Call for Papers: JIWLP

[Wil Burns]

The Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, a quarterly publication
of Taylor & Francis in its thirteenth year of publication, is seeking
articles for its 13(3) and 13(4) issues. Details about the journal, as well
as author guidelines, can be found at: www.jiwlp.com, and as always, please
feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. Happy new year to
everyone! wil

 

 

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FYI. wil

 

 

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RE: Copenhagen result

[Wil Burns]

I concur with Dale that geoengineering's stock is on the rise, and I think
that the trend toward climate policymaking being made by a small faction of
States is foreboding in this context because many of the potential
side-effects of geoengineering proposals may be visited upon States outside
of this decision-making framework. As Maria Ivanova said recently in Nature
Geoscience, this could become the quintessential governance issue over the
next few decades. 

Incidentally, I'm planning to do an edited volume on geoengineering for
Cambridge University Press and would like to invite members of the list
interested in the topic to send me proposals for chapters. wil


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Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
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-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Dale W Jamieson
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:59 AM
To: Matthew Paterson
Cc: Maria Ivanova; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: Copenhagen result


i think it's misleading to view the outcome of copenhagen as having been
produced by any single actor.  this leads us away from a more complex
analysis that takes seriously the domestic politics and international
positions of all the key players, as well as the collective actions problems
that are at the heart of this problelm.  it also leads to exaggeration and
caricature, perhaps bordering on demonization (e.g., "China knows it is
becoming an uncontested superpower," "China wrecked the Copenhagen deal").  

as i said in an earlier post, i think the most interesting question is what
happens next, and i do think that in the us, the fallout from copenhagen
will be a big boost to geoengineering (esp now among environmentalists),
whose stock has been rising anyway.   
**
Dale Jamieson
Director of Environmental Studies
Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy
Affiliated Professor of Law
Environmental Studies Program 
New York University 
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- Original Message -
From: Matthew Paterson 
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:48 pm
Subject: Re: Copenhagen result
To: Maria Ivanova , gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu

> A really interesting comment on china¹s strategy here:
> 
>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/22/copenhagen-climate-change-
> mark-lynas
> 
> Supports Dan¹s interpretation earlier on in this thread and undermines 
> mine!
> 
> Mat
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Paterson
> École d'études politiques, Université d'Ottawa
> Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
> tel: +1 613 562-5800 x1716
> 
> Web site: 
> http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/pol/eng/profdetails.asp?ID=123
> And http://matpaterson.wordpress.com/
> Co-editor, Global Environmental Politics:
> http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/glep
> Latest books "Climate capitalism: global warming and the 
> transformation of
> the global economy" (with Peter Newell)
> http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521194857
> And "Cultural Political Economy" (edited, with Jacqueline Best)
>
http://www.routledgepolitics.com/books/Cultural-Political-Economy-isbn978041
> 5489324
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Maria Ivanova 
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:31:38 -0500
> To: 
> Subject: RE: Copenhagen result
> 
> I also recommend Bill McKibben¹s analysis at
> http://www.e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2225
> Maria 
>  
>  
>
>  
>   
>  
>  
>  
>   <   Maria Ivanova, Ph.D.
>  
>  Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
>  One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
>  Washington, DC 20004
>  Tel +1 202 691 4007 Cell +1 203 606 4640
>  maria.ivan...@wilsoncenter.org <
>  
>  Director, Global Environmental Governance Project
>  Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy
>  maria.ivan...@environmentalgovernance.org
> <
>  http://www.environmentalgovernance.org
> <
>  
>  Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Policy
>  College of William and Mary
>  mivan...@wm.edu <
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> 
> From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
> [mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of CARLARNE,
> CINNAMON
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 11:17 PM
> To: Pam Chasek; VanDeveer, Stacy; Sebasti

RE: Climategate Impacts

[Wil Burns]

Darrell,

 

While I don’t agree with your portrayal of CRU, or Phil, let’s assume,
arguendo, you’re correct about the hubris, conspiracies, etc. The bottom
line is that CRU’s datasets for temperature increases are virtually
identical with the raw data from weather stations; in fact, CRU’s findings
are a little LOWER. At the end of the day I don’t give a plug nickel about
the foibles of scientists, who like all of us in academia, the corporate
world, and government, can demonstrate pettiness and vindictiveness, and
yes, frustration. Also, as AP’s analysis, and that of Pew convincingly
demonstrate, the conclusions at CRU have been replicated in many other
venues. If you want to allege that all climatologists are engaged in this
conspiracy (I guess for the big bucks, ha ha; if you want to cash in, you
become a skeptic scientist, a lot less competition and a real pile of money
supplied by the folks who gave you the Global Climate Coalition), then all
bets are off. wil

 

 

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Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

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From: Darrell Whitman [mailto:dwhit...@dcn.davis.ca.us] 
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 9:44 AM
To: Myanna Lahsen; williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Cc: Wallace, Richard; Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe
Subject: Re: Climategate Impacts

 

Greetings,

 

I woke up this morning to this long train of GEP emails on Copenhagen and
"climategate", all of which make interesting if now divergent readings. I
thought I'd add a comment to Myanna's, DG's, Mat and Suzi's thread about
East Anglia and the email fiasco as I have some personal experience with
this matter that casts it in a somewhat different light and raises important
questions that go beyond the science debate. As it happened, I made several
visits to EAU between 2001 and 2005 as part of my effort to get inside of
the EU climate policymaking process during my tenure with California's
Resources Agency. As it happened, I struck up a friendship with Tim O'Riodan
- true scholar and gentleman - who generously introduced me to Phil Jones
and the other scientists working at the Climate Research Unit. As has been
generally true with most scientists with whom I have worked over the years,
they were affable and enthusiastic about sharing their research. Yet, as
time went on something less flatering began to emerge. 

 

I think the problem crystalized in my mind during a conversation that I had
with Tim in his office in 2002, which coincided with California's energy
crisis and the emerging role of Enron in manipulating the Western power grid
to run up the price of electricity. To my horror, Tim began extolling the
"green" credentials of Kenneth Lay and opined that he would be an excellent
point around which climate policymaking could be formed in the U.S. Of
course, he was oblivious as to the corporate Ken Lay and his criminal
activities onbehalf of Enron, which then suggested that Tim had a sadly
limited view of the world of real politics notwithstanding his many, many
years of writing about the politics of EU climate policy. From that point
forward, I began to look at the EAU and its role in British climate
policymaking differently, eventually coming to see how Tim has built that
program as the flagship U.K. climate research centre that it now is as an
extension of the U.K. government and not in any sense as an independent
research entity. Hence, the problem, as Nietzsche observed, is that
developing relationships with power shifts control to the centre of power,
even while developing an illusion of power at the margins. For Tim and the
CRU, this meant that a certain hubris developed around their science
knowledge and relationships with policymakers, leading to the sad attacks on
those, such as Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, who were not sufficiently
enthusiastic about their views and program. This problem, however, is not
CRU's alone, as I had similar experiences with other government associated
programs in the U.S. and Europe, and witnessed other instances of personal
and professional attacks on climate scientists and policy analysts who dared
raised questions or expressed reservations about the substance and/or
direction of climate policymaking. 

