Climate change is causing traditional political and legal concepts to be revisited. The emergence of a global polity through physical, economic and social interaction demands global responses which should be founded upon new principles and which cannot simply be modelled on traditional constitutionalism centred on the nation-state. This Research Handbook explores how to build this climate constitutionalism at a global level, starting from the narrative of Anthropocene and its implications for law. It provides a critical approach to global environmental constitutionalism, analysing the problems of sustainability and global equity which are entwined with the causes and consequences of climate change. The 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.
Edited by Jordi Jaria-Manzano and Susana Borrás
The Energy of Russia
Hydrocarbon Culture and Climate Change
Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
This 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 Tykkynen 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.
Monograph Chapter
In The Energy of Russia
Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
- Published:
- 2 December 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Monograph Chapter
In The Energy of Russia
Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen
- Published:
- 2 December 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Monograph Chapter
In A Research Agenda for Climate Justice
Edited by Paul G. Harris
- Published:
- 8 November 2019
Collection:
Social and Political Science 2019
Edited by Paul G. Harris
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 a collection of original essays to explore alternative, innovative approaches to understanding and implementing climate justice in the future. Through investigations informed by philosophy, politics, sociology, law and economics, this Research Agenda reveals how climate change is a matter of justice and makes concrete proposals for more effective mitigation.
Research Review
In The Economics of Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Sam Fankhauser
- Published in print:
- 28 Oct 2019
Collection:
Economics 2019
Sam Fankhauser
Managing 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.
Sam Fankhauser
Research Review
In The Economics of Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Sam Fankhauser
- Published in print:
- 28 Oct 2019
Collection:
Economics 2019
Research Review
In The Economics of Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Sam Fankhauser
- Published in print:
- 28 Oct 2019
Collection:
Economics 2019