The Carbon & Climate Law Review is welcoming abstracts for articles on U.S. climate change law and policy for a issue scheduled for publication in June of 2010. According to the release:
With the start of 2010, the shape of future climate change law and policy in the United States is uncertain. In 2009, the House of Representatives passed a landmark economy-wide cap-and-trade program, but efforts in the Senate have encountered a range of obstacles. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration is on course to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from a range of sources under the Clean Air Act, and recent judicial activity on climate issues suggests an increasing role of the courts. Initiatives at the state and regional level also proceed apace. What are the possible directions of US climate legislation and regulation in 2010, and how will this bear on ongoing negotiations to adopt an international climate regime post-2012?
Contributions should address regulatory and policy issues raised by recent and emerging developments in the United States, including, but not limited to:
1. Federal Climate Legislation: e.g. overview of the latest legislative outcomes, analysis of the cap-and-trade system (allowance allocation, price collars, offsets, market oversight, legal implications of the international reserve allowance program), and alternative (i.e., other than economy-wide cap-and-trade) policy designs;
2. EPA Regulation: e.g. mandate and powers of the EPA, regulating stationary sources under the Clean Air Act, addressing GHG emissions from the transport sector, ability of the EPA to develop market-based policies under its existing Clean Air Act authorities;
3. Role of the Courts: nuisance suits and other actions against emitters, petitions for EPA to regulation, challenges to EPA regulation;
4. State, Regional and Local Activity: latest developments in regional emission reduction initiatives, implementing state climate legislation (e.g. AB-32), local efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change; federal preemption; constitutional issues;
5. The US and International Cooperation: committing to a binding international climate agreement; role of executive agreements; prospects of bilateral linkage of domestic policies; U.S.-China negotiations; U.S. role in Copenhagen and forthcoming negotiations.
Contributions should address regulatory and policy issues raised by recent and emerging developments in the United States, including, but not limited to:
1. Federal Climate Legislation: e.g. overview of the latest legislative outcomes, analysis of the cap-and-trade system (allowance allocation, price collars, offsets, market oversight, legal implications of the international reserve allowance program), and alternative (i.e., other than economy-wide cap-and-trade) policy designs;
2. EPA Regulation: e.g. mandate and powers of the EPA, regulating stationary sources under the Clean Air Act, addressing GHG emissions from the transport sector, ability of the EPA to develop market-based policies under its existing Clean Air Act authorities;
3. Role of the Courts: nuisance suits and other actions against emitters, petitions for EPA to regulation, challenges to EPA regulation;
4. State, Regional and Local Activity: latest developments in regional emission reduction initiatives, implementing state climate legislation (e.g. AB-32), local efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change; federal preemption; constitutional issues;
5. The US and International Cooperation: committing to a binding international climate agreement; role of executive agreements; prospects of bilateral linkage of domestic policies; U.S.-China negotiations; U.S. role in Copenhagen and forthcoming negotiations.
Abstracts should be sent to Megan Ceronsky at mmc@vnf.com by 24 February 2010. Authors will be informed by 1 March 2010 on the outcome of the initial review process. Final manuscripts will be due by 20 April 2010.
In order to ensure quick turnaround and policy relevance, articles should be concise, ranging from 3.000-6.000 words in length. Commentaries on recent judicial decisions, new legislation, and other developments can range from 1.500 to 2.500 words.
Carbon & Climate Law Review is the first international journal on climate regulation and the carbon market. Published on a quarterly basis under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it brings together representatives from the legal discipline and other stakeholders in one specialized journal, allowing them to engage in a dynamic debate on the law of climate change. Past issues have addressed legal and institutional dimensions of the Copenhagen regime, CDM reform and governance, the role of forests in the carbon market, and interactions between climate policies and international trade law. For further details on the journal and an archive of past issues, please visit the website at: www.lexxion.eu/cclr.
For further information on the editorial process, submissions on other topics or general questions relating to the journal, kindly contact the editor at mehling@lexxion.de. Please feel free to forward this call for papers to interested colleagues.
In order to ensure quick turnaround and policy relevance, articles should be concise, ranging from 3.000-6.000 words in length. Commentaries on recent judicial decisions, new legislation, and other developments can range from 1.500 to 2.500 words.
Carbon & Climate Law Review is the first international journal on climate regulation and the carbon market. Published on a quarterly basis under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it brings together representatives from the legal discipline and other stakeholders in one specialized journal, allowing them to engage in a dynamic debate on the law of climate change. Past issues have addressed legal and institutional dimensions of the Copenhagen regime, CDM reform and governance, the role of forests in the carbon market, and interactions between climate policies and international trade law. For further details on the journal and an archive of past issues, please visit the website at: www.lexxion.eu/cclr.
For further information on the editorial process, submissions on other topics or general questions relating to the journal, kindly contact the editor at mehling@lexxion.de. Please feel free to forward this call for papers to interested colleagues.
Posted: 02/19/10
