Edward Elgar Publishing Climate Law and Developing Countries: Legal and Policy Challenges for the World Economy (New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series)

This timely book examines the legal and policy challenges in international, regional and national settings, faced by developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change. With contributions from over 20 international scholars from developing and developed countries, the book tackles both long-standing concerns and current controversies. It considers the positions of developing countries in the negotiation of a new international legal regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol and canvasses various domestic issues, including implementation of CDM projects, governance of adaptation measures and regulation of the biofuels industry. Through a unique focus on the developing world, this book makes a significant contribution to understanding current challenges and future directions of climate law. It will prove a stimulating read for legal academics, undergraduate and graduate law students as well as policymakers interested in the role of developing countries in climate change law. The book originates from an international conference on Climate Law in Developing Countries Post-2012, co-sponsored by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and Osgoode Hall Law School. The book is part of the ongoing mandate of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law to generate collaborative research on the most pressing issues in environmental law. Review '. . . the book is rich and unique. It offers very useful analysis of climate law in developing countries and the key issues in the ongoing negotiations. . . an important source of reference.' -- Environmental Law Review'The editors of Climate Law and Developing Countries have brought together a star-studded group of authors with often innovative views on how climate law works (or fails to work) in those countries where it arguably matters more than elsewhere. This volume largely avoids the pitfalls of climate and carbon jargon. It may well succeed in reconnecting the regulatory community to a field of law which has rapidly become the exclusive habitat of banking and finance lawyers. A superb read and reference treasure trove.' About the Author Edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Australia, Yves Le Bouthillier, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and Stepan Wood, Canada Research Chair in Law, Society and Sustainability, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, Canada