| Strengthening the Montreal Protocol: Insurance Against Abrupt Climate Change by Donald Kaniaru, Rajendra Shende, Scott Stone, Durwood Zaelke, published in the Winter 2007 issue of Sustainable Development Law & Policy |
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The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has been efficient and effective in reducing damage to the ozone layer. It also has contributed significantly to climate mitigation. This paper recommends further adjustments to the treaty to help finish the job of protecting the ozone layer and provide further though temporary insurance against the threat of abrupt climate change. |
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| Making Law Work: Environmental Compliance & Sustainable Development, Volume 1, Durwood Zaelke, Donald Kaniaru & Eva Kružíková, eds. Cameron May, 2005. |
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“With environmental lawmaking on the rise, and environmental conditions
on the decline, this important volume comes just in time to help the
world understand what we need to do to improve enforcement and compliance
— the foundation for the rule of law, good governance, and ultimately
for sustainable development. Clearly, we need to follow the lead of
INECE.” “A valuable resource for judges, prosecutors, investigators, and
all who care about the Earth and want to improve the profession of compliance
and enforcement.” |
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| Regime Consequences , Oran R. Young and Arild Underdal, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. |
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Why are some international regimes more effective or more
successful than others? What theoretical models and empirical methods
are most useful in answering this question? This book provides a systematic
assessment of the state of the art in studies of regime effectiveness
as well as a sophisticated analysis of the range of techniques available
for the conduct of research in this area. A feature of the book of particular
interest is the consideration of broader consequences of regimes as well
as their performance in addressing the specific problems that lead to
their creation. Although the essays included are accessible to any careful
reader, they are aimed at active researchers and graduate students wanting
to work on cutting-edge questions in the realm of regime analysis.
Written for: Researchers and graduate students in the
realm of regime analysis.
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| Publications by the GSD Directors |
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| A list of publications by the directors of the Program on Governance for Sustainable Development. | |
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International Environmental Law and Policy, Second Edition, by Durwood Zaelke, David Hunter and James Salzman. Foundation Press, New York, 2002. |
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International Environmental Law and Policy explores
the dynamics of the lawmaking process and the increasingly critical role
of transnational actors/citizens, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
scientists, and business. Discusses the relation of our scientific understanding
to the legal response and the relation of the problem to the global economy.
Includes explanation of the use of soft law, framework agreements, binding
obligations, the precautionary principle, and polluter pays principle.
Describes role of technology transfer and multilateral and bilateral financial
mechanisms.
Features and Benefits: - Authoritative description of the concepts and principles of international environmental law - Evolution of the lawmaking process—soft law framework agreements, binding obligations, enforcement, and amendment procedures - Multilateral and bilateral financial mechanisms - The role of technology transfer |
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| "After the Day After Tomorrow," by Durwood Zaelke, Oran Young, and Scott Stone, courtesy of the Santa Barbara Independent. |
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"The Day After Tomorrow doesn’t give us much time. Sometimes,
the deliberation of disaster has the benefit of reform. Nuclear war can
become so unacceptable that the weapons are disarmed. Terrorism can become
so vivid that peaceful dissent is encouraged and democracy championed.
AIDS can come so close to home that global action is taken. And perhaps
the vivid images of environmental collapse in a disaster film can stimulate
action for sustainability."
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This book presents the inventive genius behind technological breakthroughs by ten global companies including Alcoa, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, ST Micro and Visteon. Readers will gain understanding and insight into how cutting-edge technology is helping protect the climate and/or the ozone layer, while contributing to the company’s bottom line. Each chapter chronicles the challenge and triumph of invention, introduces the engineers and executives who overcome conventional wisdom, and demonstrates the contribution these companies are making to environmental protection. In full colour and crammed with graphics to illustrate the creative process of technological breakthroughs, the book is accessible and informative. The genius of these ten companies will inspire the engineer, the policy-maker, the student, the environmentalist, the CEO and the investor alike. "This is great stuff. Extraordinary results when the genius of industry is turned loose on what to some may seem like an insoluble problem like protecting the Earth's climate. The ten featured companies are reducing energy and pollution with smart strategies and innovative technologies. They have chosen to be leaders, but think what they could accomplish if the politicians showed equal leadership and gave these companies and their competitors incentives to transform our economy from the biggest source of greenhouse gasses to the biggest source of climate solutions." - Jonathan Lash, President, the World Resources Institute "The genius of engineers has never been more important than it is today for inventing the technology needed to protect the global environment. Andersen and Zaelke give ten stirring examples of what committed companies are doing today to protect the climate system. Their profiles of the process of invention—geniuses at work—help us understand how much more this industry can and must do." - Alan S. Miller, author of Green Gold: Japan, Germany, the United States, and the Race for Environmental Technology |
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Click above to hear an interview with GSD Director Durwood
Zaelke. As heard on Sky Radio.
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