Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, Third Edition

The legal landscape around climate change is complex, unstable, and expanding. Scientists continue to publish new findings, policy makers regularly adopt new regulations, and petitioners file new litigation, nationwide and around the world. Hence the need for this third edition. Most of it is completely new, and the few chapters carried over from the second edition have been thoroughly updated. This edition explores the following topics:

Overview and Context:

• Introduction and The Multilateral Climate Regime

U.S. Federal Regulation and Litigation:

• Evolution of U.S. Climate Law and Policy
• Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act
• Non-CO2 Pollutants
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Climate Justice
• Endangered Species Act
• Climate-Related Financial Risk Management and Disclosure
• Civil Remedies

Regional, State, and Local Actions:

• State and Multistate Climate Action
• Local Initiatives

Energy Regulation

• Electricity Regulation, Markets, and Governance
• Land Use and Transportation Policies Addressing Climate Change

The Next Legal Frontiers

• Carbon Capture and Sequestration and Carbon Dioxide Removal
• Agriculture
• Climate Change and Public Natural Resources
• Climate Adaptation Law
• U.S. Climate Change Law and Policy: Taking Stock