researchers, scholars and students. Written in concise, non-technical language, it will also provide a thorough reference for those in civil society or government working on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.Contributors include: I. Arakelyan, L. Barrage, I. Bateman, C. Carraro, W.W. L. Cheung, R. Costanza, P.M. Cury, M. Davide, S. Dekker, Y. Elhadi, C. Fezzi, I. Haque, A.R. Harwood, C. Hesse, M. Inoue, C. Johnson, A.A. Lovett, K. May, K.A. Miller, A.J. Mohammed, D. Moran, K. Mutafoglu, K.N. Ninan, V. Orindi, A. Panda, A. Patt, R. Pichs-Madruga, M. Rao, J.-P. Schweitzer, V. Shandas, U. Sharma, Y. Su, U.R. Sumaila, T. Tai, P. ten Brink, D. Timmons, C. Tisdell, A. van Diepen-Heyadat, J. Voelkel, R.T. Watson, J. Woollard, A. WrefordTrade Review‘Building a Climate Resilient Economy and Society is a worthy addition to the growing body of knowledge around how climate change is manifesting its effects across economies and societies, and efforts being made in response. It will appeal to professionals dealing with climate change policy and planning as a resource providing insights from case studies, and well explained technical material on a range of subjects close to the core of climate resilience.’ -- Bob Speirs, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management'This book is timely and identifies a range of options to adapt, reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to human-induced climate change for both terrestrial and marine systems. It addresses key sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, water quantity and quality, and coastal cities, and key issues such as terrestrial and marine biodiversity and Small Island States. It also addresses key issues associated with mitigation, including carbon pricing, economic implications of climate policies, financing at local levels, and REDD+. I would like to congratulate the editors and authors for bringing out this book which I am sure will receive wide attention.' --From the Foreword by Sir Robert T. Watson'The book provides an excellent overview of the importance, challenges and opportunities for building ecological resilience in dealing with climate change. The collection of articles is essential reading for both academics and policymakers working on the economics of climate change mitigation and adaptation.' --Andreas Kontoleon, University of Cambridge Department of Land Economy, UK'Despite the significant progress made when the Paris Agreement came into force in November 2016, greenhouse-gas emission mitigation will not proceed at a sufficient pace to preclude widespread climate change later in this century. Therefore, it is necessary to give more attention to the diverse means of adaptation to the climate change that will likely occur. K.N. Ninan and Makoto Inoue have assembled 17 essays that can inform scholars and policy makers alike as they come to grips with the eventual necessity to build climate resilient economies around the world.' --Robert N. Stavins, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sir Robert T. Watson 1. Introduction K.N. Ninan and Makoto Inoue PART I VULNERABILITY, ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE 2. The environmental impact of climate change adaptation on land use and water quality Carlo Fezzi, Amii R. Harwood, Andrew A. Lovett and Ian J. Bateman 3. Adaptive capacity contributing to improved agricultural productivity at the household level: empirical findings highlighting the importance of crop insurance Architesh Panda, Upasna Sharma, K.N.Ninan and Anthony Patt 4. Adapting to climate change and improving urban resilience: The role of nature and biodiversity protection in cities Konar Mutafoglu, Patrick ten Brink, Sabrina Dekker, Jamie Woollard and Jean-Pierre Schweitzer 5. Coproducing resilience through understanding vulnerability Vivek Shandas, Anandi van Diepen, Jackson Voelkel, Meenakshi Rao 6. Climate resilience and sustainable development: challenges and options for small island developing states Ramón Pichs-Madruga PART II CLIMATE RESILIENCE: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES 7. Can agriculture be climate smart? Irina Arakelyan, Anita Wreford and Dominic Moran 8. Global warming and changes in marine ecosystem- economic consequences and adjustment issues Clem Tisdell 9. Climate change, marine ecosystems and global fisheries U. Rashid Sumaila, William W.L. Cheung, Philippe M. Cury and Travis Tai 10. Extreme drought and California's water economy: challenges and opportunities for building resilience Kathleen A. Miller 11. Building urban climate resilience in Vietnam and Bangladesh Craig Johnson, Iftekharul Haque, Yvonne Su and Kristy May 12. Renewable energy economics David Timmons PART III INCENTIVES, GOVERNANCE AND POLICY 13. Carbon pricing policy design and revenue management: economic models and policy practice Lint Barrage 14. REDD+: a global multilevel forest governance for building a climate resilient society Abrar Juhar Mohammed and Makoto Inoue 15. Democratising climate finance at local levels Victor Orindi, Yazan Elhadi and Ced Hesse 16. Do climate policies hurt the economy? lessons from the EU experience Carlo Carraro and Marinella Davide Claim the sky! Robert Costanza Index

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to provide a better understanding of how human cultures interact with climate change over an extended period of time. It is an analysis of the past and present, ranging from the first human migration to contemporary organizational management using an approach developed by Michel Foucault, defined as: the research, the practice, the experience, by which the subject operates on themselves the transformations necessary in order to have access to the truth. This book consists of two parts. The first part focuses on climate change and the substantial effects it had on the first human cultures. The second part explores the role of organizations and the development of new frameworks for action in more recent times of anthropogenic climate change.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Part 1. The First Cultures in a Context of High Climate Instability 1 Chapter 1. Migration and Creativity: What Roles do They Play During Climate Change? 3 1.1. A necessary evil 3 1.1.1. The methodological challenge of a global history 4 1.1.2. Denial or a mandate from heaven 5 1.2. Cultures and climatic gradient 6 1.3. The conquest of ubiquity 12 1.4. Migration: capacity or necessity? 15 1.4.1. H. ergaster’s African exits 16 1.4.2. The African exits of anatomically modern humans 16 1.5. The oboes of the Swabian Jura 19 1.5.1. Climate change and the birth of the arts19 1.5.2. European cultures of the Upper Paleolithic and Heinrich events 22 1.6. Discussion 25 Chapter 2. Living with the Extreme 27 2.1. The example of super-flooding 27 2.2. In search of a new interpretative framework 29 2.3. Extreme measurements 30 2.3.1. Laughter: characterizing risk in climate change? 31 2.3.2. Ecstasy 32 2.3.3. Sacrifice 33 2.3.4. Communication 34 2.4. The first GLOF cultures 35 2.4.1. The “bathymetry” of myths and tales 35 2.4.2. Some examples of cultures associated with GLOFs 36 2.4.3. The severity of the floods and their cultural translation 39 2.4.4. The objectification of ice sheet GLOFs 40 2.5. The first cultural groups of anatomically modern humans and climate change 42 2.6. The problem of Apollo’s birth 45 2.7. The constitution of dragons, gods and humans in the myths of the flooding of hydraulic civilizations 47 2.8. Discussion 48 Chapter 3. The Great Historical Transitions of Climate Cultures 51 3.1. Historical human cultures, between fiction and knowledge of natural risks 51 3.2. Water, a historical problem, from Mesoamerica to Africa 54 3.2.1. Human cultures facing floods 55 3.2.2. “Dragon” myths 57 3.3. Human diversity and taiga shamanism 60 3.3.1. Contemporary shamanism, a look at Eros and Askêsis 61 3.3.2. Paleolithic cultures according to climate change 64 3.4. Spiritual corporalities of body paintings 69 3.5. Myths linked to the problem of water: first texts and first empires 72 3.5.1. The Superwise 74 3.5.2. Court shamanism 76 3.5.3. Rome and China 78 3.6. Discussion: the politicization of corporalities 80 Part 2. Contemporary Cultures and Climate Change 83 Chapter 4. Norms and Diversity in Climate Change 85 4.1. Climate change and normativity 85 4.1.1. Normativity and resilience 85 4.1.2. Norms and the environment 86 4.1.3. History of climate change policy 88 4.1.4. Mitigation and adaptation 90 4.2. Normativity and diversity 91 4.2.1. Diversity: a table of theoretical insights 91 4.2.2. Contingency 95 4.2.3. Otherness and truth 96 4.2.4. Governance and separation of powers. 98 4.2.5. Operational benefits 99 4.2.6. Discussion: what diversities for the climate? 101 4.3. The hard and soft law discussion 102 4.4. Normativity and climate migration 105 4.4.1. Climate motivations in migration 106 4.4.2. Competition of norms in soft and hard law 108 Chapter 5. Organization, Climate and Sustainable Development 111 5.1. Organizations and time horizons: Beck’s theory 111 5.1.1. Organization and globalization 111 5.1.2. Beck’s theory 112 5.2. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) 116 5.2.1. Soft law as a standardization of voluntary commitments 116 5.2.2. Voluntary engagement standards and “cosmopolitan climate risk communities” 119 5.2.3. Diversity and governance in climate change 121 5.3. Organization and decentralization in the energy transition: the example of Senegal 124 5.3.1. Africa, the green continent in the quest for sustainability 124 5.3.2. Senegal’s Renewable Energy Access Program 128 5.3.3. A need to articulate public decentralization and renewable energy 132 5.3.4. Quality, pricing and decentralization: an international political economy of energy access 133 Chapter 6. Climate and Religion in Protectionism 137 6.1. Climate change and protectionism 137 6.2. Mercantilism and religion 141 6.2.1. Papal bulls, an example of religious regionalism 143 6.2.2. Economic nationalism 144 6.2.3. Customs revenue 145 6.3. Parliamentary protectionism and religion: a comparison of France and the United States 147 6.3.1. France 149 6.3.2. The United States 151 6.4. Interfaith dialogue and fundamentalism 154 6.4.1. Traditionalism, fundamentalism and trade policy 155 6.4.2. The bridge or the wall 156 6.4.3. Discussion 158 Conclusion 159 Glossary 185 References 191 Index 201

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Book SynopsisToday, as cities undergo rapid and dynamic transformations, riddled with uncertainties about the future, the roles of urban planning and urban planners lie in one of these new crossroad moments. Climate change, urban migration, social inclusion, health emergencies and financial and economic crises have elevated urbanization to newer heights of complexity that can only be tackled by integrating a multitude of scenarios, strategies and discourses, in order to create an urban future that is resilient and sustainable. Urban planners have come up with transition proposals and concepts that they hope will be able to respond to cities� challenges and ultimately allow them to adapt and make the transition into more robust urban areas. This book presents and discusses various urban transition strategies, action plans and programs that have been proposed or even conducted in different countries all over the world. Different countries require different strategies, but they all have the same goal in mind, each of them trying to address urban complexities and cope with the rapid pace at which the world is evolving.Table of ContentsIntroduction xiNicolas DOUAY and Michael MINJA Chapter 1. Rotterdam Resilience Strategy, Rotterdam 1Munir KHADER 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Context and background 1 1.3. Rotterdam Resilience Strategy – Ready for the 21st Century 3 1.3.1. Methodology 3 1.3.2. Rotterdam Resilience Strategy – Goals, stakeholders 5 1.3.3. Concrete resilient initiatives and programs 7 1.4. Conclusion 16 1.4. References 17 Chapter 2. Sustainable Florianópolis Action Plan, Santa Catarina 19Flavia HOLLERWEGER 2.1. Introduction 19 2.2. Context: Florianopolis’ background 20 2.3. The Sustainable Florianópolis Plan of Action 22 2.3.1. A comprehensive analysis of the city 22 2.3.2. Methodology 23 2.3.3. Goals and actions 24 2.4. Analysis – Discussion 29 2.5. Conclusion 31 2.6. References 32 Chapter 3. “Recife 500 Anos” Plan, Recife 33Maria Carolina ARRUDA 3.1. Introduction 33 3.2. Strategy, transition and innovation in a contrasting urban scenario 33 3.2.1. Recife: Brazil’s “capital of inequalities” 34 3.2.2. From an economic-oriented urbanism to a participatory strategic plan 36 3.3. The plan 37 3.3.1. A multi-institutional board 38 3.3.2. Research, public consultation and comparative analysis 39 3.3.3. Crossing strategies for integrated results 40 3.4. Critical analysis of the plan construction 43 3.5. Conclusion 45 3.6. References 46 Chapter 4. Greenest City 2020, Vancouver 47Hala RAHOUI 4.1. Introduction 47 4.2. Context 48 4.3. Greenest City 2020 Action Plan – targets and goals 52 4.3.1. GCAP goals 53 4.3.2. Implementation updates 63 4.4. Why is the GCAP an innovative urban strategy? 65 4.5. Criticisms 65 4.6. Conclusion 66 4.7. References 66 Chapter 5. The Grandeur Nature Plan, Eurométropole of Strasbourg 69Luc VOELKEL 5.1. Introduction 69 5.2. The Grandeur nature plan of the Eurométropole of Strasbourg 70 5.2.1. The stakeholders involved in the implementation of the plan 70 5.3. The content of the plan 73 5.4. The role of the Grandeur nature program 80 5.5. Conclusion 83 5.6. References 84 Chapter 6. The Car-free Livability Programme, Oslo 87Michael MINJA 6.1. Introduction 87 6.2. Background: the Car-free Livability Programme of Oslo 88 6.3. The role of the Car-free Livability Programme and specific developments brought by it 91 6.3.1. Advocating city life at the expense of parking space 91 6.3.2. Exploratory urban development projects 92 6.3.3. New pedestrian streets and pedestrian-friendly urban spaces 93 6.3.4. The city center planning model for the future streets 95 6.4. Car-free city centers are not utopian models anymore 96 6.5. Conclusion 99 6.6. References 100 Chapter 7. A Carbon-free City, Uppsala 103Bérénice JOURNET 7.1. Introduction 103 7.2. Context 104 7.3. The environmental program of Uppsala’s municipality 107 7.3.1. Ambitions 107 7.3.2. Mobility 108 7.3.3. Green spaces as social areas 112 7.3.4. Fossil fuel free 114 7.4. An ambitious and inclusive environmental program: between ambitions and social realities 116 7.5. Conclusion 118 7.6. References 119 Chapter 8. The Bicycle Strategy 2011–2025, Copenhagen 121Esraa ELESAWY 8.1. Introduction 121 8.2. Context 122 8.3. The bicycle city plan: making the city more livable by promoting cycling 124 8.3.1. SAFE from A to B 126 8.3.2. QUICK from A to B by 2025 127 8.3.3. COMFORT from A to B by 2025 129 8.3.4. CITY LIFE from A to B by 2025 131 8.4. BEST Copenhagen by 2025, BUT! 132 8.5. Conclusion 135 8.6. References 136 Chapter 9. Smart and Digital City Action Plan, Montreal 139Daniel Carl NUNOO 9.1. Introduction 139 9.2. Context of Montreal 140 9.3. Montreal’s smart and digital city action plan 142 9.3.1. Overview of strategy 142 9.3.2. Objectives and aims of the strategy 143 9.3.3. Implementation of the Montreal smart and digital city action plan 143 9.3.4. Results of the Montreal smart and digital city action plan in today’s context 147 9.4. Analysis – discussion 149 9.5. Conclusion 151 9.6. References 151 Chapter 10. A Smart City Masterplan, Kigali 153Haley BURNS 10.1. Introduction 153 10.2. Kigali background 154 10.3. Content of the plan 158 10.4. Analysis: Kigali for sale? 162 10.5. Conclusion 167 10.6. References 167 Chapter 11. The Array of Things, Chicago 171Leonardo RICAURTE 11.1. Introduction 171 11.2. The Array of Things, city of Chicago 172 11.3. The project’s strategy 172 11.3.1. Development and implementation of the project 172 11.3.2. Stakeholders 173 11.3.3. The technology behind 175 11.3.4. Further possibilities 177 11.4. A new way of perceiving the city 178 11.5. Conclusion 180 11.6. References 180 Chapter 12. 22@Barcelona Project, Barcelona 183Jassmin ALI 12.1. Introduction 183 12.2. 22@Barcelona project case study 183 12.3. Content of the plan 185 12.3.1. Stakeholders 185 12.3.2. Content of the plan 187 12.4. Analysis: A transformed Poblenou 189 12.5. Conclusion 192 12.6. References 193 List of Authors 195 Index 197