 

The problem with the CRU emails is much deeper than the evidence they
provide of disputes within climate science: they represent a pattern of
isolation and arrogance that developed as CRU and EAU moved inside the
policymaking process. Knowing some of the participants and retaining at
least one friendship at CRU, I know they are deeply troubled 

RE: Copenhagen result

[Wil Burns]

Don't worry, Dale; in the end we'll solve it with geoengineering :)


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
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-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Dale W Jamieson
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 5:14 AM
To: Daniel Bodansky
Cc: Heike Schroeder; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: Copenhagen result

i think the depth and severity of the structural problems involved in
addressing climate change are well indicated in this thread:  some
wonderful, honorable people "sweated blood" to get what would have been a
good first step in the 1990s, but are wholly inadequate for 2009.  it's time
to analyze the failures in political and structural terms, and to focus on
what it means for humanity that climate will increasingly become subject to
human domination, in much the same way that several other natural systems
are human dominated.

happy holidays,

dale

**
Dale Jamieson
Director of Environmental Studies
Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy
Affiliated Professor of Law
Environmental Studies Program 
New York University 
285 Mercer Street, 901
New York NY 10003-6653 
Voice 212-998-5429
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thing...--Blanche DuBois

- Original Message -
From: Daniel Bodansky 
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009 5:25 am
Subject: Re: Copenhagen result
To: Heike Schroeder 
Cc: "gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu" 

> But countries did move beyond their positions in significant ways.  
> China agreed to international listing and review of pledge. US agreed  
> 
> to $100 billion annual funding and short term finance, plus personal  
> 
> commitment by Obama to minus 17%. Agreement was far from easy - people 
>  
> sweated blood to get it!
> 
> Best
> Dan
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Heike Schroeder 
>   > wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> > Thought I'd put my 2 cents in as well...
> > On Wil's 1st point: I agree that anything but a political framework  
> 
> > was off the table well before 43,000 registered COP15 attendees (and 
>  
> > some 100,000 protesters) gathered in Copenhagen. But given that 120  
> 
> > or so heads of state were coming to town (including Obama himself)  
> 
> > gave people like Ivo de Boer hope to publicly state (as he did at  
> > Forest Day) that heads of state don't come for failure. It nurtured  
> 
> > a sense of optimism among attendees that Obama, Wen (the Chinese  
> > premier) and also EU reps would not come empty-handed but move  
> > beyond their positions in at least some way, either by more concrete 
>  
> > pledging of finance or stronger unilateral targets. None of this  
> > happened, except the 2 degrees inclusion in the final version of the 
>  
> > Accord. To me, this is where the disappointment lies.
> > Best, Heike
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Heike Schroeder
> > Tyndall Senior Research Fellow
> > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
> > James Martin 21st Century School Research Fellow
> > Environmental Change Institute
> > University of Oxford
> > South Parks Road
> > Oxford OX1 3QY
> >
> > Tel: 01865 275894
> > Fax: 01865 275850
> > 
> > From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu [owner-gep- 
> > e...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Daniel Bodansky  
> > [bodan...@uga.edu]
> > Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 5:19 AM
> > To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
> > Subject: Fwd: Re: Copenhagen result
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I sent the message below last night from an email account not  
> > registered with GEPED, so it bounced.  It doesn't take account of  
> > the subsequent discussion from others.  For those who are  
> > interested, I've been blogging about the Copenhagen meeting on the  
> 
> > international law blog, opiniojuris.org.  I plan to post some  
> > preliminary thoughts on the Copenhagen Accord on Monday.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Earlier email message:
> >
> > Hi Radoslav, Wil and Mat,
> >
> > Just wanted to chime in with a few points:
> >
> > First, just a clarifications regarding Radoslav's email:
> >
> > -- Although the Copenhagen Accord

RE: Climategate Impacts

[Wil Burns]

And isn't it fascinating that the skeptics can publish petitions of
scientists (virtually none of whom are climatologists) that also includes
the names of some of the Spice Girls and the public's faith in science
doesn't budge, but this incident .. But I guess the skeptics couldn't lose
even if their often unethical actions resulted in less faith in science,
because the default would be to not act . 

 

 

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Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

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From: Wallace, Richard [mailto:rwall...@ursinus.edu] 
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:13 AM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net; Global Environmental Politics Education
ListServe
Subject: RE: Climategate Impacts

 

Lovely. The poll is a blunt instrument to be sure, but let's hope public
disaffection with the climate debate and resulting distrust of "scientists
on the environment" doesn't bleed into other areas, like biodiversity,
deforestation, transboundary pollution, etc. Worth watching, anyway.

 

Rich

 

--

 

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Associate Professor

Environmental Studies Program

Ursinus College

P.O. Box 1000

Collegeville, PA 19426

(610) 409-3730

(610) 409-3660 fax

rwall...@ursinus.edu 

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Wil Burns
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 12:48 PM
To: envlawprofess...@lists.uoregon.edu; 'Global Environmental Politics
Education ListServe'
Subject: Climategate Impacts

 

Ooops. scientists getting hit.a new Washington Post-ABC News poll after
"climategate." Scientists "significantly" losing credibility with the
public:

"Scientists themselves also come in for more negative assessments in the
poll, with four in 10 Americans now saying that they place little or no
trust in what scientists have to say about the environment. That's up
significantly in recent years. About 58 percent of Republicans now put
little or no faith in scientists on the subject, double the number saying so
in April 2007. Over this time frame, distrust among independents bumped up
from 24 to 40 percent, while Democrats changed only marginally. Among
seniors, the number of skeptics more than doubled, to 51 percent."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121800
002.html

 

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
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RE: Copenhagen result

[Wil Burns]

Hi Henrik,

 

You're quite right that I was pretty inarticulate in using the term
"exogenous."  What I meant to say was that the shutdown of the UK coal
industry was largely related to non-energy policy considerations, so not
really driven by considerations of its legal obligations under the UNFCCC or
the KP (which I believe was the locus of my discussion with Mat) and at this
point, the UK is not performing that well, so I have some serious questions
about the viability of the legally binding KP in terms of how much it is
driving domestic decision-making. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

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From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Henrik Selin
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:11 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: RE: Copenhagen result

 

2. on legally binding. You're right of course that international law is weak
in terms of enforcement. But you're wrong that 'many' Annex B countries will
fail to meet their Kyoto targets - the EU will get there easily enough, as
will (for hot air reasons) most ex-soviet countries. NZ still has some to do
but has set up a system which will mean it will buy hot air in effect.
Australia and Japan aren't too far off. Only really Canada is way off, and I
despair at the idiots in charge of the country I moved to. So the q to my
mind is not about enforcement, but rather about (a) the set of expectations
that the term 'legally binding' sets up amongst states - that they tend to
behave differently in the context of such a status to an agreement - here
I'd claim that if Kyoto had just been a 'political declaration' then I can't
see the EU having set about achieving its targets so thoroughly without the
legal status (although that's a judgement call of course), and (b) you can't
set up any sort of institutional arrangements such as the CDM without the
'legal' status of an agreement. And Kyoto compliance overall for the Annex B
countries (they will get there collectively, canadian rubbishness being
outweighed by russian hot air) has been driven by the Kyoto-CDM-EU ETS
relationship, which couldn't have existed without a legal agreement. 

. The EU is only meeting its targets because the expansion, which
brought in a lot of former Soviet entities whose economies (and thus
emissions) collapsed in the 1990s and early twenty first century. Peel them
away and you have a large number of EU states (Italy, Austria, Ireland) who
aren't going to make it (some by very large margins), and even purported
stalwarts in the process e.g. the UK largely will meet their commitments
because of exogenous factors, like shutting down large swaths of the coal
industry. Until the recession, UK emissions, for example, were rising at
levels clearly not in line with the KP;
. You could certainly set up mechanisms like the CDM (which,
incidentally, has produced almost nothing in terms of emissions reductions,
and has wrought things like the HCFC scandals in China that may have
resulted in a net negative impact on the environment) without KP, through
bilateral agreements, so at least in terms of multilateral agreements, I
don't think so. And again, the flexible mechanisms may be a poor rationale
for binding international agreements;
. If we get to the KP target through hot air, the agreement is indeed a
chimera, and while you might be able to fool the public, you can't fool the
atmosphere.



