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- 9782940600359
- Éditeur
- Graduate Institute Publications
- Date de publication
- 07/01/2022
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- eCahiers de l’Institut
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
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Climate Technologies as Emergency Solutions
The role(s) of International Law
Pascal Blickle
Graduate Institute Publications
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This paper discusses large-scale technologies, which are proposed as emergency
solutions for avoiding catastrophic climate change. Their use is highly
controversial, notably because of risks of large-scale environmental damage
and the danger of distracting from other climate policies. Some of these
technologies are known as geoengineering or climate engineering. This paper
examines stratospheric aerosol injection, ocean fertilisation, and artificial
islands as case studies. As the analysis of the rules of international law
relevant to these three technologies shows, international law takes on
different and partly conflicting roles towards such technologies. Nonetheless,
a strong precautionary legal core opposing risky technological endeavours can
be identified. However, there is a danger of this precautionary stance of
international law being diluted by research and new regulation that make
emergency technologies appear as viable policy options. International law does
not currently safeguard against the promise of such technologies distracting
from mitigation and adaptation. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the
Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works
by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who
have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations.
solutions for avoiding catastrophic climate change. Their use is highly
controversial, notably because of risks of large-scale environmental damage
and the danger of distracting from other climate policies. Some of these
technologies are known as geoengineering or climate engineering. This paper
examines stratospheric aerosol injection, ocean fertilisation, and artificial
islands as case studies. As the analysis of the rules of international law
relevant to these three technologies shows, international law takes on
different and partly conflicting roles towards such technologies. Nonetheless,
a strong precautionary legal core opposing risky technological endeavours can
be identified. However, there is a danger of this precautionary stance of
international law being diluted by research and new regulation that make
emergency technologies appear as viable policy options. International law does
not currently safeguard against the promise of such technologies distracting
from mitigation and adaptation. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the
Vahabzadeh Foundation for financially supporting the publication of best works
by young researchers of the Graduate Institute, giving a priority to those who
have been awarded academic prizes for their master’s dissertations.
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