London Convention/London Protocol Archives - Page 8 of 13

Engineering the Climate: Geoengineering as a Challenge to International Governance

2013

Scholarly Work

David A. Wirth

This essay examines the existing international governance structures to address geoengineering and concludes that they are inadequate to the task and makes recommendations for structural adaptations in international governance to address the problem.

Implementing the Precautionary Principle for Climate Engineering

2013

Scholarly Work

Elizabeth Tedsen , Gesa Homann

This article provides an overview of debate in how to apply the precautionary principle to climate engineering (in part carbon dioxide removal) and what the precautionary principle means in a climate engineering context.

A Matter of Scale: Regional Climate Engineering and the Shortfalls of Multinational Governance

2013

Scholarly Work

Tracy D. Hester

This article explores new ways to regulate climate engineering research through a cumulative bottom-up governance approach that would rely on networks of regional treaties, agreements and resolutions rather than a sweeping international convention.

Regulating Geoengineering in International Environmental Law

2013

Scholarly Work

Tuomas Kuokkanen , Yulia Yamineva

The article shows how regulating geoengineering activities, including ocean iron fertilization, through existing environmental protection regimes may lead to a governance and legal landscape that is fragmented, incoherent, and incomprehensive.

2013 Amendment to the London Protocol

2013

International Legal Instrument

Contracting Parties to the London Convention and the London Protocol

Resolution LP .4(8) to regulate ocean iron fertilization.

Report of the 35th Consultative Meeting of the London Convention and the Eight Meeting of the London Protocol

2013

International Legal Instrument

Prepared by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

This report is regarding the proposal to amend the London Protocol to regulate placement of matter for ocean fertilization and other marine geoengineering activities.

Implications of Current Developments in International Liability for the Practice of Marine Geo-engineering Activities

2013

Scholarly Work

Jung-Eun KIM

This paper aims to identify the preventative effect of an international liability regime, in particular, state liability, on ocean iron fertilization activities.

Carbon Capture and Storage and the London Protocol: Recent Efforts to Enable Transboundary CO2 Transfer

2013

Scholarly Work

Justine Garrett, Sean McCoy

This paper reviews international actions to remove the legal obstacles associated with the prohibition on transboundary CO2 transfer under the London Protocol.

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