I don't want to come across as an EU apologist here, but I think a few
things should be pointed out. First, the EU Kyoto target is EU-15 and that
has not changed with any subsequent enlargement. The EU-15 is still the
EU-15. As such, the EU Kyoto target is separate from any gains that the
EU-27 may have made since 1990 as a result of bringing in countries going
through economic and industrial reconstruction. The fact that the EU-15
member states are on track collectively to meet their Kyoto target is not a
result of enlargement (but you are absolutely right in your criticism of
some individual EU-15 countries not doing their fair share). Second, so what
if the UK is meeting its target in large part to switching away from coal;
is that not something we want to see on a larger scale globally? How is that
an "exogenous factor"?
 
Cheers,
Henrik

Climategate Impacts

[Wil Burns]

Ooops. scientists getting hit.a new Washington Post-ABC News poll after
"climategate." Scientists "significantly" losing credibility with the
public:

"Scientists themselves also come in for more negative assessments in the
poll, with four in 10 Americans now saying that they place little or no
trust in what scientists have to say about the environment. That's up
significantly in recent years. About 58 percent of Republicans now put
little or no faith in scientists on the subject, double the number saying so
in April 2007. Over this time frame, distrust among independents bumped up
from 24 to 40 percent, while Democrats changed only marginally. Among
seniors, the number of skeptics more than doubled, to 51 percent."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121800
002.html

 

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
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Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

RE: Copenhagen result

[Wil Burns]

Hey Mat,

 

OK, let’s not bore the list too much, so I’ll just briefly respond to some
of these points below:

 

 

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Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

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Fax: 510.779.5361

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Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: Matthew Paterson [mailto:mpate...@uottawa.ca] 
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 8:33 AM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net; 'Radoslav Dimitrov'; 'Global Environmental
Politics Education ListServe'
Subject: Re: Copenhagen result

 

Wil, you raise a lot of issues here, we could end up with a long (and
interesting debate). A few reactions, following your numbering.

1. we did know that it was highly likely that we’d only get a political
agreement, although it is worth noting there was always an (outside) chance
that enough KP parties might say it was worth inserting new numbers into a
second KP commitment period, alongside this political declartation including
non-KP countries, notably the US. But this declaration is a hell of a lot
weaker than many observers expected, and I’d say was absolutely possible
before the start of the Copenhagen talks. The numbers in terms of emissions
reductions already on the table were (while obviously inadequate to deal
with Tuvalu’s problems or to get to a 2C overall goal) were broadly
consistent enough that you could imagine a deal aroudn them – even those
weren’t in the final version, although they say they’re going to put numbers
in by Feb. The US-China monitoring spat seems incomprehensible from the
outside, since the US itself wants a relatively light multilateral
monitoring of emissions reporting (consequently it’s not certain that your
point 4a is correct). And so on – on every issue a deal seemed possible,
they’ve come up with the weakest version.



· I would suggest “many observers” were a bit pie in the sky. One of the
reasons that I decided to set out Copenhagen is that there were a tremendous
number of signs from the U.S., China, and India in the month heading into
Copenhagen that the process was going to generate a fairly weak agreement.
As to the emissions pledges, there’s a big difference between folks making
pledges and being willing at this point to lock into them in a legal
framework.


2. on legally binding. You’re right of course that international law is weak
in terms of enforcement. But you’re wrong that ‘many’ Annex B countries will
fail to meet their Kyoto targets – the EU will get there easily enough, as
will (for hot air reasons) most ex-soviet countries. NZ still has some to do
but has set up a system which will mean it will buy hot air in effect.
Australia and Japan aren’t too far off. Only really Canada is way off, and I
despair at the idiots in charge of the country I moved to. So the q to my
mind is not about enforcement, but rather about (a) the set of expectations
that the term ‘legally binding’ sets up amongst states – that they tend to
behave differently in the context of such a status to an agreement – here
I’d claim that if Kyoto had just been a ‘political declaration’ then I can’t
see the EU having set about achieving its targets so thoroughly without the
legal status (although that’s a judgement call of course), and (b) you can’t
set up any sort of institutional arrangements such as the CDM without the
‘legal’ status of an agreement. And Kyoto compliance overall for the Annex B
countries (they will get there collectively, canadian rubbishness being
outweighed by russian hot air) has been driven by the Kyoto-CDM-EU ETS
relationship, which couldn’t have existed without a legal agreement. 



· The EU is only meeting its targets because the expansion, which
brought in a lot of former Soviet entities whose economies (and thus
emissions) collapsed in the 1990s and early twenty first century. Peel them
away and you have a large number of EU states (Italy, Austria, Ireland) who
aren’t going to make it (some by very large margins), and even purported
stalwarts in the process e.g. the UK largely will meet their commitments
because of exogenous factors, like shutting down large swaths of the coal
industry. Until the recession, UK emissions, for example, were rising at
levels clearly not in line with the KP;

· You could certainly set up mechanisms like the CDM (which,
incidentally, has produced almost nothing in terms of emissions reductions,
and has wrought things like the HCFC scandals in China that may have
resulted in a net negative impact on the environment) without KP, through
bilateral agreements, so at least in terms of multilateral agreements, I
don’t think so. And again, the flexible mechanisms may be a poor rationale
for binding international agreements;

RE: Copenhagen result

[Wil Burns]

I think amidst all of the (legitimate) gloom about the results at
Copenhagen, we should emphasize a couple of things:

 

1.  It was known well before the meeting that we were likely to only
get a political declaration from Copenhagen; in many ways, I think the media
hyped the final stages of the meeting as some kind of unraveling of
consensus, when most folks expected no more than a broad-brushed agreement
that wasn't legally binding;

2.  I know this may sound like heresy from someone from the
international law side of the equation, but I think the emphasis on securing
a legally binding decision from the Parties to the UNFCCC or KP is a bit of
a chimera. What does it mean for an agreement to be "legally binding" when
one looks at both the architecture of the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol (and
any likely successor agreement, either as an amendment to the KP or a
standalone treaty)? Kyoto is a legally binding agreement, and many of the
Annex I Parties will fail, in some cases abjectly, to meet their emissions
reductions obligations under the treaty. What is the penalty for this? Well,
there's an enforcement mechanism, but subject to acceptance through the
amendment process, and even then, any individual party can opt out. At the
end of the day, it's diplomacy and self-interest, broadly defined, that will
probably ultimately determine the success of any agreement that the Parties
arrive at in Mexico City and beyond. I think the presence of the regimes
helps to develop and strengthen norms, but the reality is that no one is
going to be hauled in front of the ICJ or any other body for failing to meet
their "legally binding" obligations under the climate agreements (in fact,
if you look at the UNFCCC, your only recourse is to conciliation unless the
other party to any given dispute expressly consents to a legally binding
dispute resolution mechanism);

3.  Let me get even more realist here. While it would be nice to
have the likes of Vanuatu and Venezuela on board with this document, in the
long term, the planet will be saved, or doomed, by the top ten major GHG
emitters, especially the U.S. and China, responsible for about 50% of the
world's emissions (with China not slated to have emissions 60% higher than
the U.S. by 2020). 

4.  Let's also not forget the positive outgrowths of Copenhagen:

a.The call for Bali for developing countries to engage
in "nationally appropriate mitigation actions" has been translated into a
pledge to do so by the major emitting developing countries, and there will
be some kind of national and international protocols developed for
verification;

b.   A commitment by developed countries to mobilize more
than $30 billion for funding mitigation programs for developing countries in
three years, and a serious effort to mobilize $100 billion by 2020. One
needs to be extremely skeptical about this pledge, given the fact that a
similar commitment after Marrakesh for a mere $400 million never transpired,
but a number of countries, including Japan and Germany, have in recent
months put some real money on the table, and so we may be turning the corner
on this issue. I don't foresee reaching the point where mitigation or
adaptation funding is recognized on the grounds of liability under the
polluter pays principle, as developing countries would wish, so developing
countries will still have to rely on the kindness of strangers, but the
train at least appears on the track at this point;

c.The establishment of a High Level panel to explore
potential sources of revenue for the Copenhagen Green Climate Fund, which
could provide serious funding for both mitigation and adaptation programs.

d.   A broad framework has been formulated for Reductions
from Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, a source of emissions
greater than all transportation sources combined. If a REDD agreement can be
reached at Mexico City, it might both eventually lead to substantial
reductions in emission, as well as help to institutionalize cooperation
between developed and developing countries, the latter of which will account
for the lion's share of emission by the middle of this century.