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Book SynopsisThis edited book consists of a collection of original articles written by leading industry and academic experts in the area of climate investing. The chapters introduce the reader to some of the latest research developments in the area of low-carbon investing and climate change solutions. Each chapter deals with new methods for estimating portfolio carbon footprints, constructing Paris-aligned equity and multi-asset portfolios and hedging climate risks. This title will be of great help to portfolio managers, asset owners and consultants, as well as academics and students who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of climate investing.Table of ContentsForeword xiii Fiona FRICK Chapter 1 The Financial Materiality of Climate Change: Evidence from a Global Survey 1 Amir AMEL-ZADEH 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Survey design and demographic data 4 1.2.1 Survey design 4 1.2.2 Demographic data 5 1.3 Survey results 8 1.3.1 Importance of climate change for investment decisions 9 1.3.2 Financial materiality of climate risk 12 1.3.3 Challenges for the disclosure and use of climate change information 19 1.4 Summary and conclusion 25 1.5 References 26 Chapter 2 Looking Forward with Historical Carbon Data 29 Steffen BIXBY, Alfie BRIXTON and Lukasz POMORSKI 2.1 Introduction 29 2.2 Data 32 2.3 How stale is historical carbon data? 33 2.4 Are historically brown firms getting greener? Might green firms become browner? 35 2.5 Nowcasting financed emissions using historical data 38 2.6 Conclusion 43 2.7 Appendix 44 2.7.1 Measures of portfolio greenhouse gas emissions 46 2.8 References 46 Chapter 3 Portfolio Construction with Climate Risk Measures 49 Théo LE GUENEDAL and Thierry RONCALLI 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 Climate risk measures 51 3.2.1 Carbon footprint 51 3.2.2 Carbon transition pathway 58 3.2.3 Other metrics 62 3.3 Portfolio optimization 63 3.3.1 General framework 63 3.3.2 Portfolio decarbonization 64 3.3.3 Portfolio alignment 72 3.4 Conclusion 83 3.5 Appendices 84 3.5.1 Appendix 1: Scope 3 emissions 84 3.5.2 Appendix 2: Data 84 3.6 References 85 Chapter 4 Hedging Climate Risks: A Cross-asset Approach 87 Emmanuel JURCZENKO and Jérôme TeilETCHE 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Factor-mimicking portfolios methodology 89 4.2.1 General FMP approach 89 4.2.2 Errors-in-variable estimates 91 4.3 Hedging climate risk factors 94 4.3.1 Setup 94 4.3.2 Climate textual risk factors data 94 4.3.3 Base assets data 97 4.3.4 In-sample hedging results 99 4.3.5 Out-of-sample hedging results 102 4.4 Conclusion 104 4.5 Appendices 104 4.5.1 Appendix 1: General FMP portfolio optimization program 104 4.5.2 Appendix 2: Principal components instrumental variables FMP estimator 105 4.6 References 107 Chapter 5 A Framework for Achieving Net-Zero-Carbon Alpha Portfolios 109 Sebastian LANCETTI 5.1 Introduction 109 5.2 Carbon emission in the capital market 111 5.3 Passive approach to zero-carbon portfolios 111 5.4 Active approach to zero-carbon portfolios 114 5.4.1 Backward-looking data: carbon efficiency 115 5.4.2 Present-time data: “nowcasting” of environmental news 116 5.4.3 Forward-looking data: corporate climate alignment and adaptation plans 116 5.4.4 Case study: sustainable global equity strategy from PanAgora Asset Management 117 5.5 Carbon offsets 118 5.6 Conclusion 120 5.7 Appendix 121 5.8 References 121 Chapter 6 Active Paris-aligned Equity Investing 123 Katharina SCHWAIGER, Jim SNOW, Viktoria-Sophie WENDT and Andrew ANG 6.1 Introduction 123 6.2 Standards of Paris-aligned benchmarks 124 6.3 Climate-aware alpha drivers 126 6.3.1 Carbon resource efficiency 126 6.3.2 Green patents 127 6.3.3 Corporate target setting 127 6.4 Empirical results 128 6.4.1 Decarbonization pathway 129 6.4.2 Climate-aware alpha 129 6.4.3 Incorporating climate-aware alphas and decarbonization 131 6.4.4 Systematic active Paris-aligned strategies 133 6.5 Conclusion 137 6.6 Appendix: Paris-aligned equity strategy screens 137 6.7 References 139 Chapter 7 Green Alpha 141 Yin LUO 7.1 Introduction 141 7.2 Research methodology 141 7.2.1 Region classification 142 7.2.2 ESG-specific industry classification 143 7.2.3 Common style factors 144 7.2.4 Backtesting methodology 145 7.3 MSCI ESG rating 146 7.3.1 MSCI ESG data 146 7.3.2 Data coverage and average rating 147 7.3.3 An overview of MSCI ESG rating methodology 148 7.3.4 ESG pillars, themes and key issues 149 7.4 Characteristics of ESG – a factor perspective 151 7.4.1 The basics 151 7.4.2 Difference across sectors 153 7.4.3 Factor exposure 157 7.5 ESG as stock-selection factors 161 7.5.1 Aggregated ESG rating and the three pillars 161 7.5.2 Revenue, country and industry adjustment 162 7.5.3 Other adjustment 165 7.5.4 ESG momentum 165 7.5.5 Performance of aggregate ESG and three pillar scores 165 7.6 Environmental factors 170 7.6.1 Zooming into clean technology 170 7.6.2 Carbon emissions along the supply chain 174 7.7 ESG signals are additive to traditional stock-selection factors 179 7.7.1 Performance comparison with traditional stock-selection factors 180 7.7.2 Correlation with traditional factors 182 7.7.3 The diversification benefit offered by ESG factors 183 7.8 Conclusion 188 7.9 References 188 Chapter 8 Enhancing Environment-driven Portfolios with Traditional Factors 191 Guillaume COQUERET, Christian MORGENSTERN, James KELLY, Sascha STIERNEGRIP, Johannes FREY-SKÖTT and Björn ÖSTERBERG 8.1 Introduction 191 8.2 Framework 193 8.2.1 ESG overlays: the classic overlay 193 8.2.2 The factor embedding – the factor overlay 195 8.3 Empirical tests 197 8.3.1 Data and protocol 197 8.3.2 Baseline results 199 8.3.3 Statistical significance 202 8.3.4 Sector exposure 204 8.3.5 Transfer coefficients 205 8.4 Robustness checks 206 8.4.1 The sample size 206 8.4.2 A more passive benchmark 207 8.5 Conclusion 208 8.6 Appendix: Distribution of variables 209 8.7 References 210 Chapter 9 Enhancing the Accuracy of Firm Valuation with Multiples Using Carbon Emissions 213 Martin NERLINGER 9.1 Data 218 9.1.1 Carbon data 218 9.1.2 Financial data 219 9.2 Multiple construction methodology 219 9.2.1 Identifying and composing suitable peer group 220 9.2.2 Constructing and aggregating multiples 220 9.2.3 Determining firm valuation errors 222 9.3 Constructing new multiples using carbon data 222 9.4 Constructing peer groups using carbon data 228 9.5 Combining carbon emission multiples and carbon emission enhanced peer groups 233 9.6 Robustness 236 9.7 Recommendation for using carbon emissions for multiples and further research 239 9.8 References 240 Chapter 10 Risk Management Challenges in Sustainability Themed Portfolios: An Application to GHG-constrained Portfolios 245 Ryan M. BROWN, Harindra DE SILVA and David W. KRIDER 10.1 Introduction 245 10.2 Methodology 248 10.3 Data description 253 10.4 Results 258 10.5 Conclusion and implications 264 10.6 References 265 Chapter 11 Absolutely Sustainable Investing Across Asset Classes with Paris-aligned Benchmarks: An Application to AP2 267 Claes EKMAN, Andreas G.F. HOEPNER, Peter MANNERBJÖRK, Tomas MORSING and Gabija ZDANCEVICIUTE 11.1 Introduction 267 11.2 The climate benchmarks 269 11.2.1 Minimum benchmark requirements 270 11.2.2 Benchmark decarbonization and inflation adjustment 272 11.3 Absolutely sustainable investing 273 11.4 Case study: implementation of PAB at Andra AP-fonden 274 11.4.1 The Swedish pension system and the AP-funds 274 11.4.2 Development of sustainability integration and benchmarks at AP2 275 11.4.3 Implementing the EU Paris-aligned Benchmark at AP2 278 11.4.4 Specific aspects 285 11.4.5 Discussion 288 11.5 Conclusion 291 11.6 References 292 Chapter 12 Delegated Philanthropy in Mutual Fund Votes on Climate Change Externalities 295 Marie BRIÈRE, Sébastien POUGET, Martin SCHMALZ and Loredana URECHE-RANGAU 12.1 Introduction 295 12.2 Sample, data sources, variables and descriptive statistics 298 12.2.1 Mutual fund votes 298 12.2.2 Mutual fund characteristics 299 12.2.3 Mutual fund holdings 300 12.2.4 Descriptive statistics 300 12.3 Empirical analysis 302 12.3.1 Impact of the percentage of SRI on the support for climate resolutions 302 12.3.2 Resolutions on other corporate externalities 304 12.3.3 Drivers of support for climate change resolutions 307 12.3.4 Robustness 311 12.4 Conclusion 318 12.5 Appendix: Classification of shareholder resolutions 319 12.6 References 321 Chapter 13 Creditworthiness and Buildings’ Energy Efficiency in the Mortgage Market 325 Monica BILLIO, Michele COSTOLA, Loriana PELIZZON, Francesco PORTIOLI, Max RIEDEL and Daniele VERGARI 13.1 Introduction 325 13.2 Portfolio analysis 327 13.2.1 Energy efficiency 327 13.2.2 Descriptive statistics 330 13.3 Methodology 333 13.3.1 Logit regression 334 13.3.2 Cox proportional hazards model 335 13.4 Results 337 13.4.1 Estimates from the logit regression 337 13.4.2 Estimates from the Cox regression 339 13.4.3 Additional findings 343 13.5 Conclusion 343 13.6 Appendix 346 13.7 References 346 Chapter 14 The Thesis for Green Investing and Other ESG through the Looking Glass of China and the US 349 Brad CORNELL and Jason C. HSU 14.1 Introduction 349 14.2 Who and what does Green investing impact? 350 14.3 Who should set the Green investing agenda? 351 14.3.1 Should Green Initiatives be determined by elected civil servants or by rating services, investment funds and corporate CEOs? 351 14.3.2 The Milton Friedman take on who should drive ESG 351 14.3.3 American ESG in conflict with American democracy? 354 14.3.4 Who drives environmental protection policy and other ESG issues in China? 354 14.3.5 Good intentions but bad skills? 356 14.4 Earning a Green alpha?! 357 14.5 Market efficiency and ESG 361 14.6 Conclusion 362 14.7 References 363 List of Authors 365 Index 369

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Book SynopsisTwo perspectives have dominated the social science discourse on climate change adaptation. Firstly, an international narrative among UN and donor agencies of technical and financial support for planned climate change adaptation. Secondly, a significant volume of studies discuss how local communities can undertake their own autonomous adaptation. Effective and sustainable climate adaptation requires a third focus: understanding of the political processes within sub-national institutions that mediate between national and local practices. This book address the knowledge gap that currently exists about the role of district-level institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing an enabling institutional environment for rural climate change adaptation. Key Features: · Analyses the disconnect between national and local policy and practice, and how to overcome it · Analysis of the political ecology of climate change adaptation in 10 diverse rural districts across Sub-Saharan Africa based on evidence from thorough field work · Explains how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of climate change adaptation programmes by engaging with decentralized local governments and principles of subsidiarity with regards to decision-making and control over financial resourcesTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Implementing African National Climate Change Policies 3: Contemplating Climate Change at Local Government: On-the-ground Politics of Adaptation Delivery in Tanzania 4: Climate Change Adaptation and Decentralisation Politics: the Case of Local Governments in Rural Zambia 5: A White Elephant in a Changing Climate: a Territorial Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 6: Creating Political Space for Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana 7: Local Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 8: Political Ecology of Climate Change Management in Rural Uganda 9: Local Political Processes and the Management of the Awoja Watershed in Eastern Africa 10: Competing Interests over Natural Resources and Adaptation to Climate Change: the Case of Rice Cultivation in the Gweri Wetlands, Uganda 11: Social and Institutional Dynamics of Mobility as an Adaptation to Climate Change 12: Hoarders as Saviours: The Performance of Regional Grain Traders During and After Extreme Drought 13: Conclusion: Towards Subnational Climate Change Action Amidst Ambiguity and Contestation Over Power and Resources

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Book SynopsisThe focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate changes for different important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of options for adaptive and mitigative management.Table of Contentsa: Introduction 1: Climate projections for 2050 2: Rainfed Intensive Crop Systems 3: Climate Sensitivity of Intensive Rice-Wheat Systems in Tropical Asia: Focus on the Indo-Gangetic Plains 4: Climate Change Challenges for Low Input Cropping and Grazing Systems – Australia 5: Diversity in Organic and Agroecological Farming Systems for Mitigation of Climate Change Impact, with Examples from Latin America 6: UK Fruit and Vegetable Production – Impacts of Climate Change and Opportunities for Adaptation 7: Intensive Livestock Systems for Dairy Cows 8: Climate Change and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Temperate-Humid Regions of North and South America: Mitigation and Adaptation 9: Land Managed for Multiple Services 10: Adaptation of Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Asia 11: Enhancing Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 12: Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems: Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World 13: The Role of Modelling in Adapting and Building the Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 14: Agroforestry Solutions for Buffering Climate Variability and Adapting to Change 15: Channelling the Future? The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in Climate Adaptation 16: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: New Approaches to Knowledge and Learning 17: What are the Factors that Dictate the Choice of Coping Strategies for Extreme Climate Events? The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

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Book SynopsisClimate change has thrust us into a ''no-analog'' future in which climate disasters threaten to cause extraordinary damage, with little precedent to guide policymakers and private actors. Addressing such risks requires a firm grounding in disaster risk reduction, climate change policy, and environmental law. This Research Handbook provides readers with that integrated foundation, investigating topics in international law as well as domestic programs from countries around the world. Because climate disasters affect both government and non-government actors, the Research Handbook covers issues of both public and private law. We know from the scientific literature and recent experience that the laws addressing natural disasters are insufficient to confront disasters amplified by climate change. The Research Handbook acknowledges that the majority of disasters are susceptible in some way to changes in the earth's climate and explores the barriers to, and opportunities for, finding legal solutions to the risks posed by such disasters. It shows that climate change must be considered in order to fully understand disaster risk and the respective legal and policy responses.The Research Handbook also emphasizes the moral responsibility we have to move as quickly as possible to create a carbon-free economy.This work will be of great appeal to legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in environmental law or climate change as it relates to international and domestic law and policy.Contributors include: C.A. Arnold, C. Bakker, M. Burkett, S. Donald, J.D. Echeverria, D.A. Farber, M. Faure, M.B. Gerrard, Q. He, R. Kundis Craig, S. Kuo, D.A. Kysar, R. Lyster, T. Parejo-Navajas, J. Peel, L. Rajamani, S. Shapiro, T. Stephens, L.G. Sun, K. Tracy, R.R.M. Verchick, J. VerschuurenTrade Review'As the global community struggles to reduce emissions to avoid the worst impacts of human induced climate change, climate disaster law is emerging as a new area of climate law that demands the attention of academics, policymakers and practicing lawyers alike. This book offers critical insights on the key climate issues we will have to contend with in years to come; the scale of which will largely depend on our collective effort to mitigate those issues today!' --Meinhard Doelle, Dalhousie University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Climate Disaster Law Rosemary Lyster and Robert R. M. Verchick PART I INTERNATIONAL LAW AND CLIMATE DISASTERS 1. Wishful Thinking? The Governance of Climate Change-Related Disasters in the Anthropocene Tim Stephens 2. The Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities In the International Climate Change Regime Lavanya Rajamani 3. The Evolving Nature of Sovereignty in the Context of Climate Change Christine Bakker 4. International Environmental Law and Climate Disasters Jacqueline Peel 5. Climate-induced displacement and climate disaster law: Barriers and Opportunities Rosemary Lyster and Maxine Burkett PART II PUBLIC LAW AND CLIMATE DISASTERS 6. Governance Principles and Climate Disasters: Constitutional and Administrative Law Issues Daniel A. Farber 7. Disaster Law and Order Lisa Grow Sun 8. Occupational Health and Safety Law Sidney Shapiro and Katherine Tracy PART III ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND CLIMATE DISASTERS 9. Adaptive Law Craig Anthony (Tony) Arnold 10. Planning for Climate Change Disaster Robert R. M. Verchick 11. Building and Construction Law Teresa Parejo-Navajas and Michael B. Gerrard 12. The Uneasy Case for Disaster Buyouts Susan S. Kuo 13. Water Law and Climate Disasters Robin Kundis Craig 14. Protecting the Power Grid from Climate Disasters Rosemary Lyster and Robert R. M. Verchick 15. The Law of the Polar Bear John Copeland Nagle 16. Agriculture, Climate disasters, and the Law Jonathan Verschuuren PART IV PRIVATE LAW AND CLIMATE DISASTERS 17. Tort Law and Normative Rupture R. Henry Weaver and Douglas A. Kysar 18. Climate Change and Property Law John D. Echeverria 19. Private Law and Climate Disasters: Insurance Law Michael Faure and Qihao He 20. Climate Change and Fiduciary Investors: Weathering a Disaster Scenario M. Scott Donald Index

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Book Synopsis'In this important book, Benoît Mayer forces us to confront the implications of labelling in the climate migration context, and skillfully leverages this debate to shine a light on broader questions of the evolving role of global governance. His forthright analysis is both refreshing and appropriately challenging.'- James C. Hathaway, University of Michigan Law School'The discussion on the legal aspects of climate migration is often limited to the issue of the legal status. Yet the debate extends way further, and Mayer offers a much-needed broader look at the different dimensions of this concept, their legal implications and political caveats.'- François Gemenne, University of Liège, Belgium, and Sciences Po, FrancePolitical narratives on climate or environmental migration have been deployed in support of policy arguments relating to humanitarian assistance, migration, and climate change, or to promote national security or economic interests. But while climate change certainly has various impacts on human mobility, it does not appear to create distinct ''climate migrants'' or (in general) unprecedented migration scenarios. In this timely book, Benoit Mayer offers a unique interdisciplinary inquiry into the prospects of different political narratives on climate migration.The Concept of Climate Migration identifies the essential narratives around climate migration - the humanitarian narrative, the migration narrative and the climate change narrative - and assesses their prospects. It argues that although such arguments will influence global governance, they will not necessarily achieve what advocates hope for. Throughout the discussion, it appears that the weaknesses of the concept of "climate migration" are likely to be utilized in favour of repressive policies against migration or for the defence of industrial nations against perceived threats from the Third World.This discerning book explores new paradoxes in political advocacy and relates them to some of the greatest challenges to contemporary global governance. It will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students interested in climate migration, climate change and the law, or anyone involved in advocacy around these important issues.Trade Review'The book addresses the very timely and controversial concept of climate migrants. With great skill and thoroughness, Mayer discloses the ambivalence that lies in this concept: It may foster desirable developments as well as undesirable ones, depending on the way it is being used in political advocacy. The danger is that the concept of climate migrants could heighten the general anxiety about climate change and be detrimental to causes such as human rights protection and climate change responsibility. Yet, it could facilitate stronger international cooperation, international assistance and solidarity. (The concept of ''climate migrants'' carries with it an understanding of complex, global interdependence and arguments for states to not ignore the protection of vulnerable peoples outside their jurisdiction. Moreover, the concept might also contribute to a greater understanding of states' responsibility under international law to drastically reduce their excessive greenhouse gas emissions.)All in all, the book sheds light on one of the major challenges that today's system of global governance faces: the inertia to address collective issues in a cooperative and effective manner. The solution to this challenge may lie beyond the scope of this book, but it certainly is an important step in analysing the underlying legal and political dimensions and constrains to providing such solution.' --Christina Voigt, University of Oslo, Norway'Professor Mayer clearly and persuasively argues that . . . the effects of climate change on migration cannot and should not be addressed in isolation from broader concerns over migrant welfare and environmental protection. His insightful, interdisciplinary book requires us to rethink our assumptions about the relationship of climate change and migration, and provides a strong platform for future scholarship and policy.' --John H. Knox, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment and Wake Forest University'With stories about migration and climate change making daily headlines, Benoît Mayer's insightful analysis of the concept of ''climate migration'' is particularly timely. Mayer's careful and critical deconstruction of the concept offers a fresh scholarly perspective on how the challenges of migration and climate change are intertwined. Its clear guidance on how the elusive concept can be used in political advocacy should put the book on the reading list of anyone concerned with tackling two of the most important global challenges of this day and age in conjunction.' --Harro van Asselt, University of Eastern FinlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Climate Migration 2. The Humanitarian Narrative - Human Rights, Global Justice, and the Limits of Humanitarian Reason 3. The Migration Narrative - Protection Gaps, the Refugee Analogy, and the Rights of Migrants 4. The Responsibility Narrative - Anthropogenic Climate Change, Migration as Injury, and Interference in Place of Reparation 5. Pragmatic Narratives - Self-Interests, National Aspirations, and Global Complex Interdependence Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical and engaging Research Handbook illustrates the variety of research approaches in the field of climate change adaptation policy in order to provide a guide to its social and institutional complexity. A range of international expert contributors offer interdisciplinary explorations of climate change adaptation policy from policy sciences, legal, and practitioner perspectives. Using examples from a variety of sectors including water, health and land use, and multiple levels of governance and country contexts, from international to local, and developing to developed countries, the chapters examine a wealth of theoretical orientations towards climate change adaptation policy and their underpinnings. In doing so, this Research Handbook provides an understanding of the complexity of the institutions, decision-makers and assumptions that are involved in adaptation research as well as adaptation policy development and implementation. This Research Handbook will be an indispensable resource for both researchers and practitioners in climate change adaptation with an interest in the research methods and policies that support and advance it. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of environmental studies, public policy and politics will also find this book provides a valuable foundation for building a deeper knowledge of adaptation science and policy.Contributors include: A. Atteridge, J. Bergh, R. Biesbroek, K.J. Bowen, D. Burton, S.N. Chau, C. Clar, S. Connor, G. Cundill, A. Dertinger, K.L. Ebi, S. Fritzen, K. Grecksch, F. Groundstroem, B. Harvey, M. Howlett, D. Javeline, S. Juhola, A. Jurgilevich, R.J. Keenan, E.C.H. Keskitalo, J. Klein, J. Lawrence, E. Lisa, J. McDonald, I. Mukherjee, M. Mullan, J. Munck, L.O. Naess, J. Nalau, H. Nelson, I. Noble, T. O'Donnell, A. Oels, M. Parsons, Å. Persson, B.L. Preston, M. Purdon, M. Rahman, A. Räsänen, D. Russel, F. Schipper, T.F. Smith, C.A. Sova, R. Steurer, R. Swart, P. Thornton, M. Twena, A. Wellstead, J. WentaTrade Review'This thoughtful, timely and comprehensive perspective on climate change adaptation policy provides insights into adaptation as it transitions from theory and planning towards practical implementation. The book is comprehensive and essential reading for all researchers, practitioners, policy- and decision-makers wanting to understand why adaptation is the way it is - why action is sometimes delayed, ineffective or maladaptive, and what the barriers are to achieving successful outcomes.' --Jean Palutikof, Griffith University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction: Understanding Adaptation in the Context of Social Theory E. C. H. Keskitalo and B. L. Preston 1. The evolving interactions between adaptation research, international policy, and development practice Ian Noble Part II. Theoretical Frameworks and Systems Relevant to Climate Change Adaptation Policy Research 2. Challenges Associated with Implementing Climate Adaptation Policy Michael Howlett, Ishani Mukherjee and Scott Fritzen 3. The role of law and legal systems in climate change adaptation policy Joseph Wenta and Jan McDonald 4. Moving from incremental to transformational change in climate adaptation policy? An institutionalist perspective Johan Munck af Rosenschöld and Jaap G. Rozema 5. Enabling conditions for the mainstreaming of adaptation policy and practice Duncan Russel 6. Unpacking the potential role of social learning in adaptation policy Georgina Cundill and Blane Harvey 7. The promise and limits of participation in adaptation governance: Moving beyond participation towards disruption Angela Oels 8. Research methodology for adaptation policy analysis: embracing the eclectic messy centre Mark Purdon and Philip Thornton Part III: Understanding Adaptation Policy Development and Implementation at Different Levels and Country Contexts 9. Adaptation policy at supranational level? Evidence from the European Union Robbert Biesbroek and Rob Swart 10. The emergence and institutionalisation of national adaptation strategies Alexandra Jurgilevich, Fanny Groundstroem, Johannes Klein, Aleksi Räsänen and Sirkku Juhola 11. Adaptation in advanced economies. Progress and challenges in OECD countries Michael Mullan and Andrea Dertinger 12. Adaptation policy and planning in developing countries Chase A. Sova and E. Lisa F. Schipper 13. Adaptation policy and planning in Pacific Small Island Developing States Meg Parsons and Johanna Nalau 14. From Adaptive Capacity to Policy Capacity Adaptation Assessments: Insights from the Policy Sciences Mehjabeen Rahman, Adam Wellstead and Michael Howlett 15. Climate change adaptation strategies at different levels of government Christoph Clar and Reinhard Steurer 16. The role of governance in sub-national adaptation policy implementation Johanna Nalau, Judy Lawrence and Donovan Burton 17. Local adaptation governance: Examining power relations Lars Otto Naess and Michelle Twena Part IV. Sectoral and Cross-Cutting Perspectives on Adaptation Policy 18. The role of finance for adaptation Åsa Persson and Aaron Atteridge 19. Water Resources Kevin Grecksch 20. Property rights and land use planning on the Australian coast Tayanah O'Donnell, Timothy F. Smith and Sarah Connor 21. Climate change adaptation in forest production systems in a globalizing economy Rodney J. Keenan, Harry Nelson, E. Carina H. Keskitalo and Johan Bergh 22. Adaptation of Ecosystems in the Anthropocene Debra Javeline and Sophia N. Chau 23. Adaptation in health systems Kristie L. Ebi, Kathryn J Bowen 24. Conclusions: Climate Change Adaptation Policy Research and its Role in Understanding Climate Change Keskitalo, E. C. H. and B. L. Preston Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing together understandings from science and business around the increasingly important concept of resilience, this book provides managers, academics and practitioners with important ideas that will help business prepare for the future. It provides much needed detail on the challenges that climate change poses for organisations and makes essential reading for anyone interested in sustainable business.'- Suzanne Benn, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaClimate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers in the field, while providing strategies to tackle them.With a particular focus on building climate-resilient pathways for private sector organizations, the expert authors offer practical tools and decision-making criteria for evaluating adaptation needs, costs and benefits. Split into two parts, this book begins with an analysis of the subject on a global scale; it continues by translating the science surrounding it while presenting it in a manner suited to local decision-makers.Sustainability and climate adaptation scholars as well as managers will equally find this book to be an insightful read. Government officers and risk management professionals will also find the topics discussed beneficial to their work.Trade Review‘Geared toward organizational decision-makers and policymakers, The Climate Resilient Organization is clearly? ?written, nicely summarizes the literature and draws heavily on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? ?(IPCC) reports. It is a good starting point for those looking for an introduction to climate change and how it? ?might influence their business.' -- Jessica Gordon, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, US, Anthem EnvirosExperts Review‘The Climate Resilient Organization offers a treasure trove of valuable information, useful tables for long-term reference, and a range of incredibly interesting issues for discussion that must be taken seriously by academics and practitioners alike.’ -- Eric B. Kennedy, Science and Public Policy‘Drawing together understandings from science and business around the increasingly important concept of resilience, this book provides managers, academics and practitioners with important ideas that will help business prepare for the future. It provides much needed detail on the challenges that climate change poses for organisations and makes essential reading for anyone interested in sustainable business.’ -- Suzanne Benn, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I The Changed Environment 1. Organizations and Global Environmental Change 2. The Threat of Climate Change 3: The International Climate Policy Landscape 4. Implications for National Policy on Climate Change PART II ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES 5. Vulnerabilities and Impacts as Drivers for Change 6. Strategic Options for Adaptation 7. Responses to Extreme Environmental Changes 8. The Path Forward: New Frameworks for Business Strategy and Innovation References Index

