Global climate change and U.S. law

A vast body of U.S. law relevant to climate change has developed since publication of the first edition of Global Climate Change and U.S. Law in 2007, even while Congress has failed to pass a new comprehensive statute to address the climate challenge. This domestic legal regime, covered comprehensively in this updated volume, consists of federal greenhouse gas regulations issued under the Clean Air Act and federal energy efficiency statutes, new disclosure requirements imposed under the securities laws, as well as a variety of state and local initiatives and common law decisions by the courts. Recognizing that climate change is largely an energy problem, this edition adds a completely new section on energy regulation. Additional chapters now cover cap-and-trade regimes, climate-related water issues, agriculture and forestry, and the use of non-climate international agreements to reduce emissions and address climate impacts. The final new section focuses on issues previously seen as marginal but now of growing importance: climate adaptation, carbon capture and sequestration and geoengineering. Part I: Overview and Context Part II U.S. Federal Regulation and Litigation Part III: Regional, State, and Local Actions Part IV: Energy Regulation Part V: The Next Legal Frontiers"

Introduction and Overview -- The international climate regime -- Evolution of U.S. climate policy -- Clean air regulation -- Environmental impact review -- Endangered Species Act -- Corporate disclosure considerations related to climate change -- Civil remedies -- Regional initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- State initiatives -- Cap and trade -- Local initiatives -- Electricity background and trends -- Electric power generation fuels -- Transportation and land use -- Transportation fuels -- Carbon capture and sequestration -- Water and climate change -- Agriculture and forestry -- Climate adaptation law -- Geoengineering -- Addressing climate change through non-climate international instruments -- U.S. climate change law and policy : possible paths forward."