Climate change and environmental hazards related to shipping : an international legal framework : proceedings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011 / / Edited by Hans-Joachim Koch ... [et al.].

• Author: Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference
• TeilnehmendeR: Koch, Hans-Joachim, 1944-
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Welcome Speech /; Opening Speech /; The Budget Approach—A Framework for a Global Transformation towards a Low Carbon Economy /; A Tale of Two Architectures: The Once and Future U.N. Climate Change Regime /; Energy Switch in Germany: 100% Renewable Electricity by 2050 /; Legal Options for Regime Evolution in the Climate Change Regime: Some Comments /; International Climate Change Policy: An Indian Perspective /; International Climate Law and Policy: An Australian Perspective /; Discussion Summary—Working Group: International Climate Policy before COP 17 /; Climate Protection: A South American Perspective /; Climate Protection and Sustainability in Japan—Tasks Following March 11th 2011 /; Discussion Summary—Working Group: Initiatives on an EU and on a National Level /; Integrating Shipping into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme? /; A Cooperative Compliance Strategy: The Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme /; The ‘Erika III’ Package: Progress or Breach of International Law? /; Emissions Reduction and Emissions Trading Systems in Shipping: A BIMCO Perspective /; Some Comments on the Role of Industry in the Prevention of Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping /; Discussion Summary—Working Group: The Prevention of Shipping Accidents /; The Impact of Global Warming on the Oceans /; Use and Protection of the Seas in Times of Climate Change /; Discussion Summary—Forum 1: Protection of the Marine Environment and Climate Change /; Wind Energy and Marine Environment Protection /; Wind Energy and Maritime Spatial Planning /; Discussion Summary—Forum on Offshore Wind Energy: Actors, Legal Instruments and Decision-Making Procedures /; Introductory Remarks on Opportunities of the Cities in the Field of Local Climate Change Governance /; Conclusions of FORUM II: Cities’ Contributions to Environmental Protection /; Results: Climate Change /; Results: Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping /; List of Participants.
• ISBN: 1283939738; 9004244956
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Edited by Hans-Joachim Koch ... [et al.].

In Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping Hans-Joachim Koch, Doris König, Joachim Sanden and Roda Verheyen provide an edited overview on the recent discussions regarding legal questions of tackling climate change, and the legal instruments related to environmental problems caused by international shipping. An esteemed international group of authors make important contributions to the legal challenges in international, European and domestic law. Focal points are multilateral environmental agreements and the law of the sea as well as the potential contributions by municipalities. This important new collection, based on the research findings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011, are of particular relevance for lawyers and scholars interested in the recent legal discussions on climate change law and environmental Law of the Sea.