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Book SynopsisWith a novel focus on the individual members of the G20, this innovative book explores the perspectives and behaviours of those within the global summit, unpacking what they are seeking to achieve, how they go about doing this, and the domestic impact of the G20.Providing insights from the summit, Hugo Dobson comprehensively analyses the G20’s development and practices from the perspectives of the nineteen member states and one inter-governmental organisation that have shaped it. Chapters examine members’ reactions to the upgrading of the G20 to a summit of leaders in 2008, its development thereafter into the premier forum for international economic cooperation, and the expansion of its agenda beyond macroeconomic issues to a range of global collective action problems. Looking at its future from a country-specific perspective, Dobson concludes that the G20 will continue to engage with stakeholders and evolve in terms of its membership, as seen in the decision at the 2023 Delhi summit to include the African Union, thereby providing a basis for future research on its members’ perspectives, positions and behaviours.This multidisciplinary book will be an invigorating read for students of international relations and politics, global governance, sustainable development, climate change and energy transitions, and security and terrorism. Its exclusive insights will also be of use to policymakers and third sector organisations who are stakeholders in the G20 process.Trade Review‘This book is a highly valuable and very welcome addition to the scholarly literature on, and public understanding of, the Group of Twenty, by offering the first detailed look at its individual members’ priorities, roles and effectiveness within the G20 process and summits. With its insightful treatment of climate change, the energy transition and security, this book is a most timely, badly needed look at the G20 members’ response, together at the highest level, to the most critical, even existential, challenges of our time.’ -- John Kirton, University of Toronto, Canada‘Hugo Dobson’s book on the G20 is indispensable reading for making sense of shifting patterns of world politics. Dobson’s long experience as a summit watcher is on display with considerable value. Without getting bogged down with the intricacies concerning either the normative or technical debates about its role, Dobson’s “unpacking” showcases why an understanding of the G20 is so essential for a world caught between aspirations to global governance and the constraints imposed by national sovereignty and a return to geopolitics.’ -- Andrew F. Cooper, University of Waterloo, Canada‘This is a fantastic contribution and a must-read book for anyone interested in multilateralism and global governance. Making substantive theoretical and empirical contributions to the G20 literature, Professor Dobson remains one of the most important voices in the field.’ -- Tristen Naylor, University of Cambridge, UK‘The definitive update on the evolution of the Group of Twenty (G20), this book identifies key global governance efforts to manage the contested world economy, climate change and sustainability, and global security. Cutting across the traditional boundaries of international politics and diplomacy, political economy, and area studies, and written in Hugo Dobson’s trademark style of clarity and depth, it makes for a must read for scholars, students, policymakers, and thought leaders alike.’ -- Gregory T. Chin, York University, Canada and Mayling Birney Global Scholar, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 2 The G20 and its position within global governance 3 Managing the global economy 4 Sustainable development 5 Climate change and energy transitions 6 Security and terrorism 7 G20 summitry beyond global governance 8 Conclusions Appendix 1: G20 summits, 2008–2025 Appendix 2: Attendance at G20 summits, 2008–2022 References

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Book SynopsisIn this thoughtful and original book, social scientist Olivier Godard considers the ways in which arguments of justice cling to international efforts to address global climate change. Proposals made by governments, experts and NGOs as well as concepts and arguments born of moral and political philosophy are introduced and critically examined. Godard contributes to this important debate by showing why global climate justice is still controversial, despite it being a key issue of our times.Godard first points out the huge differences between the foundations of conflicting proposals, for instance between a cosmopolitan viewpoint and an international one. He then explores controversies over climate justice proposals and provides a rigorous criticism of those based on historical responsibility. Finally, he demonstrates how issues of justice are reconfigured by instrumental regimes of coordination, such as a global carbon market. Inspired by the French school of justification, this book shines an insightful light on the failure of climate change debates to develop a convincing standard moral and political theory.Including elements from systems theory, economics and law, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of moral and political philosophy, economics and social sciences, as well as experts working on climate negotiations and concerned stakeholders.Trade Review‘Godard knows the facts, has a very good overview of the philosophical literature on the subject and is perfectly informed about the political discussions of the last quarter of a century. His quest is not for a new justification of global climate justice, but for a way to bring us further than the many already existing conceptions have brought us hitherto.’ -- Norbert Campagna, Ethical Perspectives'Justice considerations lie at the heart of international discussions to deal with climate change. This timely book, by one of the best scholars and advisors on climate policy, provides a comprehensive, yet rigorously critical (with due emphasis on the peculiarities of the international sphere), account of existing demands on the matter, from ''intergenerational equity'' to ''equal rights for every human being'' to the ''historical responsibility of the North''. It ends with a new framework, drawn from justification theory, for articulating concrete compromises out of rival viewpoints. A must-read for climate policy makers, advisors, analysts and scholars.' -- Bernard Sinclair-Desgagné, HEC Montréal, Canada'For all its details, climate change is fundamentally a moral issue. Godard manages with elegance and sharp analysis to guide us through the big philosophical, economic and political questions.' -- Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg, Sweden'How to propose a theory of climate justice that takes seriously the need for States to voluntarily agree on a common climate regime? How to apply Boltanski and Thévenot's approach to justification to this issue? These are two of the many issues addressed in this book. It is the very personal outcome of decades of in-depth work devoted to bridging ideas from international relations, political philosophy, environmental economics and first-hand observations of climate negotiations. Timely and insightful!' -- Axel Gosseries, University of Louvain, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Whither justice? 3. Justice and international coordination 4. Justice and climate change: data and proposals 5. The puzzle of intergenerational equity 6. Historical responsibility for climate change 7. The equitable sharing of a carbon budget 8. Climate justice in the light of justification theory 9. Beyond justice References Index

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Book SynopsisThe 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change marked a reset of global climate policy, but was jeopardised by the partisan nature of the debates. In this unique overview, Aynsley Kellow suggests that global policy on climate change should have started with the Paris Agreement, and that almost a quarter of a century has been wasted following the wrong path. Looking critically at the interplay between interests, science, and global norms, Negotiating Climate Change shows how the initial selection of the wrong `metapolicy' hindered the development of global climate policy. Examining key debates, and the problems which arose from them, Kellow exposes the failings of the Kyoto Process and the subsequent issues raised in the negotiations culminating in the Paris Agreement. Providing analysis of the failings of past decades as well as looking towards the future of climate policy, this book will be invaluable to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of global environmental politics, environmental governance and international relations, as well as for policy workers in agencies involved in climate policy.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Metapolicy and Global Climate Policy 2. Business Interests, Energy Competition, and Climate Change 3. Climate Science, Problem Definition and Agenda Setting 4. Norms in Climate Negotiations 5. Minilateralism and Forum Shopping: Negotiations and Multiple Arenas 6. Paris: The End – or a New Beginning? References Index

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Book SynopsisExploring the potential for alignment as well as conflicts between IP and climate change, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology encourages a coherent and integrated approach to decision making. This groundbreaking book identifies and challenges the lack of intersection between intellectual property law and climate change law at national level. It argues that intellectual property confers private rights on the results of innovation and creativity, while climate change law and policy exists more in the public sphere without engagement with intellectual property, with no space for the conflict between this private power and public goal to be investigated in litigation. This thought-provoking book will be of great interest to scholars working in the fields of IP, climate change law, human rights, and planning and sustainable development, challenging the assumption that some problems are dealt with only through consideration of certain areas of the law. Proposing new processes for policy and law making in order to remove barriers between these fields, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology will also be a valuable resource for members of parliament and policy makers. Trade Review'The relationship between technology protected as intellectual property and its uses to address global climate change is far from simple. In this book Professor Brown draws on her in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law and international climate change policy issues to unpack those complexities and present a detailed analysis of how the two areas could more productively interact. Researchers and policymakers will benefit from reading this thought provoking book.' --Susy Frankel, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'Abbe Brown's professional background, spanning practice and academia, makes her exceptionally well placed to consider workable solutions to climate change challenges. Spanning IP, competition and human rights and bringing in new approaches to statutory interpretation, Brown seeks to break down barriers and encourage judges and policy makers to take new approaches to these pressing problems. Finding practical solutions is core to Professor Brown's intellectual enquiry and she does not disappoint, adding important insights as to how significant progress could be made.' --Charlotte Waelde, Coventry University, UK'At the core of this book is this question: What is law's role in the package of solutions to mitigate climate change? That package will involve the invention and deployment of new technologies. Intellectual property will play a crucial role: it is meant to create incentives for innovation but it can also create barriers to the use of new technologies. The book offers the reader a comprehensive view of the law - and specifically IP law - in building a pathway to a low-carbon future.' --Daniel Gervais, Vanderbilt University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. National legislation and policy making 3. Conflict and alignment? Rationales and litigation 4. Conflict and realities: presenting case studies 5. Present approaches, opportunities and challenges 6. New judicial approaches 7. Above the radar: delivering integration 8. Investor State Dispute Settlement: crossing boundaries? 9. Closing Thoughts Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking Research Handbook offers a critical survey of the law and governance issues facing the world's oceans and coasts in this era of Anthropocentric climate change. It discusses the biophysical impacts that climate change is having upon our oceans and coasts, as well as the various ways that international, national and sub-national laws have sought to respond. With contributions from scientists and lawyers, this comprehensive Research Handbook provides cutting edge analysis of the marine governance responses to climate change and how this will need to adapt in a rapidly changing world. It reflects on the interaction of climate change with regional marine governance regimes and analyses the likely impacts on maritime and national security. Illustrating the up-to-date treatment of interactions between climate and oceans regimes, this incisive Research Handbook examines the possible adaptation options to address specific issues for our oceans and coasts.The Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts will be a key resource for students, scholars and practitioners of climate change, water law and environmental law and policy, while also being of benefit to researchers in the cross-cutting fields of human rights and disaster law.Trade Review'Although the physical interconnections between the climate system and the ocean are critical to both, the legal implications of these interconnections are only beginning to be explored. This insightful and comprehensive Research Handbook brings together an outstanding group of scholars and will be an essential reference for anyone interested in learning more about the relationship of climate change and ocean law.' -- Daniel Bodansky, Arizona State University, US'This Research Handbook takes a topic that many have addressed in pieces and offers a more comprehensive vision of how it all works. The Handbook's Asia-Pacific leanings take readers through topics rarely explored in such volumes, including regional focus chapters on the Indian Ocean, the China Sea, and the Antarctic treaty regime. One of the Handbook's key values is its insights, from a variety of perspectives, into what climate change really means for the ocean's living resources - and the humans around the world who depend upon marine fisheries. As a thought-provoking bonus, the Postscript on the COVID-19 pandemic will likely set the terms for such discussions for years to come.' -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Utah, US'The ocean is undergoing a number of rapid and profound physical changes as a result of human interference with the Earth's carbon cycle. The law of the sea, and the broader body of national and international law applicable to coastal and marine areas, is struggling to keep pace with the extent and speed of this change. This Research Handbook addresses all of the key legal dimensions of this challenge, from sea level rise to fisheries management, and will be of enormous value to scholars, practitioners and students as they navigate the increasingly uncertain waters ahead.' -- Tim Stephens, University of Sydney, Australia'This exceptional book offers a timely, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary analysis of cutting-edge issues in ocean and coastal governance at the intersection of climate change. Professors McDonald, McGee, and Barnes have assembled an unparalleled cast of expert contributing authors from around the world to explore a wide range of topics at the forefront of the global response to climate change.' -- Randall S. Abate, Monmouth University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I FRAMING THE ISSUES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR OCEANS AND COASTS 1 Oceans and coasts in the era of Anthropogenic climate change 2 Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes 2 The impact of climate change on oceans: physical, chemical and biological responses 27 Alistair J Hobday and Richard J Matear PART II INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OCEANS AND COASTS 3 Climate change, the Anthropocene and ocean law: mapping the issues 49 David Freestone and Millicent McCreath 4 Sea-level rise and the law of the sea 81 Moritaka Hayashi 5 Adapting UNCLOS dispute settlement to address climate change 94 Natalie Klein 6 Climate change and high seas fisheries 114 Yoshinobu Takei 7 Climate change and the International Maritime Organization 134 Sophia Kopela 8 Climate change-related displacement of coastal and island peoples: human rights implications 152 Amy Maguire 9 Climate change, disaster law, and extreme ocean and coastal events 174 Anastasia Telesetsky 10 Oceans, climate change and non-state actors 193 Irini Papanicolopulu and Armando Rocha PART III REGIONAL AND SECTORAL GOVERNANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OCEANS AND COASTS 11 Handling climate change for the East and South China Seas 210 Keyuan Zou and Lei Zhang 12 The Southern Ocean and changing environmental conditions: Antarctic Treaty System 224 Julia Jabour and Marcus Haward 13 Climate change and the Arctic: adapting to threats and opportunities in Arctic marine waters 239 Elise Johansen and Tore Henriksen 14 International law and institutional responses to climate change and fisheries management in the Indian Ocean 259 Erika Techera 15 Governing Pacific fisheries under climate change 278 Jan McDonald and Shannon Maree Torrens 16 Integrated oceans management and climate change 295 Karen N Scott 17 Marine spatial planning and climate change: an example from Scotland 313 Anne-Michelle Slater and Alison MacDonald PART IV ADAPTING AND RESPONDING TO CLIMATE IMPACTS ON OCEANS AND COASTS 18 Responding to ocean acidification beyond climate governance 330 Reuben Makomere and Jan McDonald 19 Ecosystem-based adaptation in coastal areas: lessons from selected case studies 348 Justine Bell-James 20 The governance of marine invasive alien species and climate change in China 366 Jiayu Bai and Jing Cheng 21 Shifting currents: climate change and maritime security in the Asia Pacific 394 Robin Warner and Stuart Kaye 22 Naval, national security and defence issues from climate change 409 Sam Bateman and Anthony Bergin 23 A global network of MPAs: an important tool in addressing climate change 425 Danielle Smith PART V INNOVATIVE GOVERNANCE FOR MARINE-BASED CLIMATE MITIGATION 24 Marine geoengineering governance and the importance of compatibility with the law of the sea 442 Kerryn Brent 25 Protecting Antarctica’s coastal blue carbon: a case for international cooperation 462 Brendan Gogarty, Narissa Bax, David KA Barnes, Chester Sands, Jeffrey McGee, Marcus Haward, Maria Lund Paulsen, Bernabé Moreno, Camille Moreau, Christoph Held and Rachel Downey 26 Postscript: governance for climate change, oceans and coasts in a post-COVID-19 world 485 Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee and Richard Barnes Index 493

