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UNINA9910777954103321 |
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Autore |
Sim Stuart |
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Titolo |
Carbon footprint wars [[electronic resource] ] : what might happen if we retreat from globalization? / / Stuart Sim |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2009 |
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1-282-13658-5 |
9786612136580 |
0-7486-3767-2 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Global warming |
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
Climatic changes - Government policy |
Globalization - Economic aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index. |
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I The Problems; 1 Introduction The Carbon Footprint Wars: What is at Stake?; 2 Global Warming: The Evidence For; 3 Global Warming: The Arguments Against; 4 The Globalization Paradigm: Defenders and Detractors; Part II The Solutions; 5 Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Altering Lifestyles; 6 Living With Our Carbon Footprint: The Technological Response; Part III The Consequences; 7 Worst-Case Scenarios:Economic; 8 Worst-Case Scenarios:Socio-Political; 9 Worst-Case Scenarios: Technological and Environmental |
Part IV Reassessing Global Priorities10 Reconstructing Geopolitical Relationships: The Ethical Dimension; 11 Reconstructing Geopolitical Narratives: A Radical Democratic Globe?; 12 Conclusion: Survival, Disaster, Trade-Off; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Climate change is acknowledged to be the major problem currently facing the human race, and the need to reduce our carbon footprint becomes ever more urgent as the scientific predictions of the effects of climate change become increasingly dire. Whether we are fully aware of the social and political consequences of striving for a significant |
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reduction is more questionable. The Carbon Footprint Wars identifies the many dangers inherent in the projected solutions - such as retreating from the spread of globalization, the current socio-economic paradigm for world trade. The war of words that is b |
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UNINA9910574071303321 |
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Autore |
Liu Ancui |
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Regulating Genetically Modified Crops in View of Environmental Risks : China’s Implementation of International Obligations / / by Ancui Liu |
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Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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9789811924804 |
9789811924798 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2022.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Conflict of laws |
International law |
Comparative law |
Environmental law, International |
Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law |
International Environmental Law |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops -- The International Regulatory Approach Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops -- The Chinese Regulatory Framework and Institutional Structure Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops -- Legal Principles Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops in China -- Legal Measures Addressing Environmental Risks That May Be Caused by GM Crops in China -- Conclusion. |
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This book analyzes international and Chinese regulatory approaches addressing environmental risks that may be caused by GM crops and |
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examines how China implements its international obligations in its policies and laws. Using the legal doctrinal method, the book discusses the precautionary principle and the public involvement principle, as well as several legal measures at the international law level and in Chinese law. It observes that legal principles and measures as provided for in China’s GMO legal framework have generally implemented the international obligations regarding the prevention of environmental risks that may be caused by the cultivation of GM crops and related activities. However, the book argues that Chinese law lacks an explicit codification of the precautionary principle, and the same is true with regard to public participation; the regulatory framework lacks specific obligations. It concludes that future research should focus on the application and enforcement of the relevant Chinese legislation, and that it is also important to investigate how the environmental risks that may be caused by new techniques, such as genome-editing techniques, could be prevented, given the experience gained by regulating the cultivation of GM crops and related activities. |
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