 

So, while I would have hoped for infinitely more from Copenhagen, it's
important to remember that we may have kicked the can forward a bit! wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site (selected publications):  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348>
http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listser

FW: AESS: Looking Ahead to Portland 2010!

[Wil Burns]

FYI. It is my hope that many of you will lend your voices to next year's
conference. I truly believe that amidst the proliferation (surfeit?) of
journals, associations and conferences, that there's an important role for
AESS that is pertinent for the work of many of us. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site (selected publications):  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348>
http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: mai...@mail2.clubexpress.com [mailto:mai...@mail2.clubexpress.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:03 AM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Subject: AESS: Looking Ahead to Portland 2010! 

 

Dear AESS Members:

 

As 2009 winds down, it's time to start planning for the AESS meeting in
Portland this June.  We are expecting wonderful weather in one of the
greenest cities in the country, along with lively discussions around the
conference theme, "Many Shades of Green."  You can check out the details at:


http://go.lclark.edu/aess2010

 

We have started the conversation already with discussion of proposed session
topics.  Should we have a session on ecocosmopolitanism?  How about
exploring the most promising new research directions in environmental
science?  What do you think about a session on developing a new green
taxonomy?

 

To add your voice, go to:

https://moodle.lclark.edu/mod/forum/view.php?id=31409

 

If you haven't visited the moodle site before, here's how you log in:

 

1.  Click the orange Login link at the upper right or bottom of most pages.

 

2. For Username, enter the email address you used to register for AESS
(e.g., mine would be jproc...@lclark.edu ). If your email address doesn't
seem to work, email the Lewis & Clark Environmental Studies Program and
we'll help.

 

3. For Password, enter changeme. You will indeed be prompted to change your
password after you successfully login.

 

Stay tuned for more information!  We hope to open the first round of
submissions (proposals for sessions) in early January.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Kim Smith

President of AESS

ksm...@carleton.edu

 

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FW: AESS: Looking Ahead to Portland 2010!

[Wil Burns]

FYI. It is my hope that many of you will lend your voices to next year's
conference. I truly believe that amidst the proliferation (surfeit?) of
journals, associations and conferences, that there's an important role for
AESS that is pertinent for the work of many of us. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site (selected publications):  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348>
http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: mai...@mail2.clubexpress.com [mailto:mai...@mail2.clubexpress.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:03 AM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Subject: AESS: Looking Ahead to Portland 2010! 

 

Dear AESS Members:

 

As 2009 winds down, it's time to start planning for the AESS meeting in
Portland this June.  We are expecting wonderful weather in one of the
greenest cities in the country, along with lively discussions around the
conference theme, "Many Shades of Green."  You can check out the details at:


http://go.lclark.edu/aess2010

 

We have started the conversation already with discussion of proposed session
topics.  Should we have a session on ecocosmopolitanism?  How about
exploring the most promising new research directions in environmental
science?  What do you think about a session on developing a new green
taxonomy?

 

To add your voice, go to:

https://moodle.lclark.edu/mod/forum/view.php?id=31409

 

If you haven't visited the moodle site before, here's how you log in:

 

1.  Click the orange Login link at the upper right or bottom of most pages.

 

2. For Username, enter the email address you used to register for AESS
(e.g., mine would be jproc...@lclark.edu ). If your email address doesn't
seem to work, email the Lewis & Clark Environmental Studies Program and
we'll help.

 

3. For Password, enter changeme. You will indeed be prompted to change your
password after you successfully login.

 

Stay tuned for more information!  We hope to open the first round of
submissions (proposals for sessions) in early January.  

 

Sincerely,

 

Kim Smith

President of AESS

ksm...@carleton.edu

 

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RE: Revkin leaves the NY Times

[Wil Burns]

he role of journalism in the larger world of environmental
communication - how information matters in terms of policy and behavior." He
is starting what will be his third book for adults, about the interlinked
issues of sustainability and population, and finishing the second of two
books for children on environmental issues. The first has the ironic title
"The North Pole Was Here."

A full description of Revkin's journalistic career was published today by
the Columbia Journalism Review.

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Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site (selected publications):  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348>
http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Ronald Mitchell
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:29 PM
To: GEPED
Subject: Revkin leaves the NY Times

 

The Yale Forum - background and analysis of New York Times science reporter
Andy Revkin's December 21 resignation as the nation's most respected and
influential journalist covering climate change -- "Revkin's Departure Leaves
Big Climate Reporting Void."

http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2009/12/revkins-departure-from-times/

RE: Highly relevant (not-to-be-missed) topics on Global Environmental Politics?

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hey Raul,

I would include a section on biodiversity issues, great way to highlight
some key GEP themes, and you can discuss GMO issues via the Biosafety
Protocol to the CBD from here also. wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Class of 1946 Visiting Professor
Center for Environmental Studies
Williams College
Harper House #12
54 Stetson Ct.
Williamstown, MA 01267
Ph: 413.597.3391
Mobile: 650.281.9126
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Skype ID: Wil.Burns




-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Raul
Pacheco-Vega
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:19 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Highly relevant (not-to-be-missed) topics on Global Environmental
Politics?

Dear all,

It's been a while since I have participated in the GEP-ED discussions. 
Hoping the new semester is treating you well.

I am hoping to teach for the very first time (fingers crossed) a Special 
Topics in International Relations with a focus on Global/International 
Environmental Politics this January (undergraduate level). I'm trying to 
design the syllabus in a way that I cover *most* of the highly relevant 
topics in GEP/IEP. I am hoping to do a cursory review of several 
international environmental treaties (Rotterdam, Stockholm, Kyoto and 
the Copenhagen COP 15 rounds).

The question that has had me pondering for the past few weeks has been 
whether there are any *key* topics that I should not miss in a course 
like this. Climate change seems to have become a predominant topics in 
the GEP literature, yet my own research interests (hazardous waste, 
toxics, pollutant release inventories, wastewater) drive me to not want 
to focus solely on climate change.

If you teach a GEP/IEP course, which subject topic would you say is "a 
must"?

Thanks!
Raul

RE: fisheries query

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hi Peter,

 

Howard Schiffman's book is an excellent one to look at in this context.

 

Here's two other pieces:

 

1. Juda, Rio Plus Ten: The Evolution

2. of International Marine Fisheries Governance, 33 Ocean Development &
International Law 109-144 (2002), a little dated, but really addresses some
of the core components of fisheries agreements that may be decisive.
Bratspies,  Finessing King Neptune: Fisheries Management and the Limits of
International Law, 25 Harvard Environmental Law Review 213 (2001);  

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

Harper House #12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

Ph: 413.597.3391

Mobile: 650.281.9126

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Haas
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 9:49 AM
To: GEPED
Subject: fisheries query

 

Can anyone refer me to any systematic studies of international fisheries
management?  The FAO indicates that there are dozens of international
fisheries arrangements, not all of which are unsustainable.

I am looking for any studies that try to account for the variation in the
efrfectiveness of open oceans fisheries management.  