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Book SynopsisClimate change is causing a geological transition, defining a new era in which the Earth System is configured through human action. The emergence of a global polity through physical, economic and social interaction demands a global response to this phenomenon which cannot be modelled on traditional political and legal concepts centred around the nation-state. This Research Handbook explores the implementation of climate constitutionalism on a global scale, considering both language and substance in order to design adequate normative patterns for addressing climate change. Against the narrative of the Anthropocene and its implications for the law, carefully curated chapters provide a critical approach to global environmental constitutionalism, analysing the problems of sustainability and global equity that are so necessarily intertwined with the causes and consequences of climate change. Recognising the adaptation and mitigation demands implied by climate change, this astute Handbook explores how to develop constitutional discourses and strategies to address these issues, and thereby tackle the negative effects of climate change whilst also advancing a more sustainable, equitable and responsible global society. Timely and engaging, this Research Handbook will prove vital reading for students and scholars of environmental, constitutional and administrative law and policy. Climate change practitioners, policy makers and activists will also find its insights highly informative. Contributors include: S. Atapattu, S. Borràs, K. Bosselmann, E. Cocciolo, G.M. Cuadros, E. Daly, P. de Araujo Ayala, B.H. Desai, R.J. Heffron, A. Hornborg, J. Jaria-Manzano, L.J. Kotzé, J.R. May, D. McCauley, K. Morrow, M. Powers, J.M. Pureza, B.K. Sidhu, A. SindenTrade Review'Anyone concerned about an orderly and principled human response to the planetary consequences of climate change will find guidance and insight in this collection of engaged essays ranging from conceptual perspectives on global governance and justice through to practical and institutional analysis of the ongoing transition in energy systems.' --Jamie Benidickson, University of Ottawa, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Global Climate Constitutionalism Jordi Jaria-Manzano and Susana Borràs 2. The Anthropocene Challenge to our Worldview Alf Hornborg 3. Law in the Anthropocene Jordi Jaria-Manzano 4. A global environmental constitution for the Anthropocene’s climate crisis Louis J. Kotzé 5. The Atmosphere as a Global Commons Klaus Bosselmann 6. Global environmental constitutionalism as a constitutionalism of the Earth José Rubens Morato Leite and Patryck de Araujo Ayala 7. Global Constitutionalism as an Ambivalent Script José Manuel Pureza 8. The Fragility of Climate, Human Responsibility and Finding the Impetus to Act Decisively―Investigating the Potential of the Ethics of Care Karen Morrow 9. A Human Rights Framework for the Anthropocene Amy Sinden 10. Climate Change as a Common Concern of Humankind. Some Reflections on International Law-making Process Bharat H. Desai and Balraj K. Sidhu 11. Environmental Rights, Responsibility and Care: A New Constitutional Paradigm Gregorio Mesa Cuadros 12. Environmental Justice, Climate Justice and Constitutionalism: Protecting Vulnerable States and Communities Sumudu Attapatu 13. Climate Migration, Gender and Poverty Susana Borràs 14. Global Climate Constitutionalism and Justice in the Courts James R. May and Erin Daly 15. Energy Transition: Reforming Social Metabolism Melissa Powers 16. Capitalocene, Thermocene and the Earth System: Global law and Connectivity in the Anthropocene Age Endrius Cocciolo 17. Beyond Energy Justice: Towards a Just Transition Raphael Heffron and Darren McCauley 18. Conclusion: Exploring a Constitution for the Climate Jordi Jaria-Manzano Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Climate change will bring great suffering to communities, individuals and ecosystems. Those least responsible for the problem will suffer the most. Justice demands urgent action to reverse its causes and impacts. In this provocative new book, Paul G. Harris brings together original essays to explore innovative approaches to understanding and implementing climate justice in the future. Through investigations informed by theories from philosophy, politics, sociology, law and economics, this Research Agenda reveals the actors most responsible for climate change and suggests concrete proposals for more effective mitigation. Addressing the distribution of scarce resources and the disproportionate responsibility of affluent nations and people, this insightful book asserts that climate change is a matter of equity, fairness and social and distributive justice. It argues that climate change is shaping up to be the greatest injustice in all of human history. This analytical and thought-provoking Research Agenda will be a valuable tool for climate change researchers while its interdisciplinary approach will appeal to students and academics researching in the fields of global environmental politics, sustainability, international relations, environmental philosophy and law. The examination of the key questions of climate justice from global through to individual levels will also aid policy-makers, practitioners and activists. Contributors include: R. Attfield, I. Bailey, F. Corvino, A. Dietzel, J. Donhauser, P.G. Harris, S. Kopra, J.S. Mastaler, S.R. O'Doherty, G. Pellegrini-Masini, A. Pirni, D. Storey, C. Swingle, C. Tornel, I. Wallimann-Helmer Trade Review'In his introduction to A Research Agenda for Climate Justice, Paul Harris says that it is not far-fetched to suggest that climate change is becoming the greatest injustice ever perpetrated in all human history. He may well be right. Yet how do we get others - and in democracies, a majority of voters - to see it this way? The contributors to this book not only show, from their different perspectives, why climate change is an injustice, but also take steps towards answering that question.' --Peter Singer, Princeton University, US'What should we do? Better to start with: What should we not do? The answer: Most of what we are now doing. This demands provocative, innovative research. The contributors in this exceptional volume consider future generations, effective policies, rich and poor, wealth vs. welfare, wild creatures, technology, degrowth, risks, rights, refugees, individuals in nations, large and small. There is no better analysis of the prospects of failure and success in climate justice.' --Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University, US'Paul Harris has assembled a collection that examines important lingering questions in climate justice but also plots a new course for research in the field. Harris and his contributors explore how climate justice might be more broadly conceptualized and effectively advanced, extending the field's focus well beyond the questions about burden-sharing among nation-states that dominated its first decade.' --Steven Vanderheiden, University of Colorado, Boulder, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface ix 1 Climate justice: the urgent research agenda(s) 1 Paul G. Harris 2 Vital needs and climate change: inter-human, inter-generational and inter-species justice 15 Robin Attfield 3 Common but differentiated responsibilities: agency in climate justice 27 Ivo Wallimann-Helmer 4 The world as it is: a vision for a social science (and policy) turn in climate justice 38 David E. Storey 5 National climate-mitigation policy: the spatial framing of (in)justice claims 52 Ian Bailey 6 Climate change and capitalism: a degrowth agenda for climate justice 64 Carlos Tornel 7 A cosmopolitan agenda for climate justice: embracing non-state actors 77 Alix Dietzel and Paul G. Harris 8 Social justice and ecological consciousness: pathways to climate justice 91 James S. Mastaler 9 Climate justice in practice: adapting democratic institutions for environmental citizenship 104 Giuseppe Pellegrini-Masini, Fausto Corvino and Alberto Pirni 10 Climate refugees: realizing justice through existing institutions 118 Justin Donhauser 11 Pre-emptive justice for future generations: reframing climate change as a ‘humanitarian climate crime’ 131 Selina Rose O’Doherty 12 Climate justice after the Paris Agreement: understanding equity through nationally determined contributions 143 Claire Swingle 13 Responsibility for climate justice: the role of great powers 158 Sanna Kopra Index 171

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Book SynopsisSarnoff's Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change is packed with varied perspectives and essential information and is therefore a very useful guide for anyone interested in IP and climate change (and beyond!). To have all this packed tightly into one book is a great thing. I m quite pleased to have it on my bookshelf.'- Eric Lane, Green Patent BlogWritten by a global group of leading scholars, this wide-ranging Research Handbook provides insightful analysis, useful historical perspective, and a point of reference on the controversial nexus of climate change law and policy, intellectual property law and policy, innovation policy, technology transfer, and trade.The contributors provide a unique review of the scientific background, international treaties, and political and institutional contexts of climate change and intellectual property law. They further identify critical conflicts and differences of approach between developed and developing countries. Finally they put forward and analyze the relevant intellectual property law doctrines and policy options for funding, developing, disseminating, and regulating the required technologies and their associated activities and business practices. The book will serve as a resource and reference tool for scholars, policymakers and practitioners looking to understand the issues at the interface of intellectual property and climate change.Contributors: P. Ala'i, C. de Avila Plaza, D. Borges Barbosa, P. Bifani, M.A. Carrier, M.W. Carroll, J.L. Contreras, C.M. Correa, E. Derclaye, P. Drahos, C.H. Farley, S. Ferrey, S.E. Gaines, D.A. Gantz, D.J. Gervais, D. Hunter, The International Council on Human Rights Policy, D.S. Levine, C.R. McManis, R.K. Musil, S.K. Sandeen, J.D. Sarnoff, D. Shabalala, G. Tansey, B. Tuncak, J.M. Urban, D. Vivas-Eugui, H. Wang, P.K. YuTrade Review'Given Di Caprio's acceptance speech at the Oscars, calling on the world to take climate change seriously, this terrific tome could not have been more timely! Boasting a splendid array of scholars and policy makers, it traverses a wide spectrum of issues at the interface of IP and climate change technologies. Professor Joshua Sarnoff needs to be commended for conceptualizing and co-ordinating this project, resulting in a bountiful book that offers incisive insights on one of the foremost policy challenges facing the world today!' --Dr Shamnad Basheer, India'Tackling the climate problem will require the development, deployment and transfer of a wide variety of technologies at a pace and scale unprecedented outside of wartime. This will involve not only the environmental, energy and treaty laws familiar to climate law specialists, but also a bewildering array of issues under intellectual property, trade, procurement and other legal fields. Joshua Sarnoff has done a wonderful job in assembling leading experts from around the world to illuminate these complex matters.' --Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School'In the wake of the Paris Agreement, there is a great need to encourage a transition to a clean energy world economy. Intellectual property and innovation policy will play a critical role in research, development, and deployment of clean technologies. In this context, the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change edited by Joshua Sarnoff is essential reading. This landmark collection provides a comprehensive examination of the inter-relationship between intellectual property and climate change. Leading authors from around the world tackle topics such as international law, patent law, green trade marks, copyright law, and trade secrets law. The Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Climate Change also considers larger public policy issues in respect of climate finance, innovation law and policy, government procurement, standard-setting, and competition law.' --Matthew Rimmer, Queensland University of Technology, QueenslandTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Joshua D. Sarnoff 2. Climate Science and Policy Responses David Hunter 3. International Law and Institutions for Climate Change Sanford E. Gaines 4. Climate Change, the International Intellectual Property Régime, and Disputes Under the TRIPS Agreement Daniel J. Gervais 5. Intellectual Property Rights Under the UNFCCC: Without Response to Developing Countries’ Concerns Carlos M. Correa 6. The Intellectual Property Regime: Are There Lessons for Climate Change Negotiations? Peter Drahos 7. Intellectual Property Enforcement and Global Climate Change Peter K. Yu 8. Beyond Technology Transfer: Protecting Human Rights in a Climate-constrained World The International Council On Human Rights Policy 9. Behind the Wall: Global Climate Change and American Religion Robert K. Musil 10. Technology Transfer for Climate Change and Developing Country Viewpoints on Historical Responsibility and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities Dalindyebo Shabalala 11. Government Choices in Innovation Funding Joshua D. Sarnoff 12. Catalyzing Technology Development Through University Research Jorge L. Contreras and Charles R. McManis 13. Antitrust and Climate Change Michael A. Carrier 14. Climate Change Innovation, Products and Services Under the GATT/WTO System David A. Gantz and Padideh Ala’i 15. The Role of Government Procurement in Regard to Development, Dissemination and Costs of Climate Change Technologies Denis Borges Barbosa and Charlene de Avila Plaza 16. Patents and Climate Change Joshua D. Sarnoff 17. Trade Secrets and Climate Change: Uncovering Secret Solutions to the Problem of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sharon K. Sandeen and David S. Levine 18. The Role of Copyright in the Protection of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change: Is the Current Copyright System Adequate? Estelle Derclaye 19. Intellectual Property and Related Rights in Climate Data Michael W. Carroll 20. Green Marks Christine Haight Farley 21. Standards and Related Intellectual Property Issues for Climate Change Technology Jorge L. Contreras 22. Privacy Issues in Smart Grid Deployment Jennifer M. Urban 23. Energy Steven Ferrey 24. Transportation Paolo Bifani, David Vivas-Eugui, and Hiafeng Wang 25. Food Geoff Tansey 26. Natural Resources Baskut Tuncak Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical book examines the issues surrounding climate change and sustainability in relation to the freight transport sector. Written by an interdisciplinary team of contributors, the book approaches the topic from a multitude of perspectives, demonstrating that the sector will need to undergo significant changes in order to meet climate change targets. In addition to examining the challenges facing the transport sector, chapters also offer practical suggestions as to how the sector can achieve the required transformation. Legal methods are considered along with the application of new technologies and the implementation of alternative incentive structures as ways to promote sustainability and reduce emissions. Featuring contributions from leading authors from logistics, business, law and sustainability backgrounds, Sustainable and Efficient Transport demonstrates that a more integrated approach is needed at an EU level, to bring about the paradigm shift required for reducing transport emissions and making the sector more sustainable. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers working in both sustainability and transport. Lawyers, industry professionals and policy-makers will also benefit from insights in to the effectiveness of current policies and alternative solutions to contemporary challenges. Trade Review'Transport and the law on transportation belongs to the core of international commercial law. Litigation is either subject to arbitration or to the few national courts that enjoy the reputation of being impartial. The field is built on old conventions and the rationality of bilateral contractual relations. This book shifts the perspective from international commercial law - the law of contracts - to sustainability and to the SDG - the Sustainable Development Goals. Everybody knows that it is time to act, but very little happens. This book shows the potential avenues that politics has to take. There is no alternative. The digital economy provides the potential to rethink the way in which transportation is organized and the law that needs to govern green transportation. There is more needed than a little bit of adjustment here and there. The traditional understanding of the law of transportation which sets aside the externalities of transportation has to be thoroughly overhauled.' --Hans-W Micklitz, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Sirpa Pietikäinen Preface PART I THE TARGET OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND THE NEED FOR SOCIAL ENGINEERING 1. Responding to the grand challenge of our time Beate Sjåfjell 2. Measures for the sustainable shipping of goods Erik Røsæg 3. The Single European Transport Area and sustainability of the transport industry Rosa Greaves PART II THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND DIGITALIZATION – TRANSPORT IN A GREEN MARKET 4. Organization boundaries. How to integrate transport operations in circular economy thinking. The timber casestudy María Jesús Muñoz-Torres, María Ángeles Fernández-Izquierdo, Juana María Rivera-Lirio, Idoya Ferrero-Ferrero, Elena Escrig-Olmedo and José Vicente Gisbert-Navarro 5. The physical internet as enabler of new business models enhancing greener transports and the circular economy Mervi Rajahonka, Anu Bask, Sadaat Ali Yawar and Markku Tinnilä 6. Financing sustainable market actors in the circular economy Jukka Mähönen 7. Suitability of and regulatory barriers to the European emissions trading scheme regulating GHG emissionsfrom transport 117 Emilie Yliheljo PART III INFORMATION AS A DRIVER FOR GREEN BEHAVIOUR 8. A sustainable behavioural change in the transport industry – the role of emission information Ellen Eftestøl-Wilhelmsson 9. Sustainability in contractually organized supply chains: Coordinating transport Jaakko Salminen 10. The way of business contracts: How to promote (transport) sustainability and incentivize the green economy via Contract Management Suvi Hirvonen-Ere 11. Product information on freight emissions for consumers – changing the market towards sustainability Suvi Sankari PART IV GREEN FREIGHT – SOLUTIONS AND OBSTACLES 12. Towards a model for sustainable platooning cooperation in road transport Wouter Verheyen 13. Who pays for oil pollution at sea? Some remarks on the interplay between certainty of the law and unpredictability Andrea La Mattina Index

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Book SynopsisManaging climate change requires action on both its causes (reducing emissions) and its consequences (adapting to impacts that can no longer be avoided). Human societies can thrive in many climatic conditions. However, such adaptation is not necessarily smooth, and it cannot be taken for granted. This review synthesises the contribution of economics to the study and practice of climate resilience and adaptation, identifying some of the most influential articles by economists on climate change adaptation since the topic became a subject of academic interest.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Sam Fankhauser PART I THE STATE OF THE ART 1. Sam Fankhauser (2017), ‘Adaptation to Climate Change’, Annual Review of Resource Economics, 9, October, 209–30 2. Matthew E. Kahn (2016), ‘The Climate Change Adaptation Literature’, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 10 (1), Winter, 166–78 3. Robert Mendelsohn (2012), ‘The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries’, Climate Change Economics, 3 (2), August, 1250006-1–21 4. Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken (2014), ‘What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate–Economy Literature’, Journal of Economic Literature, 52 (3), September, 740–98 5. Karen Fisher-Vanden, Ian Sue Wing, Elisa Lanzi and David Popp (2013), ‘Modeling Climate Change Feedbacks and Adaptation Responses: Recent Approaches and Shortcomings’, Climatic Change, 117 (3), April, 481–95 PART II THE ANALYSIS OF ADAPTATION BEHAVIOUR A Agriculture 6. Robert Mendelsohn, William D. Nordhaus and Daigee Shaw (1994), ‘The Impact of Global Warming on Agriculture: A Ricardian Analysis’, American Economic Review, 84 (4), September, 753–71 7. S. Niggol Seo and Robert Mendelsohn (2008), ‘An Analysis of Crop Choice: Adapting to Climate Change in South American Farms’, Ecological Economics, 67 (1), August, 109–16 8. Salvatore Di Falco, Marcella Veronesi and Mahmud Yesuf (2011), ‘Does Adaptation to Climate Change Provide Food Security? A Micro-Perspective from Ethiopia’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 93 (3), April, 829–46 9. Harounan Kazianga and Christopher Udry (2006), ‘Consumption Smoothing? Livestock, Insurance and Drought in Rural Burkina Faso’, Journal of Development Economics, 79 (2), April, 413–46 10. Marshall Burke and Kyle Emerick (2016), ‘Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture’, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 8 (3), August, 106–40 B Energy Use 11. Maximilian Auffhammer and Erin T. Mansur (2014), ‘Measuring Climatic Impacts on Energy Consumption: A Review of the Empirical Literature’, Energy Economics, 46, November, 522–30 12. Olivier Deschênes and Michael Greenstone (2011), ‘Climate Change, Mortality, and Adaptation: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather in the US’, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3 (4), October, 152–85 13. David Rapson (2014), ‘Durable Goods and Long-Run Electricity Demand: Evidence from Air Conditioner Purchase Behavior’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 68 (1), July, 141–60 14. Enrica De Cian, Elisa Lanzi and Roberto Roson (2013), ‘Seasonal Temperature Variations and Energy Demand: A Panel Cointegration Analysis for Climate Change Impact Assessment’, Climatic Change, 116 (3–4), February, 805–25 C Coastal Protection 15. S. Fankhauser (1995), ‘Protection versus Retreat: The Economic Costs of Sea-Level Rise’, Environment and Planning A, 27 (2), February, 299–319 16. Paul Kirshen, Kelly Knee and Matthias Ruth (2008), ‘Climate Change and Coastal Flooding in Metro Boston: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies’, Climatic Change, 90 (4), October, 453–73 17. Robert J. Nicholls, Natasha Marinova, Jason A. Lowe, Sally Brown, Pier Vellinga, Diogo de Gusmão, Jochen Hinkel and Richard S.J. Tol (2011), ‘Sea-Level Rise and its Possible Impacts Given a “Beyond 4°C World” in the Twenty-First Century’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 369 (1934), 13th January, 161–81 18. Luis Maria Abadie, Ibon Galarraga and Elisa Sainz de Murieta (2017), ‘Understanding Risks in the Light of Uncertainty: Low-Probability, High-Impact Coastal Events in Cities’, Environmental Research Letters, 12 (1), January, 1–7, Addendum 1–5 D Disaster Response 19. V. Kerry Smith, Jared C. Carbone, Jaren C. Pope, Daniel G. Hallstrom and Michael E. Darden (2006), ‘Adjusting to Natural Disasters’, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 33 (1–2), September, 37–54 20. Marcel Fafchamps and Susan Lund (2003), ‘Risk-Sharing Networks in Rural Philippines’, Journal of Development Economics, 71 (2), August, 261–87 21. Luca Marchiori, Jean-François Maystadt and Ingmar Schumacher (2012), ‘The Impact of Weather Anomalies on Migration in Sub- Saharan Africa’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 63 (3), May, 355–74 22. Leah Platt Boustan, Matthew E. Kahn and Paul W. Rhode (2012), ‘Moving to Higher Ground: Migration Response to Natural Disasters in the Early Twentieth Century’, American Economic Review, 102 (3), May, 238–44 23. Qing Miao and David Popp (2014), ‘Necessity as the Mother of Invention: Innovative Responses to Natural Disasters’, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 68 (2), September, 280–95 PART III ADAPTATION PLANNING A Adaptation Priorities 24. Samuel Fankhauser, Joel B. Smith and Richard S.J. Tol (1999), ‘Weathering Climate Change: Some Simple Rules to Guide Adaptation Decisions’, Ecological Economics, 30 (1), July, 67–78 25. H.-M. Füssel (2007), ‘Adaptation Planning for Climate Change: Concepts, Assessment Approaches, and Key Lessons’, Sustainability Science, 2 (2), October, 265–75 26. Shardul Agrawala, Francesco Bosello, Carlo Carraro, Kelly De Bruin, Enrica De Cian, Rob Dellink and Elisa Lanzi (2011), ‘Plan or React? Analysis of Adaptation Costs and Benefits Using Integrated Assessment Models’, Climate Change Economics, 2 (3), 175–208 27. Stéphane Hallegatte (2009), ‘Strategies to Adapt to an Uncertain Climate Change’, Global Environmental Change, 19 (2), May, 240–47 B Making Adaptation Decisions 28. Paul Watkiss, Alistair Hunt, William Blyth and Jillian Dyszynski (2015), ‘The Use of New Economic Decision Support Tools for Adaptation Assessment: A Review of Methods and Applications, Towards Guidance on Applicability’, Climatic Change, 132 (3), October, 401–16 29. Peter Linquiti and Nicholas Vonortas (2012), ‘The Value of Flexibility in Adapting to Climate Change: A Real Options Analysis of Investments in Coastal Defense’, Climate Change Economics, 3 (2), 1250008-1–33 30. Nicola Ranger, Tim Reeder and Jason Lowe (2013), ‘Addressing “Deep” Uncertainty over Long-Term Climate in Major Infrastructure Projects: Four Innovations of the Thames Estuary 2100 Project’, EURO Journal on Decision Processes, 1 (3–4), November, 233–62 31. Suraje Dessai and Mike Hulme (2007), ‘Assessing the Robustness of Adaptation Decisions to Climate Change Uncertainties: A Case Study on Water Resources Management in the East of England’, Global Environmental Change, 17 (1), February, 59–72 C Barriers to Adaptation 32. Gary Yohe and Richard S.J. Tol (2002), ‘Indicators for Social and Economic Coping Capacity – Moving Toward a Working Definition of Adaptive Capacity’, Global Environmental Change, 12 (1), April, 25–40 33. Torsten Grothmann and Anthony Patt (2005), ‘Adaptive Capacity and Human Cognition: The Process of Individual Adaptation to Climate Change’, Global Environmental Change, 15 (3), October, 199–213 34. Russell S. Sobel and Peter T. Leeson (2006), ‘Government’s Response to Hurricane Katrina: A Public Choice Analysis’, Public Choice, 127 (1–2), April, 55–73 35. Peter T. Leeson and Russell S. Sobel (2008), ‘Weathering Corruption’, Journal of Law and Economics, 51 (4), November, 667–81 36. W. Neil Adger, Suraje Dessai, Marisa Goulden, Mike Hulme, Irene Lorenzoni, Donald R. Nelson, Lars Otto Naess, Johanna Wolf and Anita Wreford (2009), ‘Are There Social Limits to Adaptation to Climate Change?’, Climatic Change, 93 (3–4), April, 335–54 PART IV CLIMATE-RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT A Adaptation and Development 37. Paul Collier, Gordon Conway and Tony Venables (2008), ‘Climate Change and Africa’, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 24 (2), July, 337–53 38. Thomas C. Schelling (1992), ‘Some Economics of Global Warming’, American Economic Review, 82 (1), March, 1–14 39. Matthew E. Kahn (2005), ‘The Death Toll from Natural Disasters: The Role of Income, Geography, and Institutions’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 87 (2), May, 271–84 40. Samuel Fankhauser and Thomas K.J. McDermott (2014), ‘Understanding the Adaptation Deficit: Why Are Poor Countries More Vulnerable to Climate Events than Rich Countries?’, Global Environmental Change, 27, July, 9–18 41. Robert W. Kates (2000), ‘Cautionary Tales: Adaptation and the Global Poor’, Climatic Change, 45 (1), April, 5–17 B Adaptation Finance 42. Samuel Fankhauser and David Pearce (2014), ‘Financing for Sustainable Development’, in Giles Atkinson, Simon Dietz, Eric Neumayer and Matthew Agarwala (eds), Handbook of Sustainable Development, 2nd edn, Chapter 28, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 446–59 43. Joel B. Smith, Thea Dickinson, Joseph D.B. Donahue, Ian Burton, Erik Haites, Richard J.T. Klein and Anand Patwardhan (2011), ‘Development and Climate Change Adaptation Funding: Coordination and Integration’, Climate Policy: International Financial Support to Address Climate Change, 11 (3), 987–1000 44. Sam Barrett (2013), ‘Local Level Climate Justice? Adaptation Finance and Vulnerability Reduction’, Global Environmental Change, 23 (6), December, 1819–29 45. Seraina Buob and Gunter Stephan (2013), ‘On the Incentive Compatibility of Funding Adaptation’, Climate Change Economics, 4 (2), September, 1350005-1–18 46. Karen Pittel and Dirk Rübbelke (2013), ‘International Climate Finance and Its Influence on Fairness and Policy’, World Economy, 36 (4), April, 419–36 Index

