Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Given this, over the last century, a large body of international law has been developed to govern ocean-based activities. Earlier this month, the parties to the London Convention and Protocol met in London to discuss, among other things, whether and how to apply those instruments to certain ocean CDR and solar radiation management activities.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 7, 2024

In amongst proposals regarding plastic pollution, air quality, pesticides and circular economies, to mention but a few, the most controversial was a Swiss-led proposal to establish an expert group on solar radiation modification (SRM). No steps have been taken towards stronger governance of experiments and development of SRM.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Legal Planet

MARCH 8, 2024

As we wrote in part 1 , a Swiss-led proposal to the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) to establish an expert group on solar radiation management (SRM) proved divisive and was eventually withdrawn. Who’s afraid of the big bad governance? Fourth, not everyone currently wants governance. But it wasn’t to be. Business as usual?

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