Peter M. Haas
Professor
Department of Political Science
216 Thompson Hall
UMASS - Amherst

 

fall 2009 Karl Deutsch Visiting Professor
Wissenschafszentrum Berlin
Reichpietschufer 50
D-10785 Berlin
Germany
fax 49 (30) 25491-684

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Teaching Climate Law blog

[Dr. Wil Burns]

For those of you teaching climate change law/policy either as a standalone
course or a module, the following new blog might be helpful: Teaching
Climate Change Law & Policy: http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org.
Contributions are always welcome; please contact me for access. You can also
sign up for notification of new postings. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

Harper House #12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

Ph: 413.597.3391

Mobile: 650.281.9126

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

<>

RE: examination copies for Global Environmental Politics, 5th edition

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Please, Pam. I'm probably teaching GEP in the spring. I hope your summer has
been grand so far! wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

Harper House #12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

Ph: 413.652.0812

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Pam Chasek
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:03 PM
To: GEP-Ed List
Subject: examination copies for Global Environmental Politics, 5th edition

 

Hi everyone:

 

The 5th edition of our book, Global Environmental Politics (Chasek, Downie
and Brown) will be available in late December 2009 (in time for Spring
Semester 2010 in the northern hemisphere) adoptions.

 

If you teach a global environmental politics or related course and have used
or are considering using this book, I'm compiling a list of people to
receive examination copies from Westview Press. If you would like to receive
one, please send me your complete university mailing address, and your
relevant course number and name, to me by e-mail ASAP.  

 

Finally, if you have used an earlier edition and want to submit a "blurb"
for the back of the book, let me know as well. I'm looking for a couple of
really positive comments. And the new edition will be better than ever
(Ok, it's August, the manuscript is submitted and I'm ready for a little
self promotion)

 

Cheers,

 

Pam

 

Pamela S. Chasek, Ph.D.
Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin
IISD Reporting Services

 

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Call for Speakers: 12th International Wildlife Law Conference

[Dr. Wil Burns]

The 12th International Wildlife Law Conference  will be held at the Stetson
University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida, on March 12-13, 2010. 

 

 

 

 Panels will focus on the following topics:

 

 

.   Ocean noise and wildlife;

.   Procedural mechanisms and their potential role in protecting
wildlife (e.g., Espoo Convention, Aarhus Convention);

.   The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES);

.   Wildlife as Food

 

 

If you are interested in participating in one of these panels, please send
me a one to two paragraph abstract. We anticipate publishing several papers
growing out of the conference in a special issue of the Journal of
International Wildlife Law & Policy, www.jiwlp.com. 

 

I hope many of you can join us, as usual, as speakers or attendees. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

FYI, new book on Climate Change Litigation

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI, shameless plug:

 

Adjudicating Climate Change, State, National, and International Approaches,
Edited by William C. G. Burns & Hari M. Osofsky (Cambridge University Press,
2009), http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521879705. 

 

Available for advanced order from Amazon, because the holidays are just
around the corner J wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

Harper House #12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

Ph: 413.652.0812

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

Williams Purple Cow

 

<>

New Book on Climate Change Litigation

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI, shameless plug:

 

Adjudicating Climate Change, State, National, and International Approaches,
Edited by William C. G. Burns & Hari M. Osofsky (Cambridge University Press,
2009), http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521879705. 

 

Available for advanced order from Amazon, because the holidays are just
around the corner J wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

Harper House #12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

Ph: 413.652.0812

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

<>

FW: Skepticism and all that

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hey Ronnie,


I can't say I agree with you as to how we confront this issue, or your
premises about science's role on this issue. I think many of us live in an
academic bubble (not to mention an ideological bubble for folks like you in
the 'Cruz and me in Berkeley). However, when you talk to folks outside the
confines of these bubbles many of them aren't resistant to climate change
policy on such high falutin' grounds, such that climate policy would
undermine "liberal individualism" but because: a. They have heard some of
allegedly science-based arguments of the skeptics (especially several I've
talked about in previous messages, i.e. that temperatures allegedly haven't
been increasing for the past ten years and that increases in carbon dioxide
in the paleoclimatic record actually occurs 600-700 years AFTER temperatures
increase, which means that causation is the reverse of what we assert. I
have heard those arguments from cab drivers taking me back to the airport
from climate change conferences, as well as folks in my gym watching
television at the stairmaster next to me) and b. As a consequence, they
believe that climate change is a hoax and they don't want to make the
sacrifices necessary to address what they feel is a non-problem. 

If we continue to frame this issue in terms of more grandiose theories, I
believe we'll lose in the public forum. I take your point that science is
always rhetorically mediated; however, we premise our call for action to
address climate change not on the basis of our embrace of "liberal
collectivism," but rather because we believe that the SCIENCE, albeit
freighted with uncertainties intrinsic to this discipline, justifies taking
action. We can't have it both ways, which is why when Chris Matthews is
screaming at Dana Rohrbacher for allegedly being "anti-science" when the guy
is proffering obstensibly science-based arguments it's Matthews that looks
stupid. Yes, we have to explain the underlying values that justify our
position, and yes, we have to realize the limits of science, but in the end,
proving the science is both the most ethical, and effective, means of
engendering public support for climate policy. 

Dr. Wil Burns
Class of 1946 Visiting Professor
Center for Environmental Studies
Williams College
11 Harper House, Room 12
54 Stetson Ct.
Williamstown, MA 01267
william.c.bu...@williams.edu




-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Ronnie Lipschutz
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:51 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Skepticism and all that

Dear All:

I've tried to keep up with this exchange, and I am a bit surprised it 
has generated so much interest.  Forgive me if I restate the obvious 
below--I am pretty sure someone has already made these points.

1. Science is not TRUTH.  Science generates truths that are very 
dependent on the assumptions and analytical methods that go into 
research ("black boxing," in Bruno Latour's words). Science is also 
premised on radical skepticism, in terms of what constitutes "proof."  
 From this, I take the point that one should be careful about basing a 
case on Science.

2. Science can tell us what could happen; it cannot tell us what we 
should do.  Science can tell me what will happen if I step off a cliff; 
it cannot prevent me from stepping off the cliff (only I can do that).  
We are free to burn in hell, if we wish.  There are no more transcendent 
sources of authority to tell us what we must do, although there are many 
who would like to re-establish such a source.

3. Ultimately, acting on climate change requires as much a collective 
ethical-spiritual-normative shift as evidence that we will burn.  That 
means Politics.

4. Finally, we should probably not get too  bogged down in the 
theological details.  I am reminded that one of the central points of 
conflict during the 30 years war was on the nature of 
transubstantiation: were the wine and wafer actually part of Jesus's 
body (signified) or were they representative of his body (signifiers).  
We ought to recognize that there is a much more fundamental point of 
conflict here than climate, having to do with liberal individualism vs. 
liberal collectivism (something of a neologism, I realize).  Whether 
this implies a shift away from profit-oriented capitalism and private 
property to something more social(ist) is as yet unclear.  We should 
figure out what the signified is rather than argue about the signifier 
(climate change).

Ronnie

-- 

Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics, 234 Crown College 
UC-Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA  95064  USA
Phone: (831) 459-3275; Email: rlip...@ucsc.edu; 
Web: http://people.ucsc.edu/~rlipsch; 

RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hi Frank,

 

I actually didn't find Krugman's piece as so much smug as extremely angry,
and I have to say it's exactly how I feel on this issue, especially when I
watch my six-year old playing in the back yard, or I travel to a small
island state, and despair over the world we're leaving them to cope with. It
may be that liberals need to rant every now and then about issues of this
saliency purely as a means of catharsis. 

 

Having said that, yes, it doesn't bring us together, so I'm sure far sager
communicators on this list, such as Susi, would tell me it's probably a dumb
strategy. However, I wonder if any message would prove effective with the
GOP this year, so maybe catharsis ain't a bad thing to pursue at this point.
It also may be that moral indignation, framing this as an issue of
patriotism and our moral responsibility to the most vulnerable of this
generation and generations to come, may be critical to ultimately changing
norms, as was true in the civil rights movement in this country, the battle
against apartheid, etc. I've reached a point where I'm running out of ways
to frame this issue that might prove effective. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: Alcock, Frank [mailto:falc...@ncf.edu] 
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2009 7:45 AM
To: Paul Wapner; williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Cc: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu; owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu;
Steve Hoffman
Subject: RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

 

I'm enjoying the thread and hope it continues.