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Book SynopsisEmissions Trading Systems (ETS) have been hailed as a game changer for the evolving climate crisis. This book provides an in-depth analysis of China’s carbon ETS, including its legal and policy frameworks, carbon market mechanisms, and international and comparative implications.With nine cutting-edge topics divided into three thematic parts, this comprehensive book probes the essential concepts, contemporary research, and key elements of carbon emissions trading in China. Multidisciplinary in scope, the book draws on insights from law, policy, economics, environmental management, and geopolitics, to provide a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the development of carbon emissions trading in China. Placing China’s carbon ETS within the broader context of international efforts to address climate change, it provides a comparative perspective with international value.This book will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers of international and comparative climate law and policy, environmental management, economics, and climate politics. It will prove an indispensable guide for students of Chinese law, climate law, environmental policy, and comparative environmental law. Practitioners, policymakers, and government officials working in climate governance seeking the state-of-the-art of the development of ETS in China will also benefit greatly from its insights.Trade Review‘It is clear that to overcome the climate crises, the contribution of China, which for more than a decade has been the largest emitter of GHG, is crucial. With this book, two renowned authors, Professor Dr Qin Tianbao and Dr Zhang Meng, unfold for us in a very detailed manner China’s most important instrument to combat carbon emissions from industry: the Emission Trading System. This comprehensive monograph is a must read for all those interested in global climate change law.’ -- Luc Lavrysen, Centre for Environmental and Energy Law, Ghent University, Belgium‘China is now becoming a major player in the global climate change game. After initial pilots it introduced an emission trading system at the national level. This fascinating book provides a detailed analysis of the legal aspects of ETS in China. Both the economic rationale as well as the legal regulations are explained in a detailed manner. Anyone interested in climate change policy and environmental policy in China will undoubtedly benefit from reading this book.’ -- Michael G. Faure, Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Biography of the authors vi Introduction vii PART I CONTEXT, FUNDAMENTAL RATIONALE AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Contextual setting for emissions trading in China: is the market-based approach a game changer for the ever-changing climate game? 2 Introduction to the key concepts and issues arising from the developing ETS in China 3 Historical development of emissions trading in China PART II ETS IN CHINA’S LEGAL AND POLICY DISCOURSES 4 Regional pilot emissions trading in China: a bottom-up approach towards a national ETS? 5 Legislative progress: the last mile to a well-established regulatory framework for the national ETS in China 6 Emerging climate litigation and developing ETS in China 7 Interactions between the ETS regulatory framework and other climate mechanisms towards the Dual Carbon Goals in China PART III HARMONIZATION OF CARBON MARKETS IN CHINA AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS 8 The role of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in linking emissions trading in China and the EU: troublemaker or game changer? 9 Synergetic development of the ETS in China and Southeast Asia: towards a regional ‘climate club’? Index

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Book SynopsisAlthough the world faces many environmental challenges, climate change continues to demand attention in both academic and public spheres. Innovation Addressing Climate Change Challenges explores ways in which market-based instruments and complementary policies can help countries meet their climate change goals following the Paris Agreement.In this insightful book, internationally distinguished climate change scholars have come together to examine the potential of a range of market-based instruments. These include carbon pricing, coal subsidies, vehicle taxation, government incentives for the electricity sector, and noise pollution taxes. Offering useful market-based perspectives, the book not only demonstrates the possibilities that these various instruments offer in reducing the risks of climate change, but also the challenges that exist in utilizing them. These insights will help to inform the many climate policy decisions that lie ahead.Astute and forward thinking, this timely book will be of vital importance to both students and scholars of environmental law and environmental economics with a particular focus on climate change. Political science students, as well as government officials, will also find its guidance on future policy engaging and timely.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Janet E. Milne Preface PART I Carbon pricing design and prospects 1. Introducing carbon taxes - issues and barriers Stefan E. Weishaar 2. Border adjustment with taxes or allowances to level the price of carbon Mikael Skou Andersen 3. Towards Bottom-up carbon pricing in Canada Takeshi Kawakatsu and Sven Rudolph 4. Beyond Thunderdome? The prospects of federal greenhouse gas cap-and-trade in Australia Elena Aydos and Sven Rudolph 5. How market-based emissions reduction mechanisms affect private property in Australia Vanessa Johnston PART II Complementary tax approaches 6. Vehicle taxation in EU member states Claudia Kettner and Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig 7. Cutting Europe’s lifelines to coal subsidies Shelagh Whitley, Laurie van der Burgh, Leah Worrall and Sejal Patel 8. Noise pollution taxes: a possibility to explore Marta Villar Ezcurra 9. Tackling environmental pollution in Seoul, South Korea through tax incentives and related strategies Stephanie Lee, Heidi Hylton Meier and Paul J. Lee PART III Revenue perspectives 10. Green ICMS - Brazil’s tax revenue distribution based on environmental criteria Lise Tupiassu, Bernardo Mendonça Nobrega and Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormaux 11. Climate change-related action and non-productive investments in the European Union María Amparo Grau Ruiz 12. Total economic value of the Cagayan de Oro river basin Rosalina Palanca-Tan, Catherine Roween Chico-Almaden, Ma. Kresna Navarro, Marichu Melendez-Obedencio and Caroline Laarni Rubio-Sereñas PART IV Incentives for the electricity sector 13. Low-income households in New York’s Reforming the Energy Visions Ross Astoria 14. Mitigating the environmental consequences of electricity sector “lock in”: options for a de-carbonised energy future Rowena Cantley-Smith 15. An overview of zero emission credits for nuclear power plants in the United States Hans Sprohge and Larry Kreiser Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Research Handbook offers an insightful review of how legal systems – whether domestic, international or transnational – can and should adjust to fairly and effectively support loss and damage (L&D) claims in climate change law. International contributors guide readers through a detailed assessment of the history and current state of L&D provisions under the UN climate regime and consider the opportunities to fund L&D claims both within and outside the UN climate system. Split into four parts, the Research Handbook investigates the current legal frameworks for L&D across both public international law and domestic law. Chapters explore foundational issues including equity and justice and give a critical assessment of the current state and potential future evolution of international legal systems. The contributing authors also discuss the challenges faced by different legal systems in dealing effectively and fairly with L&D.Providing a comprehensive overview of this important topic, this Research Handbook will be an excellent resource for climate lawyers and policymakers. It will also be an invaluable read for academics and students researching environmental and climate issues.Trade Review‘Meinhard Doelle and Sara L. Seck offer a brave and overdue intervention into conventional climate law and loss & damage scholarship. They adopt an unflinchingly equity-oriented approach to climate law and explore some of the most contentious yet essential challenges – including climate justice, racial capitalism, colonialism, intersectionality and private sector participation. In addition to grappling with these challenges head on, the book also offers granular analysis of core questions of international law and international institutions and would be essential reading for anyone interested in climate law, loss & damage, or more far-reaching questions of how to draw upon the rule of law to build a safer and more equitable world.’ -- Cinnamon Carlarne, The Ohio State University, US‘Meinhard Doelle and Sara Seck bring together an impressive update on this ever evolving subject, providing required discussions on the importance of our response to climate change. Well-respected contributors provide insightful thoughts on the topic making this an essential read for those practicing within climate law and policy and academics and scholars studying the environment and climate change.’ -- Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Adjunct Professor, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of IrelandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introducing loss and damage 1 Meinhard Doelle and Sara L Seck PART I FRAMEWORKS 2 Equity considerations in loss and damage 18 Nathalie J. Chalifour 3 The sacrifice zones of carbon capitalism: race, expendability, and loss and damage 43 Carmen G. Gonzalez 4 Measuring the immeasurable: loss and damage from climate change in international law 60 Usha Natarajan PART II PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 5 Loss and damage under the Convention 75 Linda Siegele 6 Loss and damage under the Paris Agreement 100 Linda Siegele 7 Arrested development: the late and inequitable integration of loss and damage finance into the UNFCCC 127 Patricia Galvão Ferreira 8 Against the headwind: innovative sources of loss and damage finance 149 Patricia Galvão Ferreira 9 State responsibility for damages associated with climate change 166 Christina Voigt 10 Valuation of climate change loss and damage 184 Cymie R Payne 11 A rights-based approach to loss and damage due to climate change 201 Katherine Lofts, Sébastien Jodoin and Larissa Parker 12 Indigenous peoples, climate change loss and damage, and the responsibilities of states 223 Kyle Powys Whyte 13 Loss and damage, climate displacement and international law: addressing the protection gap 244 Sumudu Atapattu 14 Loss and damage, disaster law, and climate change 266 Anastasia Telesetsky 15 Solar radiation modification and loss & damage: mapping interactions between climate responses 286 Neil Craik PART III DOMESTIC, TRANSNATIONAL AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW 16 Atmospheric recovery litigation around the world: gaining natural resource damages against carbon majors to fund a sky cleanup for climate restoration 303 Mary Christina Wood 17 Loss and damage in European litigation 331 Roda Verheyen and Johannes Franke 18 Towards a civil liability regime for climate-related loss and damage 349 Sharon Mascher 19 Think globally, sue locally: challenges and opportunities in international climate litigation in domestic courts 368 Andrew Gage 20 Carbon major companies and liability for loss and damage 390 Lisa Benjamin 21 Class actions and climate change loss and damage litigation 409 C. Cameron and R. Weyman PART IV CONCLUSIONS 22 Pathways and prospects for loss & damage and climate justice 433 Sara L Seck and Meinhard Doelle Index

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Book SynopsisUtilizing a governmentality lens, this timely book offers an explanation for China’s decarbonization performance in the early 21st century. Le-Yin Zhang investigates one of the most ambitious governing projects in history, analyzing the political rationalities of Chinese leaders for decarbonization and the governing techniques and technologies at multiple levels of governance. Demonstrating the potential of combining the use of juridical, administrative and governmental powers, Zhang holistically considers the success of the state in instigating low-carbon transitions in China and mitigating climate disaster. The book provides an in-depth exploration of the art of greening the Chinese financial system and how this links to a wider formulation of carbon governmentality, highlighting the rise of the carbon governmental state through a range of governmental technologies. Engaging with a wide range of primary data from both national and local levels, the author uncovers profound lessons in low-carbon transitions for other states in the making of a carbon neutral world. This cutting-edge book offers key insights for scholars and researchers of environmental governance and its importance in mitigating climate change, particularly those with a key focus on Chinese climate policy. It will also benefit government officials, researchers and consultants investigating potential avenues for low-carbon transition and climate action.Trade Review‘Suffice to say it is truly original and illuminating. She shows how China’s government has successfully combined discourse and leadership with an evolving range of policy instruments to bring about the widely recognized achievements in constraining the rise of carbon emissions.’ -- Philip Andrews-Speed, The China QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: 1. The China phenomenon 2. Understanding China’s low-carbon transitions in theory 3. Beneath China’s low-carbon transitions: political rationalities 4. Beneath China’s low-carbon transitions: governing techniques and technologies 5. Greening the financial system in China 6. Localizing the low-carbon transition: a tale of three Chinese cities 7. Conclusion: the rise of a carbon governmental state in China References Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on first hand interview data with experts and government officials, Olivia Gippner develops a new analytical framework to explore the vested interests and policy debates surrounding Chinese climate policy-making. Scrutinising the ''turf wars'' that have erupted between bureaucratic institutions competing for resources, promotions and access, this innovative book unpacks the histories and trajectories of Chinese climate policies, placing them in the context of the international politics of climate change. Gippner's new framework is deployed in detailed case studies based on the 2°C target, emissions trading and carbon capture and storage to illustrate the timing and scale of climate policy adoption. This book will appeal to researchers exploring the creation and establishment of Chinese policy and the influence from other countries, in particular the EU's climate policy promotion. Environmental politics and climate policy researchers looking to expand their research field will also benefit from this book's unique framework of analysis. Policymakers and the growing think tank community in this field will value details from first-hand interviews with Chinese government officials and climate change negotiators.Trade Review‘As far as I am concerned, the contributions of the study are threefold. First, from a theoretical point of view, the study contributes to the literature on bureaucratic politics and EU external governance. Second, it features a research approach that combines process tracing with case study research, thereby providing insights regarding the combination of research methods. Finally, it offers empirical insights for the growing research agenda that deals with Chinese climate policymaking, internal politics and the role of external international actors. This book is a great accomplishment and is bound to inspire further fascinating debates and research on Chinese climate change policy.’ -- Haoliang Zhang, Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental LawTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Explaining Climate Policy Adoption and Role of external actors 3. Background 4. Actors in China’s Climate Policy-Promotion 5. Case Study 1: 2° C Temperature Target 6. Case Study 2: Emissions Trading 7. Case Study 3: Carbon Capture and Storage 8. Analysis: Connecting Domestic and International Influences on Policy Adoption 9. Chinese Climate Policy and the European Union during the Hu-Wen Leadership (2003-2013) 10. Bibliography 11. Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book analyses the status of hydrocarbon energy in Russia as both a saleable commodity and as a source of societal and political power. Through empirical studies in domestic and foreign policy contexts, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen explores the development of a hydrocarbon culture in Russia and the impact this has on its politics, identity and approach to climate change and renewable energy. Cogent and compelling, this book demonstrates how the Russian state leverages its oil and gas reserves in order to create and maintain power both domestically and internationally. Tynkkynen uses empirical studies of key topics such as the national gas programme Gazprom, the Arctic, climate discourse and anthropogenic climate change denial, and the Russia-Finland energy trade to critically examine the situation. The book concludes with a convincing argument for the potential of renewable energy to build a more resilient and sustainable future for Russia and how this might be achieved. This will prove crucial reading for scholars and students of Russian and Eastern European studies and energy and environmental studies, as well as geographers, anthropologists and political scientists. Those working in governments, international organizations and corporations with an interest in Russian energy will also find its insights useful.Trade Review'With a geographer's eye for the importance of space and an eclectic theoretical toolkit, Tynkkynen provides fresh insights into the workings of hydrocarbon culture in Russia. This book's analyses of the relationships between Russia s dependence on fossil fuels and the science of climate change is especially interesting, not least because Tynkkynen offers his own perspectives--and concrete recommendations--on what it will take for Russia to move beyond hydrocarbon culture and embrace a renewable energy future.' --Douglas Rogers, Yale University, US'This fascinating journey through Russia's energy politics is a great read for those interested in Russia's political developments and priorities. The book offers carefully documented insights into energy politics. At the same time, the broader picture - foreign policy consequences, challenges in the Arctic, prospects of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the country's future ''green economy'' - is always clearly and engagingly in view.' --Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway'In this book, Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen provides a well-informed perspective on Russia as an energy superpower. Russia presents a formidable obstacle to efforts to tackle climate change, since its dependence on fossil fuels has become deeply entrenched in its domestic political institutions and foreign policy. However, by pointing to Russia's forestry resources and potential as a ''green superpower'', Tynkkynen does show a possible way forward.' --Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction – hydrocarbon culture amidst a changing climate 2. Russia’s energy via a spatial prism – energy flows in a mycelium of power 3. Energy as domestic power – the case of Gazifikatsiya Rossii 4. Energy as international power – the case of Russian–Finnish energy trade 5. The national taboo of hydrocarbon culture – changing the Arctic environment 6. The global taboo of hydrocarbon culture – “There is no climate change” 7. The climate is changing Russia – from a hydrocarbon to an ecological culture References Index

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Book SynopsisMinisterial administrations are pivotal in the process of defining problems and developing policy solutions due to their technocratic expertise, particularly when this process is applied to climate policy. This innovative book explores how and why policies are changed or continued by employing in-depth studies from a diverse range of EU countries. Climate Policy in Denmark, Germany, Estonia and Poland works to narrow the research gap surrounding administrative institutions within the field of climate policy change by integrating ideas, discourses and institutions to provide a better understanding of both climate policy and policy change. Differences in approach to democratization and Europeanization between Western and Central Eastern European countries provide rich empirical material for the study of policy formulation. This timely book demonstrates how the substance and formation of policies are shaped by their political and administrative institutional contexts. Analytical and accessible, this discerning book will be of value to scholars and students of climate policy, public policy and public administration alike. Providing lessons on institutional reform in climate and energy policy, this explorative book will also be of interest to practitioners and policy-makers.Trade Review'This masterful cross-national study opens up the black box of the state and examines how the internal organization, policy styles and coordinative discourses of ''ministerial administrations'' can have a profound effect on the shape of national climate and energy policy. The study demonstrates the strengths of interpretive empirical enquiry (via discursive neo-institutionalism) while also providing some key public policy and administrative insights on why Denmark has progressed further than Germany, Estonia and Poland in transforming its energy system.' --Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Part I The study of policy change 1. Introduction: ministerial administrations and policy change in climate policy 2. Ideas, discourses and institutions: a framework of analysis Part II Climate policy in Western Europe 3. Denmark: consensus-seeking in a small, green state 4. Germany: contested policy entrepreneurship in a large state Part III Climate policy in Central Eastern Europe 5. Estonia: technocratic compliance in a small state in transition 6. Poland: policy entrepreneurship in a large state in transition Part IV Comparison and conclusion 7. Lessons on ideas, discourses and institutions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTom Bowman has never bought the idea that some problems are too complex to solve. With razor-like precision, he slices through the Gordian Knot of dispiriting misperceptions that lead to a sense of defeat. The result is an inspiring and practical narrative that will leave readers feeling uplifted and empowered to create a future they are eager to embrace.

