Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping: An International Legal Framework
Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping: An International Legal Framework

Author: Hans--Joachim Koch

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 9004243925

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In “Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping” the editors offer an overview on the recent discussions regarding legal questions of tackling climate change and the legal instruments related to environmental problems caused by international shipping.

International Trade Regulation and the Mitigation of Climate Change
International Trade Regulation and the Mitigation of Climate Change

Author: Thomas Cottier

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-09-24

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 1139482807

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What can trade regulation contribute towards ameliorating the GHG emissions and reducing their concentrations in the atmosphere? This collection of essays analyses options for climate-change mitigation through the lens of the trade lawyer. By examining international law, and in particular the relevant WTO agreements, the authors address the areas of potential conflict between international trade law and international law on climate mitigation and, where possible, suggest ways to strengthen mutual supportiveness between the two regimes. They do so taking into account the drivers of human-induced climate change in energy markets and of consumption.

Asbestos
Asbestos

Author: Barbara Hadley

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2015-08-10

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0957559526

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Asbestos is not just a problem of the past, nor is there an identifiable point in the future by which we can stop worrying about its legacy. In various countries around the world asbestos production and consumption continues unabated, storing up problems for the future. In countries that have banned the use of asbestos, such as the UK, the continued presence of this material in buildings public and private will have consequences for decades to come.Asbestos: the Future Risk is a special report that pulls together the historical background as to how this mineral came to be so widely used; the medical view of asbestos related diseases and their treatment; the current patterns of consumption that indicate where future claims may come from; and current practice for dealing with asbestos in the built environment, exposure to which has spread asbestos-related diseases to people outside those occupations that worked directly with asbestos.Asbestos: the Future Risk provides an all-round update on the present state of knowledge and sets out the challenges faced by claimants, governments, private companies, public authorities, lawyers and insurers.