 

Per the Krugman editorial, I'd love to hear some reactions.

 

IMHO, I think it appeals to a narrowing portion of the American electorate
while generating a dismissive reaction (as well as a few guffaws) from key
constituencies that are on the fence regarding Waxman-Markey.

 

My own sense is that the chances of a climate bill passing the Senate (that
includes title III -- the cap and trade program) are increasingly remote
this year.  There is a renewed wave of recycled skeptic claims attacking
climate science, to be sure, but there is also a fusillade of arguments
regarding multiple aspects of the bill that seem to be gaining traction.  I
just don't see 60 yea votes in the Senate happening.  As for the arguments
against the bill I realize that many are bogus but some raise legitimate
concerns.  Krugman's rant comes across as smug, obstinate, and somewhat
out-of-touch, playing right into the stereotype of liberals that
conservatives are trying to project.  I don't doubt that Marc Morano was all
smiles when he read it.

 

Frank Alcock

Associate Professor of Political Science

New College of Florida

5800 Bay Shore Road

Sarasota, FL  34243

(941) 487-4483 (phone)

(941) 487-4475 (fax)

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From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu on behalf of Paul Wapner
Sent: Fri 7/3/2009 11:04 PM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Cc: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu; owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu;
'Steve Hoffman'
Subject: RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'


Interesting discussion. 

Krugman takes issue with skeptics in congress.  His views are not news but a
nice context for the discussion:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html>
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/opinion/29krugman.html> 




Paul Wapner
Associate Professor
Director, Global Environmental Politics Program
School of International Service
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-1647

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RE: FW: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

[Dr. Wil Burns]

I'm a bit skeptical that a values-based framing is any easier when engaging
the general public, Susi, but you've done far more work in this context than
I have! I do think that some of these canards (e.g. no warming since 1998)
have really helped shift the public's attitudes and need to be confronted
directly, because otherwise it's really hard to re-frame the issues. Whether
we like it or not, climate policy is decided in democratic forums, and if we
lose the debates on science, we lose the critical public support that moves
us forward. wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Class of 1946 Visiting Professor
Center for Environmental Studies
Williams College
11 Harper House, Room 12
54 Stetson Ct.
Williamstown, MA 01267
william.c.bu...@williams.edu




-Original Message-
From: Susanne Moser [mailto:promu...@susannemoser.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:55 AM
To: williamcgbu...@comcast.net
Cc: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

Wil -

I agree to some extent, but look at it from a slightly different 
perspective.

Don't think for a minute that it isn't PRECISELY one of their tactics to 
engage scientists or pro-environmental folks in defensive conversation 
so that that side doesn't get to make its arguments. I guess, I come 
down on "ATM" - answer-transition-message. In other words, don't end 
with the "A" to them, help the audience reframe the issue.

The problem with an extended debate over factoids is that it hides a 
values-based discussion behind a factual discussion, and you do it with 
a public that is unlikely to have the scientific training to really 
judge the "truth." They will go with a gut feeling because that's where 
a judgment comes from when you don't know the facts. The rhetorical 
skill of contrarians is typically far better because they know how to 
use precisely this fact for their case. So, the response to contrarians 
needs to help people see the values choice they have to make, and not 
reinforce the erroneous belief that climate science is something that is 
decided in a democratic forum (see Ron's message, or any of Steve 
Schneider's statements to the same effect) or in a shouting match.

That said, I don't believe plain stupid, cherry-picked, or blatantly 
wrong stuff should EVER stand.

And I agree with you on the valuable teaching involved in parsing apart 
the contrarian arguments. Just don't forget to also take apart the 
rhetorical aspects of their approach. If we taught our students not just 
how to counter false scientific arguments but also how to recognize the 
elements of "rhetoric" - I think they would be able to help the audience 
see the bigger picture of what's going on in one of these debates, and 
audiences (and the facts about climate change) would be better served.

Maybe we don't differ all that much,
Susi

Dr. Wil Burns wrote:
>
> *I actually don't agree with this statement, Susi. I've seen students 
> (and academic) engage in debates with skeptics in public forums where 
> they haven't been able to respond to arguments e.g. global dimming and 
> the allegation that warming actually causes carbon dioxide levels to 
> rise. If you simply state your position without responding to specific 
> counterarguments, you can look dumb. *
>
> * *
>
> *I'll give you a perfect example, I watched Representative Jim Moran 
> debate Representative Duncan Hunter (who no one would accuse of being 
> a towering intellectual) on Hardball with Chris Matthews a few weeks 
> ago on climate change. Moran stubbornly kept saying "this is what the 
> IPCC is telling us." Hunter hit him with a fusillade of contrarian 
> arguments, including the alleged impact of solar intensity variability 
> and cooling in portions of the Antarctic, and when Moran didn't 
> address those specific issues, Hunter argued, "you guys accuse of 
> ignoring science, but these are scientific facts." I think Hunter 
> ended up drubbing him as a result. We need to train our students to 
> address the specific arguments that they guys are making or we risk 
> being accused of turning tail and running from "the truth." wil*
>
> * *
>
> *Dr. Wil Burns*
>
> *Class of 1946 Visiting Professor*
>
> *Center for Environmental Studies*
>
> *Williams College*
>
> *11 Harper House, Room 12*
>
> *54 Stetson Ct.*
>
> *Williamstown, MA 01267*
>
> *william.c.bu...@williams.edu*
>
> *Williams Purple Cow*
>
> * *
>
> * *
>
> *From:* owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu 
> [mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] *On Behalf Of *Susanne 
> Moser
> *Sent:* Friday, July 03, 2009 10:35 AM
> *To:* gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
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RE: FW: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

[Dr. Wil Burns]

I actually don't agree with this statement, Susi. I've seen students (and
academic) engage in debates with skeptics in public forums where they
haven't been able to respond to arguments e.g. global dimming and the
allegation that warming actually causes carbon dioxide levels to rise. If
you simply state your position without responding to specific
counterarguments, you can look dumb. 

 

I'll give you a perfect example, I watched Representative Jim Moran debate
Representative Duncan Hunter (who no one would accuse of being a towering
intellectual) on Hardball with Chris Matthews a few weeks ago on climate
change. Moran stubbornly kept saying "this is what the IPCC is telling us."
Hunter hit him with a fusillade of contrarian arguments, including the
alleged impact of solar intensity variability and cooling in portions of the
Antarctic, and when Moran didn't address those specific issues, Hunter
argued, "you guys accuse of ignoring science, but these are scientific
facts." I think Hunter ended up drubbing him as a result. We need to train
our students to address the specific arguments that they guys are making or
we risk being accused of turning tail and running from "the truth." wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Susanne Moser
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:35 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

 

Valuable new references - thanks, all.

My 2 cents on this is: instead of punch-by-punch countering of phony
arguments, it's far more advisable to actually frame the debate how you want
to frame it instead. Make them be on the defensive rather than you dance to
their tune

Aaron McCright has also written a "communication strategy" chapter in our
edited volume that some of you may find helpful. (Moser, and Dilling 2007,
Creating a Climate for Change, Cambridge UP).

Best,
Susi

Dunlap, Riley wrote: 

>From the flyer I've seen on Hulme's book, I agree with Simon that it should
be a valuable read.  And since my post yesterday regarding Morano & Inhofe's
"650 list" may have seemed too dismissive to some, I've decided to share a
few references that may help put their list into a broader context by
documenting the ideological basis of the bulk (not all) of climate-change
skepticism--and in the process hopefully indicate that there was a lot of
"research and scholarship" behind my comments.