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Book SynopsisWe have a decade or less to radically slow global warming before we risk hitting irreversible tipping points that will lock in catastrophic climate change. The good news is that we know how to slow global warming enough to avert disaster. Cut Super Climate Pollutants Now! explains how a 10-year sprint to cut short-lived "super climate pollutants" -- primarily HFC refrigerants, black carbon (soot), and methane -- can cut the rate of global warming in half, so we can stay in the race to net zero climate emissions by 2050.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed analysis of the economic and environmental impacts of climate change on the tropical ecosystems in Tanzania. Topics covered include agriculture, marine resources, wildlife, and weather forecasting. The analyses concentrate on real and potential impacts of climate change, focusing on changes in temperature and precipitation. Adaptive capacity and strategies for enhancing resilience (such as changing crop types and crop patterns in farming) are described. Particular attention is paid to climate change impacts on vulnerability and resilience in communities and ecosystems with special reference to extreme events such as droughts and flooding. The book: is among the first books to analyse in detail climate change effects in Tanzania, highlighting the unique vulnerability of communities and ecosystems in East Africa from a socio-ecological point of view. discusses potential future threats as well as providing solutions to current problems. examines the application of local knowledge systems when formulating solutions. The book is essential reading for researchers on climate change and socio-economic impacts in tropical rural economies and of broad interest to climate change scientists, tropical ecologists, conservationists and agricultural scientists.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Living and Responding to Climate Variability and Change among Coffee and Banana Farmers in the Highlands of Moshi Rural District, Tanzania 3: Cassava as an Adaptation Crop to Climate Variability and Change in Coastal Areas of Tanzania: A Case of Mkuranga District 4: Agro-Ecosystems Resilience and Social-Ecological Vulnerability Index to Climate Change in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5: Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Farmers’ Livelihoods in the Face of Climate Change in Balaka District, Malawi 6: A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mobile and Sedentary Pastoral Production Systems in Selected Villages in Northern Tanzania 7: Locally Based Responses to Impacts of Climate Change in Pastoral Landscapes of Northern Tanzania 8: Assessment of Socio-Ecological Resilience of Agro-Pastoralists to Climate Change and Variability Impacts in Bariadi District, Tanzania 9: Natural Resource Use Conflicts in a Changing Climate: The Case of the Wetlands of Kilombero and Kilosa Districts in Tanzania 10: The Role of Ecosystem Services in Enhancing Climate Change Resilience to Local Communities: The Case of Ngarambe - Tapika Wildlife Management Area, Rufiji District, Tanzania 11: Effectiveness of Existing Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Tehuledere District, Northeastern Ethiopia 12: Community Livelihoods and Ecosystem Integrity in Makere Forest Reserve, Western Tanzania 13: Weather Forecasting and Communication in the Upper Great Ruaha Catchment Area 14: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward for Research on Climate Change in Tanzania

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Book SynopsisGreenland is becoming a critically important territory in terms of tourism, climate change and competition for resource access, yet it has been poorly represented in academic literature. Tourism now features as a major source of income for the territory alongside fisheries. Cruise tourism is increasing rapidly, and might superficially appear to be best suited to Greenlandic conditions, given the lack of large-scale accommodation infrastructure and almost non-existent land routes between settlements. Ironically, one of the most spectacular tourist attractions is the large number of icebergs that are being calved as the result of glacier retreat and ice cap melting, both appearing to be taking place at ever increasing rates. As a consequence of ice removal, the territory's claimed extensive range of mineral resources, not least rare earth elements and hydrocarbons, are becoming more accessible for exploitation and, thereby, are acting increasingly as the focus for geopolitical competition. This book explores the nature of dynamics between tourism, climate change and the geopolitics of natural resource exploitation in the Arctic and examines their interrelationships specifically in the critical context of Greenland, but within a framework that emphasises the wider global implications of the outcomes of such interrelationships. This book is the first to explore these interrelationships in depth in English.Table of ContentsPart 1: Arctic Context 1: Framing the Arctic 2: The Changing Role of the Arctic: Transforming Peripherality 3: Arctic Tourism: Sustainability, Resilience and Identity Part 2: Dynamic Greenland 4: Evolving Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) 5: Greenland’s ‘Self-Sustainability’ 6: Greenlandic Identity and Culture within Development Processes, including: The Renegotiation of Greenlandic Identity by Kirsten Thisted 7: Tourism Supporting Greenland’s Aspirations 8: Peripherality, Tourism and Geopolitical Dimensions of Accessibility in Greenland 9: Fulcrum of Climate Change? 10: Tourism and Imagery: Soft Power, Branding and Cultural Disconnection, Including Understanding Adventure Tourism by Chinese Outbound Tourists by Rong Huang 11: Paradoxes of Cruise Tourism to Greenland 12: Greenlandic Independence and Tourism Futures – Exploring the Logics of Modernity and Indigeneity, by Carina Ren and Mette Simonsen Abildgaard Part 3: Conclusions 13: Summary and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisInsects, being poikilothermic, are among the organisms that are most likely to respond to changes in climate, particularly increased temperatures. Range expansions into new areas, further north and to higher elevations, are already well documented, as are physiological and phenological responses. It is anticipated that the damage to crops and forests by insects will increase as a consequence of climate change, i.e. increasing temperatures primarily. However, the evidence in support of this common "belief" is sparse. Climate Change and Insect Pests sums up present knowledge regarding both agricultural and forest insect pests and climate change in order to identify future research directions.Table of ContentsPart I: General Issues and Patterns 1: Climate Change and Insect Pest Distribution Range 2: Species Distribution Modelling in Predicting Response to Climate Change 3: Adaptive Responses of Plants to Insect Herbivores under Climate Change 4: Boreal Woody Species Resistance Affected by Climate Change 5: Effects of Climate Change on the Interactions Between Insect Pests and Their Natural Enemies Part II: Agricultural Pests 6: Physiological Variation of Insects in Agricultural Landscapes: Potential Impacts of Climate Change 7: Climate Change and Biological Control in Agricultural Systems: Principles and Examples from North America 8: Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Insect Pests in Europe Part III: Forest Pests 9: Abiotic Factors, Climatic Variability and Forest Insect Pests 10: Responses of Tree-killing Bark Beetles to a Changing Climate 11: The Eurasian Spruce Bark Beetle: The Role of Climate 12: Pine Wood Nematode, Pine Wilt Disease, Vector Beetle and Pine Tree: How a Multiplayer System Could Reply to Climate Change 13: Northern Geometrids and Climate Change: From Abiotic Factors to Trophic Interactions 14: Effects of New Forest Management on Insect Damage Risk in a Changing Climate

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a wide, in-depth study of the gender-climate change-agriculture nexus. The crux of understanding these connections comprises gender equality and tools to measure gender discrimination, the evolution of the concept of gender inclusiveness and its concerns; and the need to address the same by formulating gender-inclusive policymaking. Despite the fact that more than 50 years have elapsed since gender concerns were included in explorations of this nexus, there is still ambiguity around the foundations, connections, and approaches for planning gender-inclusive climate policies. This book aims to clear that ambiguity by: · Being the first to explore exclusively this issue in detail. · Revealing how and why consideration of gender is so important for understanding how climate change impacts rural communities and agricultural systems globally. · Exploring every dimension of climate change (including belief systems and perceptions, knowledge, experience, coping strategies, adaptation, and mitigation strategies) and linking it to gender. It includes new theoretical and methodological approaches that go far beyond the household as the unit of analysis (using various approaches, including intersectional analysis). The book not only throws light on major themes of research, but also covers different methodologies ranging from review methods to mathematical models, conceptual frameworks and empirical analysis. It will be of wide interest to students, scholars, and researchers in gender studies, agriculture, climate change and rural development research, and also to practitioners, extension workers, and planners designing new climate-resilient practices.Table of ContentsPart I: Setting the Context Chapter 1: Introduction Part II: Gendering Climate Change Chapter 2: Gender Matters in Agriculture and Climate Change Chapter 3: Gender-inclusive Climate Policies Part III: A Gender Analysis in Climate Events Chapter 4: Farmer’s Cognitive Perspectives in Dealing with Climate Risk: A Narrative Review Chapter 5: Gender in Dealing with Climate Risk: Data Triangulation Evidence Part IV: Gender Responses to Climate Changes Chapter 6: Coping Strategies and Adaptation Strategy: Framings and Perspectives Chapter 7: Gender Inclusiveness in Climate-smart Agriculture Chapter 8: Gender-differentiated Responses to Climate Risk: Conceptual Literature Review Part V: Gender and Social Inclusion Dimension in Farming System Analysis Chapter 9: Unpacking Heterogeneous Nature of Climate Stresses and Varying Gendered Roles Across Crop Cycles Chapter 10: Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Farming Systems Part VI: Methodological Underpinnings and Suggestions for Future Research Chapter 11: Gender Analysis for Climate-smart Agriculture: Perspectives and Research Implications Chapter 12: Mediator and Moderator Variables in Gender Analysis Chapter 13: Methodological Applications for Future Research Plans for CRS

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the mechanisms that allow aquatic photosynthetic organisms to contribute about half of the global primary productivity; in order to mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, they transform the original anoxic atmosphere of the Earth over geological time. Aquatic photosynthesis is performed by a wide diversity of organisms, predominantly involving cyanobacteria, and algae derived from the “red-lineage”, unlike terrestrial primary productivity, which is restricted to “green-lineage” plants. Blue Planet, Red and Green Photosynthesis describes how, in order to maximize productivity, aquatic primary producers have evolved a series of structures and mechanisms that increase the limiting supply of carbon dioxide to the enzyme, Rubisco, which is responsible for carbon dioxide fixation. This book covers the molecular mechanisms involved in aquatic carbon uptake and the global consequences as humankind alters the blue planet.Table of ContentsPreface xiStephen Christopher MABERLY and Brigiette GONTERO Chapter 1. An Introduction to Productivity and Carbon Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems 1Brigitte GONTERO, Timothy M. LENTON and Stephen Christopher MABERLY 1.1. Overview 1 1.2. Light and productivity on Earth 2 1.3. Converting light energy into chemical energy 4 1.3.1. Underwater light 4 1.3.2. The primary phase of photosynthesis 4 1.4. Carbon fixation 6 1.4.1. Inorganic carbon in air and water 6 1.4.2. Mechanisms of carbon fixation 10 1.5. The global carbon cycle 12 1.6. Perspectives 19 1.7. Acknowledgments 19 1.8. References 20 Chapter 2. Evolution of Aquatic Photoautotrophs 27John A. RAVEN 2.1. Background 27 2.2. Anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria 28 2.3. Cyanobacteria 30 2.4. Photosynthetic eukaryotes 32 2.5. References 36 Chapter 3. Biogeographical Patterns and Genomes of Aquatic Photoautotrophs 43Juan José PIERELLA KARLUSICH, Charlotte NEF, Chris BOWLER and Richard G. DORRELL 3.1. Introduction – the changing face of algal genomes 43 3.2. Diversity of algae and their chloroplasts 46 3.3. Genomic insights into algal evolution 49 3.4. Limitations of cultured algal sequencing projects 50 3.5. History of omics-based approaches applied to environmental plankton samples 54 3.6. Biogeographical insights of algae from Tara Oceans metabarcoding 55 3.7. Functional studies of algae from Tara Oceans metagenomic and metatranscriptomic data 59 3.8. Applying genome-resolved metagenomics to phototrophic eukaryotes 61 3.9. Perspectives 63 3.10. Acknowledgments 66 3.11. References 67 Chapter 4. Inorganic Carbon Acquisition by Aquatic Primary Producers 81Sebastian D. ROKITTA, Sven A. KRANZ and Björn ROST 4.1. Overview 81 4.2. Rubisco and the problem of its own success 82 4.3. Dissolved inorganic carbon and its behavior in water 84 4.4. Disequilibrium situations and implications of transport processes 88 4.5. CCM operation in cyanobacteria 93 4.6. CCM operation in green algae 96 4.7. CCM operation in diatoms 98 4.8. CCM operation in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi 101 4.9. CCM operation in macroalgae, seagrasses and freshwater plants 105 4.10. CCM operation and its coupling with co-occurring processes 110 4.11. Future research foci 112 4.12. Acknowledgments 114 4.13. References 114 Chapter 5. Biochemical Carbon Dioxide Concentrating Mechanisms 133Brigitte GONTERO and Stephen C. MABERLY 5.1. Introduction 133 5.2. Carbon-fixation by Rubisco in the C3 pathway 134 5.3. The C4 CO2 concentrating mechanism 138 5.3.1. C4 in terrestrial plants 138 5.3.2. C4 in aquatic plants and algae 141 5.4. The CAM CO2 concentrating mechanism 150 5.4.1. Terrestrial CAM 150 5.4.2. Aquatic CAM 150 5.5. Conclusions and perspectives 153 5.6. Acknowledgments 154 5.7. References 155 Chapter 6. Carbonic Anhydrase 167Yusuke MATSUDA, Hermanus NAWALY, Kohei YONEDA 6.1. Overview 167 6.2. Introduction 168 6.3. Types of CA 169 6.3.1. Alpha CA 169 6.3.2. Beta CA 170 6.3.3. Gamma CA 172 6.3.4. Delta CA 173 6.3.5. Epsilon CA 174 6.3.6. Eta CA 174 6.3.7. Zeta CA 175 6.3.8. Theta CA 176 6.3.9. Iota CA 177 6.3.10. Subclasses and primary sequences 178 6.4. The functions of CAs in aquatic photoautotrophs 178 6.5. Regulation of CO2 efflux by CA at the chloroplast envelope 181 6.6. Summary: CAs in red and green photosynthesis 183 6.7. References 187 Chapter 7. Rubisco Microcompartments: The Function of Carboxysomes and Pyrenoids in Aquatic CO2-Concentrating Mechanisms 197Moritz T. MEYER 7.1. Introduction 197 7.2. The cyanobacterial CCM 199 7.2.1. Cyanobacteria accumulate bicarbonate through high- and low-affinity uptake systems 199 7.2.2. Carboxysomes belong to two distinct evolutionary lineages 201 7.2.3. Carboxysomes isolate Rubisco from the rest of the CBB cycle 203 7.2.4. Carboxysome shells are composed of thousands of self-assembling capsid proteins 204 7.2.5. Alpha and beta carboxysomes package the enzymatic cargo with different protein linkers 205 7.3. The algal CCM 207 7.3.1. The model alga Chlamydomonas has multiple acclimation states 207 7.3.2. Chlamydomonas has a cooperative CO2–HCO3 - uptake system 208 7.3.3. Chlamydomonas has a stromal vCA to capture CO2 209 7.3.4. Stromal HCO3 - is catalytically dehydrated to CO2 inside thylakoid lumen 210 7.3.5. The Chlamydomonas pyrenoid has a complex architecture 210 7.3.6. Rubisco and EPYC1 condense into a bimolecular complex 211 7.3.7. Rubisco is anchored to tubules and starch plates by proteins sharing a binding motif 211 7.4. Introducing an aquatic CCM into crops could increase biomass production 213 7.4.1. Proto-carboxysomes and proto-pyrenoids assemble in chloroplasts 213 7.4.2. Cyanobacterial and algal inorganic carbon transporters can be targeted to the chloroplast envelope 215 7.5. Conclusion 215 7.6. References 216 Chapter 8. Environmental Variability and Its Control of Productivity 225Alessandra NORICI, Caterina GEROTTO, John BEARDALL and John A. RAVEN 8.1. Introduction 225 8.2. Macro- and micronutrients in aquatic environments during Earth’s history and their biological functions 226 8.2.1. Nitrogen 227 8.2.2. Phosphorus 231 8.2.3. Sulfur 233 8.2.4. Silicon 235 8.2.5. Iron, copper, manganese, zinc, molybdenum, nickel 237 8.3. The ultimate element limiting productivity and cell stoichiometry 240 8.4. Light variability and effect on photosynthesis 243 8.4.1. Light-harvesting and photosynthetic electron transport 243 8.4.2. Photosynthesis versus irradiance (P vs. E) curves 246 8.4.3. Aquatic ecosystems: temporal and depth variations of light 247 8.4.4. Physiological processes associated with exposure to variable light intensities (acclimation and regulation of photosynthesis) 248 8.5. Photosynthesis and primary production in the water column 253 8.6. Glossary 256 8.7. Acknowledgments 257 8.8. References 257 Chapter 9. Future Responses of Marine Primary Producers to Environmental Changes 273Kunshan GAO, Wenyan ZHAO and John BEARDALL 9.1. Introduction 273 9.2. Contemporary and future environmental changes 274 9.2.1. Ocean acidification 274 9.2.2. Ocean warming 275 9.2.3. Ultraviolet radiation 276 9.2.4. Ocean deoxygenation 276 9.3. Effects of CO2 rise and ocean acidification 277 9.3.1. Effects of ocean warming and its combination with OA 280 9.3.2. Effects of UV radiation and its combination with OA and warming 282 9.4. Other interactions 287 9.5. Summary 288 9.6. Perspectives 289 9.7. Acknowledgments 290 9.8. References 290 List of Authors 305 Index 309

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Book SynopsisDrawing together key frameworks and disciplines that illuminate the importance of communication around climate change, this Research Handbook offers a vital knowledge base to address the urgency of conveying climate issues to a variety of audiences.International scholars survey the key disciplinary foundations of climate change communication including: climate science, audience studies, sociology, and the efficacy of diverse communication forms ranging from science communication, political communication and visual communication to film, theatre and the novel. Featuring key ideas critical to the contemporary climate discussion, such as climate denial, psychology, the use of images, journalism, campaigns, health, justice and climate change fiction, this timely Research Handbook intervenes in the global debate to offer a pathway for researchers and communicators to stimulate new methods of conceptualising and communicating climate mitigation.Presenting an in-depth exploration of climate change messaging in relation to interpretive communities, this book is crucial reading for scholars and students of media and communications, climate science and environmental studies. Its key practical insights will also benefit practitioners of climate communication and science.Trade Review'This book takes a fiercely needed leap forward to systematically improve climate change communication. We're well acquainted with intersectional challenges associated with 21st century climate change, but work remains to improve how we talk about climate change. Interdisciplinary contributions here guide productive discussions as pathways to improved engagement and action.' -- Max Boykoff, University of Colorado, Boulder, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Communicating Climate Change 1 David C Holmes THEME I COMMUNICATING CLIMATE SCIENCE 2 Introduction to communicating climate science 22 Simon Torok and Ailie JE Gallant 3 Confidence and certainty in climate science 24 Ailie JE Gallant and Sophie C Lewis 4 Communicating climate change science with different audiences 33 Simon Torok, Karen Pearce and Susan Joy Hassol THEME II CLIMATE SCIENCE DENIAL 5 Introduction to climate science denial 47 John Cook 6 Sources and amplifiers of climate change denial 49 Riley E Dunlap and Robert J Brulle 7 Deconstructing climate science denial 62 John Cook 8 Responding to climate science denial 79 Emily Vraga and Sander van der Linden THEME III THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION 9 Introduction to the psychology of climate change communication 93 Kelly S Fielding 10 The role of psychological variables in developing effective climate change message frames 95 Anna Klas and Edward JR Clarke 11 The role of social norms in communicating about climate change 106 Kelly S Fielding and Winnifred R Louis 12 Communication to change climate-related behaviour 116 Christian A Klöckner THEME IV VISUALIZING CLIMATE CHANGE 13 Introduction to visualizing climate change 127 Mike S Schäfer 14 Stakeholders’ visual representations of climate change 131 Antal Wozniak 15 News media images of climate change: reviewing the research 143 Mike S Schäfer 16 Climate change visuals: a review of their effects on cognition, emotion and behaviour 153 Julia Metag THEME V CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING 17 Introduction to climate reporting 162 Elisabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius 18 Climate reporting: challenges and opportunities 164 Elisabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius 19 Reporting extreme weather events 183 James Painter and Susan Joy Hassol 20 Reporting from vulnerable countries in the Global South 196 Goretti L Nassanga and Mofizur Rhaman THEME VI CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS 21 Introduction to climate change communication campaigns 212 Lucy M Richardson 22 Climate change audience segmentation: an international review 214 Benjamin H Detenber and Sonny Rosenthal 23 Designing theory-based interventions to change behaviour effectively 230 Sebastian Bamberg and Maxie Schulte 24 Practitioner engagement with communication and behavioural science research 242 Lucy M Richardson THEME VII HEALTH COMMUNICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE 25 Introduction to health communication of climate change 257 Anneliese Depoux 26 Communicating the public health implications of climate change 259 Melinda R Weathers, Marceleen M Mosher and Edward Maibach 27 A few points that communication on climate change could learn from the COVID-19 crisis 272 Anneliese Depoux and François Gemenne 28 Communicating the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation to households and policy makers 279 Alina Herrmann, Dorothee Amelung, Helen Fischer and Rainer Sauerborn THEME VIII CLIMATE JUSTICE COMMUNICATION 29 Introduction to climate justice communication 291 Anna Roosvall and Matthew Tegelberg 30 The importance of the matters, geographies, and mediations of justice 293 Anna Roosvall and Matthew Tegelberg 31 The unearthed and contagious logics of pluralist climate justice in the Russian Arctic 305 Dmitry Yagodin THEME IX CLIMATE CHANGE FICTION 32 Introduction to climate change fiction 317 Roman Bartosch 33 Beyond communication: climate change fiction 320 Axel Goodbody 34 Popularizing climate change: cli-fi film and narrative impact 330 Alexa Weik von Mossner 35 (In)attention to global drama: climate change plays 340 Julia Hoydis 36 Reading and teaching fictions of climate 349 Roman Bartosch Index 353

