United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Archives - Page 5 of 7

Geoengineering: Ocean Iron Fertilisation and The Law of the Sea

2014

Scholarly Work

Saadi Radcliffe

This paper examines the current state of international law surrounding geoengineering practices involving the sea, with a focus on ocean iron fertilization, to evaluate the law’s appropriateness and effectiveness at regulating this conduct.

Umweltbundesamt, Options and Proposals for the International Governance of Geoengineering

2014

Think Tank Report

Ralph Bodle, Sebastian Oberthür, Lena Donat, Gesa Homann, Stephan Sina, Elizabeth Tedsen

In this research project for the German Federal Environment Agency, the Ecologic Institute develops specific proposals for the governance of the main currently discussed geoengineering concepts at the international level.

Climate Geoengineering and Dispute Settlement Under UNCLOS and the UNFCCC: Stormy Seas Ahead?

2014

Scholarly Work

Meinhard Doelle

Using the example of geoengineering, this paper considers how tensions between climate mitigation and management and conservation goals are likely to be addressed under the UNCLOS and UNFCCC regimes.

A Navigational System for Uncharted Waters: The London Convention and London Protocol’s Assessment Framework on Ocean Iron Fertilization

2013

Scholarly Work

Melissa Eick

This article examines the London Convention and London Protocol's measures to bring ocean iron fertilization within their regulatory scope.

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.

Geoengineering a Future for Humankind: Some Technical and Ethical Considerations

2012

Scholarly Work

Rafael Leal-Arcas , Andrew Filis-Yelaghotis

This paper seeks to outline the various contentious issues regarding geoengineering (which here includes ocean fertilization and afforestation) that arise in relation to its ethical, technological, political, and trade-related legal dimensions.

Ocean Upwelling and International Law

2012

Scholarly Work

Alexander Proelss, Chang Hong

This article addresses whether international legal rules exist governing the deployment of ocean pipes and which states are entitled to exercise jurisdiction over these objects.

International Legal Challenges Concerning Marine Scientific Research in the Era of Climate Change

2012

Scholarly Work

Alexander Proelss

This paper assesses how ocean fertilization is regulated under the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea

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