 

Also, as I told Steve Hoffman in a personal message, Morano has quite a
background for leading the fight against climate-change policy.  Before
joining Inhofe's staff he worked for Rush Limbaugh and then played a key
role in the 2004 "Swift-Boat Veterans for Truth" campaign against Kerry.  He
recently left Inhofe and is now running "Climate Depot," the latest of the
multitude of climate skeptic websites which can be found here:
http://www.climatedepot.com/

 

The two articles with McCright are based on work that is getting a bit
dated, but I think are still highly relevant--especially the second piece.
The article with Jacques is more current, and while it focuses on
"environmental skepticism" more generally I think you'll find the evidence
that links over 90% of the books espousing it with one or more conservative
think tanks of interest--as well as the overall argument.   

 

Jacques and I are in the process of doing an update that focuses
specifically on books espousing climate-change skepticism (of which there
are now nearly 80), and hope to have a paper ready in the next few months.

 

McCright, Aaron M. and Riley E. Dunlap.  2000.  "Challenging Global Warming
as a Social Problem: An Analysis of the Conservative Movement's
Counter-Claims."  Social Problems 47:499-522.

 

McCright, Aaron M. and Riley E. Dunlap.  2003.   "Defeating Kyoto: The
Conservative Movement's Impact on U.S. Climate Change Policy." Social
Problems 50:348-373.

 

Jacques, Peter, Riley E. Dunlap and Mark Freeman. 2008.  "The Organization
of Denial:  Conservative Think Tanks and Environmental Scepticism."
Environmental Politics 17:349-385.

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From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Simon Dalby
[sda...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:57 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Fwd: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

Folks:

I don't think anyone on the GEPED list has yet mentioned Mike Hulme's new
2009 Cambridge University book Why We Disagree about Climate Change:

RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Despite the frustration attendant to grappling with this issue, as someone
who teaches a climate change course virtually every semester, I can attest
to the fact that devoting a day to the argument of the skeptics is a great
teachable moment. 

 

First, whether we want to admit it or not, a third to a half of our students
are probably climate skeptics (really); many won't admit it because of the
orthodoxy our field often imposes, but they are. So we blithely dismiss the
skeptics at our own peril (maybe it doesn't happen in your fields, but law
professors usually say "why teach them about this stuff; the issue is
settled"). Second, even if our students don't buy the arguments of the
skeptics, it's critical to grapple with these arguments if they want to be
able to clearly articulate to others why skeptic constructs are misguided,
and grappling with the issues is a great way to foster active learning.
Third, it's a great way to introduce broader issues, including the role of
peer review in the scientific process, how scientific "findings" are
mediated by the political process, and why society still chooses to act
sometimes in the face of substantial scientific uncertainty.

 

Thanks for some great new suggestions in this context from the list! wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01267

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Hoffman
Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:04 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

 

Many thanks to all who responded.  

 

Clearly, it could be a full-time job (and almost surely is) to engage in
this debate.

 

I'll share the joy one of today's installments, which was 'generously'
presented to me:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124657655235589119.html

 

The Beat Goes On while The Heat Is On? 

 

It might be interesting to expansively compare 'separation of church and
state' with 'separation of politics and science.'  

 

Steve

 

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From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Dunlap, Riley
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:23 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: FW: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

 

The list, like the prior one of 450 Marc Morano put together for Inhofe, is
a joke.  You can find a lot of info on it at places like these two:

 

Climate Progess [http://climateprogress.org/] and DeSmog
[http://www.desmogblog.com/]. 

 

There are very few legitimate climate scientists on it, and a number of
people listed by Morano (who simply grabs names from publications, often
quoting folks out of context) have asked to be removed.

 

Riley E. Dunlap

Regents Professor

Department of Sociology

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK  74078

405-744-6108

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From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Hoffman
[shoff...@hoffman-and-associates.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:41 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

Dear All -

 

While discussing climate change with 'skeptics', I've been presented with
the following article:  

 

http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs
<http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&Conten
tRecord_id=10fe77b0-802a-23ad-4df1-fc38ed4f85e3>
&ContentRecord_id=10fe77b0-802a-23ad-4df1-fc38ed4f85e3

 

Would love to know how those on this list would respond, since I haven't
crunched the numbers myself.

 

That notwithstanding, my response would probably touch on the following:

 

a)   For the record, to play the numbers game for a moment, how many
IPCC scientists are in this group of 700?  On the other hand, how many IPCC
scientists believe that climate change is both a serious problem and
human-caused?

b)  Knowing what I do about Japan, I don't put an enormous amount of
stock in the statement that 90% of participants in a Japan Geoscience Union
symposium didn't believe the IPCC report - the language barrier is large,
and cultural factors, e.g., what one might call 'cultural push-back' [reflex
skepticism], as well as 'follow the leader', and the particular nature of
this group, may be important here.   Quite a bit may have been lost in the
translation, so to speak - in both directions.  [Also, how many participants
were there at this "symposium"?]  Yet that is the lead 'fact' in the
article.

c)   How many of the 700 are on the payroll of 'interested parties

Oops, Skeptics continued

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Sorry, didn't end that penultimate sentence in my previous post. If one
smoothes out the temperature datapoints over a decade, one sees that
temperatures have continued to rise during the last decade; factors such as
ENSO events, create shorter-term anomalies, that facilitate cherry-picking
of data, but that's disingenuous. One could cherry pick data, for example,
to show sea level rising 3x the time series-smoothed average over the course
of the past three decades, but that would be quack science also. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01752

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

<>

RE: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

[Dr. Wil Burns]

One fundamental question you always have to ask is whether the "scientists"
are climatologists. You might have 100 podiatrists that believe something
related to neurology, but that's simply the conclusion of folks who while
doctors, lack the critical expertise to opine on neurological issues.
Similarly here. I know a lot of the names on the list; many of them are
physicists, chemists, biologists, astrophysicists; they're simply not
qualified to gainsay the conclusions of IPCC scientists, who are selected
because of their specific expertise in the field of climatology.

 

Moreover, if you look at the link on the Senate site, you can see some of
the quack science in action. For example, the claim that temperatures
haven't risen since 1998, despite an increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide
concentrations of approximately 15ppm. Folks like Roger Pielke, and more
notoriously because they totally lack integrity, Fred Singer and Lord
Monckton, choose to "cherry pick" from the datasets, snatching out 1-2 year
snippets of climatic data. What they fail to do is look at the trajectory of
average temperatures, so while there are dips and spikes in temperatures, if
one smooth these out over the course of the past decade. See: Robert
Fawcett,  <http://www.amos.org.au/documents/item/82> "Has the world cooled
since 1998?," Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic
Society, Vol. 20, pp. 141-148. The claims of these guys are pervaded with
mistakes of this nature, either reflecting the ignorance of
non-climatologists, or intentional efforts to mislead. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01752

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

Williams Purple Cow

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Maniates
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:54 PM
To: Steve Hoffman; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: Ongoing issue -- responding to 'skeptics'

 

Steve,

A good place for an overview on this stuff is http://www.realclimate.org/

The arguments in the web link you provide have been around, in varied forms,
for some time, even though they're regularly contextualized and refuted.
There's a nice literature on the political strategy and forces driving the
stuff of the website you've posted here, a literature that others on the
list may wish to illuminate.  In my experience, the first best entry point
into much of this is realclimate.org

Mike Maniates

 At 06:41 PM 7/2/2009, Steve Hoffman wrote:



Dear All -
 
While discussing climate change with 'skeptics', I've been presented with
the following article:  
 
http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs
<http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.Blogs&Conten
tRecord_id=10fe77b0-802a-23ad-4df1-fc38ed4f85e3>
&ContentRecord_id=10fe77b0-802a-23ad-4df1-fc38ed4f85e3 
 
Would love to know how those on this list would respond, since I haven't
crunched the numbers myself.
 