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook tackles the increasingly urgent problem of the impact of climate change on conflict and human security. It analyses the ways in which scarcity of resources leads to food, water and health insecurities, resulting in population migration. Chapters cover how these contribute globally to societal insecurity and violent conflict in a growing number of regions.Featuring contributions from leading international scholars, the Handbook is divided into thematic sections, examining first the effects of environmental scarcity on security at a macro level before delving into region-specific issues and challenges. The final section investigates the actors, institutions and processes engaged with environmental security, discussing the shifting international political discourse and how this is challenging the conservative military security paradigm.The combination of comparative global analysis alongside regionally focused studies makes this Handbook an invaluable resource for all scholars and students of environment and climate security. It will also be of interest to policy professionals working on issues of environmental scarcity and new security challenges.Trade Review‘The contributors to this edited volume seek to fill the gaps in existing knowledge on these topics, and do so in a creative and well-researched manner, making the book a reliable reference source for further studies in this field.’ -- Fatemeh Shayan, International Affairs'Swain, Öjendal and Jägerskog’s important Handbook brings new debates, new voices and new cases to the growing research literature on environment and security links and threats to human security at local, national, regional and global scale.' -- Stacy D. VanDeveer, University of Massachusetts, US'The editors rightly shine a spotlight on the human security dimensions of environment and security links in this Handbook. This more inclusive approach provides a more complete picture of the multi-layered complexity of connections, avoiding the reductionism that afflicts some treatments of these topics. This Handbook reaches beyond the usual suspects to provide in-depth analysis in a wide range of country level and issue specific chapters.' -- Geoffrey Dabelko, Ohio University, US'The Handbook of Security and the Environment offers a unique perspective on the intersection between the traditional notions of security and emerging concepts of environmental security. It effectively captures the contemporary knowledge base on environmental security and advances it considerably by exploring pragmatic and actionable steps that can enhance the prospects of enduring global peace. The nuanced analysis captures different geographical contexts and international actors, and unpacks innovations in securing environmental resources - notably food, water and energy - against global impacts of climate change, excessive resource exploitation, mass migration, volatility in food prices, and spiking water scarcity.' -- Zafar Adeel, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements xiv PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction: security and the environment – the link 2 Ashok Swain, Joakim Öjendal and Anders Jägerskog PART II MACRO PROCESSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 2 Scarcity, abundance and migration: the future of environmental security 14 James R. Lee 3 Global climate change and security threats 26 Simon Dalby 4 Global water crises and challenges for water security 40 Larry A. Swatuk 5 Climate change and (in)security in transboundary river basins 62 David Michel, Mats Eriksson and Martina Klimes 6 Revisiting freshwater abundance within the peace and conflict discourse 76 Adan E. Suazo PART III MICRO PROCESSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 7 Environment and security in West Africa: response of the international community and the complexity on the ground 88 Mats Hårsmar 8 Mining, environmental changes and human security in South Africa 103 Sethulego Matebesi 9 Green impunity: measuring ecojustice, institutional capacities and policy design as an approach to environmental security 115 Celeste Cedillo and Juan Antonio Le Clercq 10 Climate change and security threats in Southeast Asia 132 Elliot Brennan 11 Cases and implications of environmental insecurity in Southeast Asia 149 Mely Caballero-Anthony and Margareth Sembiring 12 Environment and energy in Central Asia: challenges and prospects 162 Vakur Sümer, Dauren Aben and Zhengizkhan Zhanaltay 13 Water and environmental security in China 176 Zhijian Wang and Samuel Smith 14 Environment and security in India: a hyphenated discourse 192 Jayati Srivastava 15 Nepal: reflections on the environmental and human security debate 212 Bishnu Raj Upreti 16 Security and environment in the Middle East 228 Nadim Farajalla, Elie Dib, Olivia Macharis and Emil Kaston PART IV ACTORS AND PROCESSES ENGAGED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 17 Climate change and the environment at the UN Security Council: towards a comprehensive approach 241 Martin Wall and Janani Vivekananda 18 Understanding and framing scarcity, sustainability and security: why and how to use the complexity lens 257 Shafiqul Islam and Enamul Choudhury 19 The environment of lasting peace: natural resources and climate change in peace negotiations 273 Barbara Magalhaes Teixeira 20 Bribery, corruption, geopolitics and investigation 290 Mark Nuttall 21 Renewable energy, security and environment 307 Huiyi Chen 22 Displaced populations, food security and frontier agriculture 320 Dorte Verner and Edinaldo Tebaldi Index

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Book SynopsisAt a time of global climate crisis, this crucial book examines the prospects for implementing low-carbon policies in the two global superpowers of China and Russia, focusing on the role of informal institutions in achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Chapters shed light on how informal institutions function and work in practice, how and why they take shape and how they influence formal low-carbon policies. Forensically examining five critical cases relating to Chinese and Russian institutions, this book demonstrates how informal institutions can both support and obstruct the achievement of formal policy goals. Through comparisons within and between each country, it shows how these dynamics differ and offers key hypotheses on the role of these institutions in policy implementation. Comprehensive and incisive, this book will be important reading for scholars researching public policy in China and Russia, particularly those specialising in environmental science and politics. The practical insights derived from new case studies will also be useful for policymakers working on climate mitigation policy.Trade Review'The role of informality is essential for an understanding of public policies, especially in countries like China and Russia, where decisions are very much non-transparent, and outcomes are often unexpected. Korppoo, Stendsdal, and Korsnes masterfully analyze five cases of low carbon energy policies and convincingly explain the sources and mechanisms of their success and failure through the lenses of interactions between formal and informal institutions.' --Vladimir Gel'man, European University at St.Petersburg, Russia and University of Helsinki, Finland'This book takes a rigorous and detailed comparative perspective on the climate policies of two countries that will be essential to achieving the low-carbon transition - China and Russia. The authors delve into the formal and informal processes that shape both policy formulation and - importantly - policy implementation. The result of such an ambitious approach is fresh perspectives and findings that will be of interest to students of climate and energy politics.' --Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Nord University, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Administrative-political systems and climate policies in China and Russia: a comparison 3. Theoretical framework: Formal and informal institutions in policy implementation 4. Case study I: the Shanghai emissions trading scheme pilot 5. Case study II: Domestic solar power policy in China 6. Case study III: Limitations to associated petroleum gas flaring in Russia 7. Case study IV: Energy efficiency law – energy saving companies in Russia 8. Case study V: Energy efficiency law – tax instruments in Russia 9. Discussion 10. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis topical Handbook explores the emergence of climate change as an international security issue, the threats it poses, and the political and academic debates it has prompted. Framing climate change as a security issue, it explores the ways relevant actors, states and international organizations have conceptualized climate security and its associated threats.Theoretically sound and empirically innovative, this Handbook explores the political implications of linking climate change and security and tackles the questions that are subsequently raised. Through a collection of international case studies, expert contributors explore a diverse range of issues emerging in the debate about climate change and security, including the problem of migration, the impact on energy security and the role of the military. Contributing to various discourses, logics, practices and constructions of climate security, the Handbook outlines how security language shapes and transforms the way climate change is governed. Ultimately, it identifies an emerging, broader reconceptualization of international security in the Anthropocene.Displaying the challenges that climate change poses in the context of existing security practices and institutions, this Handbook will be vital for policymakers looking to identify and understand threats to formulate effective countermeasures. It will also prove useful to students and scholars of security studies, international relations, climate change and energy politics, environmental politics and policy, and governance.Trade Review‘This timely volume fills an important gap in the growing literature on climate security by providing a multidisciplinary overview of the concepts of climate change and security. Blending theory, practice, and topical insights, the Handbook pulls together a range of approaches to provide baselines and methodologies for analyzing the complex and interrelated issues of climate and security.’ -- Charlotte Ku, Texas A&M University School of Law, US‘Energy security in the anthropocene; climate emergency; securitization of climate; climatization of security; climate resilience; and beyond. This welcome volume explains, and constructively furthers, the collective struggle for discourses and practices adequate to meet the enormity of the climate-related global governance challenges we face today.’ -- Shirley Scott, UNSW Canberra, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: List of contributors vii 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Climate Change and International Security 1 Maria Julia Trombetta PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES: TRADITIONAL AND NEW PERSPECTIVES 2 National security and climate change 16 Emilian Kavalski 3 Climate change and human security: implications for international security 32 Lorraine Elliott 4 Climate change and ecological security 49 Matt McDonald 5 Climate change, security and the posthuman 63 Stephen Hobden 6 Climate change and the transformation of security: securitization and beyond 75 Maria Julia Trombetta 7 Climate change and security in the Anthropocene 94 Simon Dalby PART II ACTORS, INSTITUTIONS AND STRATEGIC CULTURES 8 United States: the dominance of national security and the climatisation of the security and defence sector 109 Franziskus von Lucke 9 Climate change and security: the case of the European Union (EU) 125 Judith Nora Hardt and Karlos Pérez de Armiño 10 Climate security with Chinese characteristics 142 Juha A. Vuori 11 India and climate security: domestic and international discourses 157 Dhanasree Jayaram 12 Climate change at the United Nations Security Council: securitization, climatization and beyond 180 Lucile Maertens and Maria Julia Trombetta 13 The United Nations Environment Programme, climate change and security: between functional necessity and practical rationality 199 Lucile Maertens PART III ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 14 Climate change and military forces 216 Michael Thomas 15 Energy technology, climate change, and security in Anthropocene 235 Maximilian Mayer and Susanne Peters 16 Climate change, global health, and international security 254 Robert L. Ostergard, Jr and Nicholas Seltzer 17 Water, energy and food security nexus approach to responding to hydrological changes driven by climate change 273 Zilin Wang and Faith Ka Shun Chan 18 Re-imagining political life: beyond the climate–security–migration nexus 293 Raffaela Puggioni and Maria Julia Trombetta 19 Climate change and gender security, implications for a HUGE security 309 Úrsula Oswald-Spring 20 A thousand prudent actions for a climate-resilient future 326 Pol Bargués 21 Conclusion: climate change and international security: between securitization and climatization 342 Maria Julia Trombetta Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics provides a wide-ranging and in-depth assessment of current and emerging challenges facing the EU in committing to and delivering increasingly ambitious climate policy objectives. It traces the development of climate and energy policies since the early 1990s and examines their continued evolution in the context of the 2019 European Green Deal.With contributions from leading international scholars, it describes the key dynamics driving policy developments and the role of key actors in climate and energy-related policy processes. Covering topics that have previously been relatively neglected, or have recently gained greater significance, such as finance and investment, ‘hard to abate’ sectors and negative emissions, this timely Handbook offers an up-to-date and unrivalled exploration of the complexities of climate policymaking.It will be of primary interest to academics researching EU politics, and environmental politics, policy, regulation and governance more widely. It will be especially pertinent to students and researchers who require more specialized knowledge of EU climate policy and politics.Trade Review‘A comprehensive explanation of the development, strengths and weaknesses of the EU’s policies related to climate change. A highly commendable book covering extensive research for those interested in the climate and energy transition, political science around the EU and the EU’s contribution to the world’s collective well-being. The deep dives into different institutions and policy areas are full of insights. These highly qualified authors pass judgement on the last 30 years of the EU’s climate policymaking and the intricacies behind them. Well worth a read.’ -- Peter Vis, European University Institute, Italy‘From the origins of EU climate change leadership, through the main institutions, political dynamics and policy instruments and goals, this impressive collection helps us to better understand the accomplishments, barriers and challenges for EU climate leadership in our increasingly uncertain and dangerous era.’ -- Stacy D. VanDeveer, University of Massachusetts Boston, US‘The volume is an authoritative resource for researchers and students as well as practitioners engaged in climate governance. The editors have excelled in producing a comprehensive review of, and refreshed insight into, the most important research themes, delivered by an exciting mix of established and bright young scholars.’ -- Jale Tosun, Heidelberg University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvii Acknowledgements xx List of abbreviations xxi 1 The global importance of EU climate policy: an introduction 1 Tim Rayner, Kacper Szulecki, Andrew J. Jordan and Sebastian Oberthür PART I MAIN ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS 2 The European Commission: a climate policy entrepreneur 23 Alexander Bürgin 3 The European Council, Council and Member States: jostling for influence 38 Rüdiger K. W. Wurzel, Maurizio Di Lullo and Duncan Liefferink 4 The European Parliament: a strong internal actor with external ambitions 53 Franziska Petri, Veronika Zapletalová and Katja Biedenkopf 5 The European Investment Bank: the EU’s climate bank? 68 Daniel Mertens and Matthias Thiemann 6 Business and private finance: their role in the EU’s climate transition 83 Sandra Eckert 7 Environmental and climate activism and advocacy in the EU 98 Louisa Parks, Donatella della Porta and Martín Portos 8 Cities in EU multilevel climate policy: governance capacities, spatial approaches and upscaling of local experiments 113 Kristine Kern 9 The role of the courts in EU climate policy 129 Marcin Stoczkiewicz PART II CORE DYNAMICS SHAPING EU POLICY 10 Global dimensions of EU climate, energy and transport policies 144 John Vogle 11 Climate, ecological and energy security challenges facing the EU: new and old dynamics 158 Richard Youngs and Olivia Lazard 12 Green growth and competitiveness in EU climate policy: paradigm shift or ‘plus de la même chose’? 173 Oscar Fitch-Roy and Ian Bailey 13 EU Climate leadership: domestic and global dimensions 187 Paul Tobin, Diarmuid Torney and Katja Biedenkopf PART III POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND MODES OF GOVERNANCE 14 Instruments and modes of governance in EU climate and energy policy: from energy union to the European Green Deal 202 Michèle Knodt 15 Targets, timetables and effort sharing as governance tools: emergence, scope and ambition 216 Seita Romppanen 16 Proactive prevention of carbon leakage? The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 231 Jørgen Wettestad 17 Climate policy integration and climate mainstreaming in the EU budget 246 Katharina Rietig and Claire Dupont 18 Governing EU low-carbon innovation: from Strategic Energy Technology Plan to European Green Deal 259 Jon Birger Skjærseth and Per Ove Eikeland PART IV BARRIERS TO MORE AMBITIOUS ACTION IN PARTICULAR SECTORS 19 Agricultural emissions: a case of limited potential or limited ambition? 275 Alan Matthews 20 Energy-intensive industries in the EU: overcoming barriers to transition? 289 Tomas Wyns and Gauri Khandekar 21 Transport: evolving EU policy towards a ‘hard-to-abate’ sector 305 Helene Dyrhauge and Tim Rayner PART V NEW AND ONGOING CHALLENGES 22 Carbon dioxide removal: climbing up the EU climate policy agenda 322 Felix Schenuit and Oliver Geden 23 Brexit: weighing its implications for EU and UK climate governance 337 Brendan Moore 24 Green recovery: catalyst for an enhanced EU role in climate and energy policy? 351 Rainer Quitzow, Germán Bersalli, Johan Lilliestam and Andrea Prontera 25 Climate protection versus trade: dilemmas for the EU 367 Natalie Dobson PART VI CONCLUSION 26 The EU: towards adequate, coherent and coordinated climate action? 383 Tim Rayner, Kacper Szulecki, Andrew J. 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Book SynopsisRecognizing the urgent need to transform energy systems to low-carbon alternatives, this timely book offers evidenced and credible ways to accelerate actions towards meeting the Paris Agreement goals and achieving net zero emissions. Steven Fries analyses through the lens of government, business and household actions—their policies and investments—the systemic changes needed to eliminate net carbon dioxide emissions from energy.Fries explores how advancing low-carbon alternatives could maintain current economic activities while halting climate impacts. But his analysis of accumulating evidence on transforming energy shows how multiple market imperfections hold back alternatives. To overcome these barriers, the book develops heterodox energy reform strategies and ways to coordinate actions across countries, recognizing differences in their specializations and renewable resources. Going beyond orthodox economics, it sets out the role for supporting deployment of low-carbon alternatives in initial markets, calibrating emissions pricing to net zero emission goals, and adapting institutions and infrastructures to low-carbon alternatives. It also signposts policy sequencing and differentiation across sectors and countries.Providing comprehensive energy policy assessments and sound reform strategies, this book will be essential reading for government policymakers and business investors. Its rigorous approach to systemic change also makes it a valuable reference for energy economics and environmental economics scholars.Trade Review‘The world economy must transform fundamentally in the next three decades if we are to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change; we must go to net zero emissions. Radical change in the energy systems will be at the core. This book examines what is involved in, and required, for such unprecedented transformation. It brings great wisdom, knowledge, judgement and analytical strength to a complicated but vital problem. It is based on experience at the highest levels in government, business and finance. It marshals an understanding of systems, policies and markets, with all their imperfections and power, in a very effective and illuminating way. This is a deep, thoughtful and important book; an outstanding contribution.' -- Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics, UK‘Reaching net zero requires transformational change, fast. Steven Fries, who has fought on the front line of climate and energy issues for decades, argues for a “heterodox policy mix”, with governments stepping up their industrial policy. This book offers valuable insight into the changes necessary to get to net zero.’ -- Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to Transforming Energy Systems PART I MODERNITY, THE CLIMATE AND NET ZERO EMISSIONS 1. Energy capture and modernity 2. Useful energy and the climate 3. Net zero emissions and low-carbon alternatives PART II ADVANCING AND GUIDING LOW-CARBON ALTERNATIVES 4. Supporting innovation and early deployment of low-carbon alternatives 5. Calibrating emissions pricing 6. Adapting energy-market designs and infrastructures 7. Making better use of energy and materials PART III ENERGY-REFORM INTERESTS AND STRATEGIES 8. Interests in low-carbon technologies and renewable resources 9. Accelerating change References Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law brings together leading scholars in the field to summarise and assess key topics including tort and insurance law, disaster law, water law and marine law as well as biodiversity law and pollution control. Providing a comprehensive review of new challenges faced as a result of a changing climate, this Second Edition considers the adaptation necessary to address the ongoing impacts from the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere at international, regional and domestic levels. It also analyses the legal instruments that go beyond helping societies to adapt to the changing climate, and assist in compensating victims of climate change damage. Chapters suggest forward-thinking approaches for how future policies and laws could help to create more climate resilient and stable societies, and offer a new insight into how climate change can affect both the local and international dimensions of security. With its transnational and multilevel approach, this Research Handbook is an essential resource for academics in the field of climate change policy and law as well as policy makers, NGOs and other government officials working in the field of climate change.Trade Review‘With this second edition of the Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law, Jonathan Verschuuren and colleagues offer the necessary legal tools for the indispensable legal framework countries need to adapt to climate change. It was, is and remains the definitive text on climate change adaptation law for the coming years.’ -- Kurt Deketelaere, KU Leuven, Belgium and University of Helsinki, Finland‘The significantly updated second edition of this Research Handbook remains an indispensable resource on this important topic. It brings together leading experts on adaptation to consider a long list of key sectors and on critical cross-cutting issues, such as climate justice, displacement, and compensation. It does so at a level that is meaningful and insightful, without getting lost in the subtleties of the diverse legal systems challenged to deal with adaptation.’ -- Meinhard Doelle, Dalhousie University, Canada‘This is a very significant book dealing with climate change adaptation law, especially since under the Paris Agreement national and local adaptation planning is becoming more mainstream. The great value of this book is that it encompasses climate change adaptation in a holistic manner dealing with the following fields, which are affected by climate change and extreme weather conditions: tort law, property law, insurance law, disaster law, water law, marine law, planning law, biodiversity law, building and construction law, environmental law, migration law, agricultural law, and energy law. This book presents the most complete analysis of the problem of climate change adaptation and is a very important recent contribution to general knowledge concerning climate change.’ -- Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Queen Mary University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Introduction to climate change adaptation 1 Jonathan Verschuuren 2 Climate change adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and related documents 14 Jonathan Verschuuren 3 Adaptation, loss and damage and climate justice 30 Rosemary Lyster 4 Climate change-induced displacement, migration and international law 67 Nicola Jägers 5 Climate change adaptation and compensation 104 Michael Faure 6 Climate change adaptation and disaster law 134 Dewald van Niekerk 7 Climate change adaptation and public health law 157 Lindsay F. Wiley 8 Climate change adaptation and agricultural and forestry law 197 Robert W. Adler 9 Climate change adaptation and water law 233 Jonathan Verschuuren 10 Climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas and international law 253 Tim Stephens 11 Climate change adaptation and biodiversity law 274 Arie Trouwborst 12 Climate change adaptation and land use law 298 Keith H Hirokawa, Jonathan Rosenbloom and Michelle Zaludek 13 Climate change adaptation and green building 330 Tuula Honkonen and Seita Romppanen 14 Climate change adaptation and environmental and pollution control law 349 Jonathan Verschuuren 15 Climate-induced disasters and electricity infrastructure 356 Rosemary Lyster, Daniel A. Farber and Robert M. Verchick 16 Security dimensions of climate change adaptation 390 Sophie Pieternel de Bruin Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook assesses the escalation of global natural disasters as a result of climate change. Examining the complex interplay of human and natural activities, it highlights the growing vulnerability of people and communities in developing countries to floods, landslides, cyclones, heat waves and wildfires. The Handbook opens with a global framework analysis, outlining the implications of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction. International contributors address the roles of stakeholders in mitigating climate hazards, as well as offer detailed analysis of cross-cutting issues, including poverty, health, education and gender. Concluding chapters address the future of climate change mitigation and disaster protection, exploring the growing role of emerging technologies in disaster resilience and sustainable development. Bringing together cutting-edge research from renowned global scholars and professionals, this Handbook offers key insights for researchers and students of environmental studies and development studies, particularly those focusing on natural disasters and climate technologies. The empirical data and case analysis will also benefit practitioners, professionals and policymakers working in climate risk relief.Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiv PART I OVERVIEW AND GLOBAL FRAMEWORKS 1 Concepts and recent developments on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction 2 Rajib Shaw 2 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its implications to risk reduction 6 Yulida Safitri, Bismark Adu-Gyamfi, and Rajib Shaw 3 Paris Agreement and its implications to disaster risk reduction 19 Dwi Putri Agustianingsih, Ariyaningsih, Vibhas Sukhwani and Rajib Shaw 4 Sendai Framework and its implementation 30 Reni Diah Ningsih, Ariyaningsih, Vibhas Sukhwani and Rajib Shaw PART II CLIMATE RELATED HAZARD AND STATE OF ART KNOWLEDGE 5 Climate change and flood risk reduction measures 43 Mikio Ishiwatari 6 Climate change and landslide risk reduction 56 Basanta Raj Adhikari, Sanjaya Devkota and Rocky Talchabhadel 7 Climate change and cyclone risk reduction 64 Imon Chowdhooree and Fuad Hassan Mallick 8 Climate change and drought risk reduction 80 Mostafa Jafari 9 Climate change, heat wave and health impacts 88 Ariyaningsih, Vibhas Sukhwani, Bismark Adu-Gyamfi and Rajib Shaw 10 Wildfire risk management under climate change 99 Adriana Keating and John Handmer 11 GLOF and climate change 114 Fareeha Siddique, Atta-ur Rahman and Rajib Shaw PART III STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT 12 Private sector roles in climate change adaptation 122 Satoka Shimizu and Rajib Shaw 13 Science, technology, innovation and climate change adaptation 132 Muhammed Sulfikkar Ahamed, Ambika Dabral, Ranit Chatterjee and Rajib Shaw 14 Role of non-government organizations in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction 144 Takeshi Komino 15 Reviewing the media’s climate change beat 154 Suvendrini Kakuchi and Rajib Shaw 16 Role of youth and young professionals in climate change and disaster risk reduction 161 Pradip Khatiwada 17 Local government roles in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction 172 Kendra Hirata PART IV CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES 18 Adaptation governance 183 Sanjay Chaturvedi 19 Urban–rural transect and ecosystem perspectives for mitigating landscape scale disasters: lessons from Visakhapatnam, India 199 Sameer M. Deshkar and Payal Suneja 20 Urban vulnerability and resilience in the face of natural hazards: a critical conceptual review 214 Md. Nazirul Islam Sarker, Md. Lamiur Raihan, Gulsan Ara Parvin, Babul Hossain, G.M. Monirul Alam and Tahmina Chumky 21 Gender, inclusion, climate change and disasters 231 Dilruba Haider and Rukhsar Sultana 22 Ecosystem-based risk reduction in policy and practice 249 Noralene Uy, Chris Tapnio and Arjay Dineros 23 Prospects of climigration for the Pacific Islands 268 Ebony Louise Hogg and Akhilesh Surjan 24 Post-disaster recovery trajectories in Nagapattinam and Kuttanad regions of India: how representations of communities shape their recovery outcomes 280 Jasmitha Arvind, Nihal Ranjit and Mythili Madhavan 25 Housing and post-disaster recovery 293 Iftekhar Ahmed 26 Climate and disaster risk reduction education 322 Aiko Sakurai, Yoshiyuki Murayama, Takeshi Sato and Takashi Oda 27 Community-based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation 330 Zenaida D. Willison, Loreine B. de la Cruz and Mayfourth D. Luneta 28 Microfinance and climate change: Global and Bangladesh perspectives 353 Gulsan Ara Parvin, Md. Shamim Istiak, Md. Lamiur Raihan, Tahmina Chumky, Kazi Farzana Shumi and Mrittika Basu 29 Supply chain management, disaster and climate change 369 Arunabh Mitra and Rohit Chaurasia 30 Education sector interventions for sustainable society through climate change adaptation and disaster resilience 381 Indrajit Pal, Joyashree Roy, Anushree Pal and Sheikh Tawhid Islam 31 Health, climate change and disaster risks 392 Emily Ying Yang Chan, Sida Liu, Chi Shing Wong and Rajib Shaw 32 Climate-resilient agricultural practices in Bangladesh 407 Tahsina Sharmin Hoque, Israt Jahan and Md. Anwarul Abedin 33 Sea level change and the livelihood security of coastal communities in Tamil Nadu, Peninsular India 432 P. Thamizoli and R. Rengalakshmi 34 Disaster nursing and adaptation to climate change 453 Archana Shrestha Joshi, Hastoro Dwinantoaji, Sakiko Kanbara, and Hasti Widyasamratri 35 Integrating disaster and climate change in risk sensitive land use planning 462 Chandra Hada and Rajib Shaw 36 Recovery: the role of children in recovery processes and disaster risk reduction – the case of the South-Indian floods in 2015 470 Samuel Lloyd Brown, Ramasamy R. Krishnamurthy and Jonas Joerin 37 5-Dimensional climate+scenario model to countermeasure urban heat island effect 489 Parisa Kloss and Mojtaba Samimi 38 Mountain ecosystems and climate change 500 Himangana Gupta and Rajib Shaw 39 Decadal assessment of mangroves of the Sundarban region under changing climate in Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna (GBM) delta 514 Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Niloy Pramanick, Abhra Chanda, Sourav Das, Jyotiskona Barik and Tuhin Ghosh 40 Impact-based risk forecasting and hydro-meteorological disasters 525 Devashree Niraula PART V EMERGING ISSUES AND INNOVATION 41 The path to urban sustainability with technology: the case of a Japanese smart town 538 Mihoko Sakurai 42 International coalitions for climate and disaster resilient infrastructure 547 Vikrant Panwar, Sameer Pethe and Rajib Shaw 43 An integrated governance approach towards a water–energy–food nexus and climate change 562 Vibhas Sukhwani and Rajib Shaw 44 Climate-smart and nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in Odisha, India: a new horizon in sustainability, adaptation, and mitigation 574 S.K. Dubey, A.P. Padiyar, N. Shenoy, A. Gaikawd, B. Mohanty, B.K. Baliarsingh, S. Dutta, B.C. Ratha, B. Sethi, M. Pal, D. Bhanja and S. Acharya 45 Society 5.0 and inclusive resilience 594 Andrew DeWit and Rajib Shaw 46 New emergency communications: implication to climate hazards 605 Tamal Mondal, Krishnandu Hazra, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Partha Sarathi Paul, Ratna Mandal, Subrata Nandi and Sujoy Saha 47 Risk communication: analytical perspective from the lens of science, COVID-19 and climate change 625 Kat Boehringer and Akhilesh Surjan 48 COVID-19, transportation and climate change 638 Karl Kim 49 Network governance for implementing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 648 Naim Kapucu and Olga Pysmenna 50 Situational awareness for all: from sensing to collaboration using real-time communication in cities affected by climate change 663 Aditya Barve, Miho Mazereeuw and Mayank Ojha Index 676

