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Article: CLIMATE CHANGE LAW: AN INTRODUCTION
- Article from:
- Energy Law Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Foundation of the Energy Law Journal 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Synopsis:
Climate change law is a new and rapidly developing area of law. This article explains the basic elements of climate change law, with a particular focus on those issues that promise to be important for a considerable time as well as the major factors that are driving the developme
nt of this law. The law of climate change is being constructed at the intersection of several areas of law, including environmental law, energy law, business law, and international law. Any effort to address climate change also raises issues about the proper role of state, local, and federal governments, as well as their relationship to one another. This article is intended to serve as an introduction to ...