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Book SynopsisPersonal Sustainability Practices is a collection of 19 academic and practitioner perspectives on the topic of faculty personal sustainability. The book addresses the issues of whether, how, where, and when faculty who teach, research, consult, and perform academic and community service are, or need to be, practicing and communicating their own sustainability behaviors to students and other stakeholders. The contributors represent multiple countries, disciplines, academic levels and affiliations, and orientations on those issues and on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to their personal sustainability practices. The chapter contributions highlight the several main concepts of systems, internal and external integration, curriculum development, and social movements. The key takeaway is that many sustainability scholars are practicing and communicating a wide variety of sustainability actions but that greater consistency and frequency among faculty sustainability values, expression, and actions are generally possible and necessary, and that further exploration of this overall topic is encouraged.Current faculty and doctoral students in the field of environmental or socio-economic sustainability, as well as business, government and nonprofit organization executives who interact with said faculty, will be inspired by the examination of values and personal practices.Trade Review‘This book on personal sustainability is a unique and urgently needed volume for advancing sustainable development. As faculty, we disparage companies and managers, but seldom do we turn our scrutiny inward and focus on our own personal commitment and conduct. This is a unique and most inspiring volume and I enthusiastically recommend it.’ -- Archie B. Carroll, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia, US, co-author of forthcoming Business & Society: Ethics, Sustainability & Stakeholder Management, 11th EditionTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Personal Sustainability Practices 1 Mark Starik and Patricia Kanashiro 2 Why focus on faculty personal sustainability? 13 Mark Starik, Patricia Kanashiro, and Gordon Rands PART I SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN ACTION 3 Design for the experience: a more sustainable future 22 Robert Sroufe 4 Teaching complex adaptive systems through multiple spheres of influence 34 Bernadette Roche 5 If everything is connected, where do you begin? 45 Jimmy Y. Jia and Rick Dickinson 6 Creating connections for progress toward sustainability 57 Kevin D. Carlson and John H. Grant 7 Cultivating the ecological imagination 69 Billy Friebele PART II INTERNAL/EXTERNAL INTEGRATION (VALUES TO ACTION) 8 Spanning a sustainability career: challenges, changes, and commitment – an interview with Dr. Paul Shrivastava 82 Shelley F. Mitchell 9 Living and communicating personal sustainability 93 Amy K. Townsend 10 Sustainability-oriented management education as personal practice and a “kit” for managers beyond the era of business as usual 103 Ralph Meima 11 Learning to think like a city: connecting civic activism with the classroom and the curriculum 114 Bruce Paton 12 What do you value? How valuing time leads to deeper environmental engagement 124 Thomas E. Stone 13 The story of a sustainability cabin: Muir vs. Pinchot 135 Van V. Miller PART III CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION 14 An ecocentric radically reflexive approach to walking the “Earth System talk” in sustainability education 148 Melissa Edwards and Wendy Stubbs 15 Does business ethics always have to be reactive? 161 Mark Heuer 16 Students in action: faculty encouraging outreach and involvement 172 Gary Cocke, Joanna Gentsch, William E. Hefley, and Carolyn Reichert 17 Student sustainability knowledge gained from classroom and field experience 183 Dave Nelson and George Ionescu PART IV FACULTY PERSONAL SUSTAINABILITY AS SOCIAL MOVEMENT 18 The power of faculty sustainability practices helping businesses drive social change: an interview with Jessica Yinka Thomas 196 Patricia Kanashiro 19 From personal to professional: a reflective account of academics engaging with sustainability 205 Louise Obara, Te Klangboonkrong, Gary Chapman, and Regina Frank 20 OS4Future: an academic advocacy movement for our future 217 Giuseppe Delmestri, Helen Etchanchu, Joel Bothello, Stefanie Habersang, Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter O, and Elke Schuessler 21 The tie that binds: how economic literacy is a foundation for sustainability 229 Madhavi Venkatesan Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book addresses the need for further measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, arguing that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme does not offer sufficient incentives for the carbon-intensive materials sector. It highlights the challenge that emissions from industries such as iron and steel, cement and aluminium, amongst others, pose to the EU's commitment to significantly cut emissions by 2030.Offering an in-depth review from an economic and legal perspective, Manuel Haussner explores these carbon-intensive sectors and their contribution to current emissions, and provides insightful suggestions on how a consumption-based carbon charge would create incentives for deep decarbonisation. He demonstrates how the design of such a charge would comply with the EU's obligations and WTO's legal requirements, and illustrates how such a charge would be drafted, providing guidance on administering carbon taxation and analysing carbon charges alongside the EU recommended portfolio of policy instruments.This thought-provoking book will be an essential read for all policymakers, consultants and practitioners working in environmental law and policy in the EU. It will also be valuable to scholars working at the intersections of economics and environmental and energy law.Trade Review'How can carbon pricing guide industry towards climate neutrality while avoiding carbon leakage risks? Manuel Haussner shows that including the consumption of basic materials into the Emission trading system offers a viable solution, which is now being discussed across Europe. The book analysis in detailed WTO and administrative feasibility and makes the case for a legal basis as part of the EU Emission Trading Directive. This well presented analysis is a must read for everyone that wants to understand the reality of policy instruments at the interface between trade and climate change.' -- Karsten Neuhoff, German Institute for Economic Research, Germany'This book is an essential read for everyone interested in the EU's carbon pricing policy. The book offers insight into the economic rationale and the design of a consumption charge on carbon-intensive materials. It also highlights the legal challenges surrounding the adoption of such a charge by the EU. This is an extremely relevant topic, which will remain high on the political agenda in the coming years, considering the Commission's Green Deal and its proposal for a carbon border adjustment mechanism.' -- Alice Pirlot, University of Oxford, UK'As the European Union has committed to becoming the first climate-neutral continent, carbon border adjustment measures have moved to the forefront of the political agenda. The questions of what form such measures should take and how to implement them require urgent answers. In his thoroughly researched book, Manuel Haussner draws on insights from both law and economics to develop an innovative approach offering feasible answers to both questions. This timely book should therefore be read by policymakers and practitioners alike.' -- Roland Ismer, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction PART I THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR A CONSUMPTION CHARGE, DESIGN ISSUES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT 2. The economic case for a consumption charge on carbon-intensive materials 3. Design issues for a consumption charge and economic impact PART II THE LEGAL BASIS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IOC CHARGE UNDER EU LAW 4. Incentivising consumption efficiency: a matter of environmental policy 5. Article 192(1) TFEU vs Article 192(2) TFEU PART III THE IOC CHARGE AND WORLD TRADE LAW 6. The compatibility of the IoC charge with world trade law PART IV PRACTICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE IOC CHARGE 7. The administration of the IoC charge 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOutlining an integrative theory of knowledge, Francisco Javier Carrillo explores how to understand the underlying behavioural basis of the knowledge economy and society. Chapters highlight the notion that unless a knowledge-based value creation and distribution paradigm is globally adopted, the possibilities for integration between a sustainable biosphere and a viable economy are small.This Modern Guide provides an overview of where we are regarding the knowledge economy and society, how its current form took shape and how our understanding has evolved, from the grounds of the philosophy of knowledge, to include the current branches of the sciences of knowledge. Carrillo further examines the challenges of the Anthropocene and how modern knowledge systems might need to change radically to meet them. The Modern Guide then moves to focus on the integration of epistemic, theoretical, technical and political developments in several fields of knowledge-related aspects of economy and society to offer a more integrated view.>Multidisciplinary and thorough, this will be an interesting read for scholars of knowledge, society and the environment, as well as students looking at ways to re-evaluate knowledge more broadly. Policymakers and governmental analysts will also benefit from the discussing of the unviability of our current economic culture and the potential options for the future.Trade Review‘Francisco Javier Carrillo tackles the most existential challenge of our time, the need for an environmentally viable economic system. He provides a sound and hopeful answer based on unlocking the potential and value of knowledge. Carrillo does this with his characteristic wisdom, clarity and poeticism. His book delivers richly on his own call for action to advance knowledge about ourselves in the world.’ -- Velina Petrova, Knowledge for Impact Director, Oxfam International, US‘If we know that we are doing things that will imperil future generations, yet fail to change our behaviour, then what good is knowledge? The author proposes that the solution to humanity’s ecological quandary must entail a re-assessment of what kinds of knowledge are important – in other words, how knowledge is valued. This is a thoughtful book about thinking, informed by the author’s carefully examined ethical principles. It offers an example of the kind of thinking that is essential if organized human society is to survive past this century.’ -- Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, US and author, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human SurvivalTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: two tables, two chairs, many worlds 1. Knowledge on knowledge 2. A crisis of identity in economics 3. An economy of what matters 4. Knowledge-based value systems 5. Knowledge markets and visible hands 6. Knowledge-based life 7. Knowledge societies: power, justice and governance 8. Knowledge-based development 9. The Anthropocene turn in human civilizations 10. A matter of knowledge or death Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisReviewing over 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) policy-making and implementation around the world, this thought-provoking Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current research surrounding EIA. Presenting new trends in law and policy-making, it highlights best practices in the application of technology to impact prediction and management, procedural efficiency, decision-making and public participation. In addition to explaining the practicalities of the EIA process, chapters delve deep into EIA’s decision-making stages and methods, revealing the causes of, and solutions to, recurrent issues. Contributions from leading scholars analyse case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North and South America to provide a truly global picture of EIA implementation. Critically examining the laws, policies and procedures involved in these case studies, this Handbook concludes by highlighting new ideas, trends and methods in the field. With a global scope, the illustrative case studies and critical evaluations will prove a useful resource for students and scholars of environmental and management studies and law. Exploring how to implement best practices, it will prove invaluable to EIA practitioners, including consultants, developers and regulators, offering inspiration and guidance for policy reforms.Trade Review‘Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment provides the reader with an overview of EIA in many countries. The research is literature-based. As in many books which are multi-authored, the chapters vary in terms of the style of writing and readability. The various authors are non-lawyers. They provide a broad and non-legalistic approach to environmental assessment, over a wide range of areas. The book will prove a valuable research tool to those wishing to explore environmental assessment globally, beyond the confines of project regulation.’ -- Francis McManus, Scottish Planning and Environmental Law‘This Handbook marks 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment practice, addressing contemporary issues in an innovative and engaging manner. It captures the state of the art provided by a diverse group of theorists and practitioners drawn from all around the world, before outlining possible directions for the next 50 years.’ -- Angus Morrison-Saunders, Edith Cowan University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: PART I CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLVING ROLES 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment 2 Alberto Fonseca 2 NEPA in the United States: death by extremism or redesign of a more useful tool? 28 Michael R. Greenberg and Stuart Shapiro 3 Impact assessment in the post-COVID-19 world: the growing role of health impact assessment 47 Mirko S. Winkler, Adithya Pradyumna, Francesca Viliani and Astrid M. Knoblauch 4 Integrated impact assessment: coming out of the shadows? 66 Richard K. Morgan PART II STAGES AND METHODS 5 Influence of EIA on project planning and design: exploring the gap between best and actual practice 86 Claire Gronow 6 The theory and practice of scoping: delivering proportionate EIA reports 111 Urmila Jha-Thakur, Fatemeh Khosravi and David Hoare 7 The benefits and perils of digital and automated technologies: impact assessment methods in the fourth industrial revolution 126 Alberto Fonseca 8 A new agenda for significance determination in EIA: promoting community-based determination processes to counterbalance technocratic approaches 146 Sara Bjørn Aaen, Ivar Lyhne and Helle Nedergaard Nielsen 9 Artificial intelligence solutions for environmental and social impact assessments 163 Atiyah Curmally, Blaise W. Sandwidi and Aditi Jagtiani 10 Mitigating climate change through impact assessments: critical reflections from Canadian policy reform 178 Karine Péloffy, Nicholas Zrinyi and Rosa Galvez 11 Follow-up: post-decision learning in EIA 198 John Glasson PART III IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING 12 Uncertainty in EIA 220 Sanne Vammen Larsen 13 Trade-offs in impact assessment design and implementation 233 Robert B. Gibson and Alberto Fonseca 14 Heuristics and bias in assessing the social impacts of energy projects 258 Douglas L. Bessette 15 Rightful resistance and activism through EIAs in Chile 270 Rajiv Maher and Diego Gálvez Pino 16 Indigenous Peoples and impact assessment 285 Philippe Hanna, Cássio Ingles de Sousa and Tumanako Fa’aui 17 Trends in EIA effectiveness research 303 John J. Loomis and Mauricio Dziedzic PART IV GLOBAL PRACTICE 18 EIA best practice in Africa 320 Luke Sandham, Francois Retief and Reece Alberts 19 EIA in Finland: the influence of international norms on the founding and evolution of national impact assessment systems 337 Timo Koivurova, Katri-Maaria Kyllönen and Krittika Singh 20 EIA in Canada: strengthening follow-up, monitoring and evaluation 352 Patricia Fitzpatrick and J. Byron Williams 21 EIA in Japan: the benefits of early public participation 366 Tetsuya Kamijo 22 Environmental impact assessment in Brazil: a review of its rise (and fall?) 383 Luis E. Sánchez and Carla Grigoletto Duarte 23 EIA in China: evolution and challenges 404 He Xu, Yiting Yang, Huanzhi Wang and Xueyan Guo PART V LOOKING FORWARD 24 The importance of leadership in impact assessment 423 Ross Marshall and Maria Partidário 25 Epilogue (The future of impact prediction: what to expect from EIA in the next 50 years?) 441 Alberto Fonseca Index

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