That notwithstanding, my response would probably touch on the following:
 
a)For the record, to play the numbers game for a moment, how many
IPCC scientists are in this group of 700?  On the other hand, how many IPCC
scientists believe that climate change is both a serious problem and
human-caused?
b)   Knowing what I do about Japan, I don't put an enormous amount of
stock in the statement that 90% of participants in a Japan Geoscience Union
symposium didn't believe the IPCC report - the language barrier is large,
and cultural factors, e.g., what one might call 'cultural push-back' [reflex
skepticism], as well as 'follow the leader', and the particular nature of
this group, may be important here.   Quite a bit may have been lost in the
translation, so to speak - in both directions.  [Also, how many participants
were there at this "symposium"?]  Yet that is the lead 'fact' in the
article.
c)How many of the 700 are on the payroll of 'interested parties'?
 
As an interdisciplinary environmental scientist who does carry a healthy
degree of skepticism w/ regard to scientific data of all kinds, I do have a
certain amount of sympathy with anyone who professes to be skeptical.
However, my sense on climate change is that the scientific consensus has
become near-overwhelming, and while politics are of course not 100% divorced
from this, the data are very compelling. 

But again, I'm most curious to know what sort of response might come from
folks on this list who are much more well informed on this set of issues
than I.
 
 
Best Regards,
 
 --
Steven Hoffman, Ph.D.
Environmental Consulting and Innovation
Bow (Samish Island), WA
shoff...@hoffman-and-associates.com
(360) 720-4378
  

<>

FW: Governance of Clean Development Visiting Fellowship - Call for Applications

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Class of 1946 Visiting Professor

Center for Environmental Studies

Williams College

11 Harper House, Room 12

54 Stetson Ct.

Williamstown, MA 01752

william.c.bu...@williams.edu

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:58 AM
To: Energy-l
Subject: Governance of Clean Development Visiting Fellowship - Call for
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Dear Energy-L readers


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The ESRC-funded Governance of Clean Development (GCD) Project is inviting
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<http://www.clean-development.com/>
*   CV including the names and full contact details of two
referees that can be contacted in the event that your application is
short-listed
*   Applications should be sent to Dr. Nicky Jenner
(nicola.jen...@uea.ac.uk)

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by telephone.



When to apply?

The deadline for applications is Friday 25 September 2009. If you are in any
doubt as to the relevance of your work to the themes of the GCD project
please contact us in advance of this date. Applicants must be available to
take up the 4 - 6 week fellowship between March and June 2010. A second call
will be made later in 2010 for a visiting fellowship to be undertaken in
2011.



Themes of the GCD Project

We are keen to solicit proposals that relate to the following themes but are
open to suggestions from potential fellowship candidate about how their work
might fit with the research interests of the GCD Project.



Possible themes include:

*   The governance of the CDM at the international level
*   The role of international initiatives in the area of clean
development and clean energy (APP, REEEP, IRENA, PCF)
*   The role of the World Bank in clean development
*   The role of key regional actors (regional development banks,
regional institutions such as the EU, ASEAN, SADC)
*   National and local level case studies of CDM governance or the
governance of clean energy beyond the remit of the CDM
*   Sector specific cases of clean development and clean energy
governance
*   The role of business and civil society actors in the governance of
clean development
*   The politics and governance of clean energy transitions (sectoral or
country-studies)
*   Studies of the politics of tackling energy poverty and promoting
clean energy simultaneously

We look forward to receiving your applications,

The GCD Team,
Overseas Development Group
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
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Teaching Climate Change blog launched

[Dr. Wil Burns]

A new blog has been launched, Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy,
www.teachingclimatelaw.org. There's obviously an abundance of sites that
provide information on climate change science, policy, and law issues, and
it not the purpose of this site to reinvent the wheel. Rather, the blog will
focus on providing information on issues that may be most germane to those
teaching climate change law and policy courses, including pedagogy, review
of new textbooks, suggested readings for students, and focused resources,
such as new climate change negotiation simulations. 

 

You can sign up for new message alerts on the website. Also, we invite
contributions to the site (I can sign you up as a contributor to facilitate
access). 

 

Thanks, wil

 

 

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FW: Invitation to contribute to Viewpoints - NRF, A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal

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Sustainable Development Journal

The NRF, A United Nations Sustainable Development Journal is inviting your 
views on the following question for the Viewpoints section of the November 2009 
issue:

“What would be the three key preconditions for jumpstarting or scaling up the 
transfer of environmentally sound technologies for climate change to developing 
countries?”

The Viewpoints section offers a platform for academics, practitioners and 
experts to share their perspectives alongside other thoughtful responses in the 
journal. Each entry should be 200 words or less addressing the above question. 
Our Editorial team will select those contributions that address an important 
dimension of the debate.

The deadline for submission to the Viewpoints for the November 2009 issue is: 
30 July 2009.

We look forward to receiving many contributions at nrfo...@un.org. When 
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FW: [Policy] MCBI Policy Internship

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Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

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Subject: [Policy] MCBI Policy Internship

 

Ocean Policy Intern (Washington DC)

 

Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) is a non-profit scientific and
conservation advocacy organization that has been working since 1996 to
promote cooperation essential to protecting and restoring the Earth’s
biological diversity and to advance the science of marine conservation
biology.  From our headquarters in Bellevue WA and our Washington DC,
California and Hawaii offices, we work to protect marine life around the
United States and beyond by encouraging research and training in marine
conservation biology, bringing scientists together to examine crucial marine
conservation issues, doing policy research to frame the marine conservation
agenda, conducting outreach to educate scientists, the public and decision
makers on key issues, and building partnerships to solve problems affecting
marine life and people.

 

In addition to providing the opportunity to participate in many aspects of
our policy work, the Marine Conservation Biology Institute’s Ocean Policy
Internship offers exposure to government agencies, non-governmental groups
and other organizations involved in the policy-making process. 

 

MCBI’s Government Affairs office in Washington DC works on policy research
and advocacy on a variety of marine issues, including preserving Hawaii’s
marine ecosystems, deep sea corals and seamounts conservation, marine
protected areas such as marine sanctuaries, and combating destructive
fishing practices such as bottom trawling.  Past interns have found the
internship useful in narrowing their focus/interest in marine issues and
learning about lobbying and the legislative process, particularly how to
package science information for decision makers.

 

Duties

Internship activities include:

 

·   Conducting research on US marine policy

·   Setting lobbying appointments with congressional staffers

·   Accompanying MCBI Staff on lobby visits and keep records of visits 

·   Staying abreast of and briefing Staff on marine conservation news
and hot topics

·   Preparing educational materials and fact sheets

·   Providing administrative support (answer phones, keep VP calendar,
file, purchase some office supplies, open & distribute mail, etc.)

 

Opportunities for independent research in Ocean Policy should be discussed
at the time of interview.

 

Desired applicant qualifications

·   Commitment to the preservation of marine life and biological
diversity Excellent research, writing, and communication skills.

·   Excellent organization skills.

·   At ease working with Windows-based computer applications and mild
computer troubleshooting.

·   Demonstrated ability to work independently, with minimal direct
supervision. 

·   Substantive education, knowledge or professional experience in
marine or environmental science or policy. 

·   College graduates or graduate students in law, environmental policy,
or ocean management.

 

Period of Internship

 

Last week of July until December 2009

 

Compensation

 

Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week.  The internship is unpaid.
No benefits or relocation costs are provided, except standard holidays
falling during the internship term.  We are willing to work with interns and
their universities to obtain academic credit for internship work.

 

Application

 

Send all application materials by email to  <mailto:internsh...@mcbi.org>
internsh...@mcbi.org by July13th.  Reference “Ocean Policy Intern” in the
subject line.

 

1.  A cover letter detailing your interests, relevant experience, goals
and availability;
2.  A résumé;
3.  A writing sample (1-2 pages);
4.  A course list detailing applicable coursework experience;
5.  And a list of 3 references or completed recommendation letters.

 

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FW: fully funded fellowships - United Nations-Nippon Fellowship Programme

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United Nations - the Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme
Applications for 2010 Session

The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of the Office of 
Legal Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 session of the 
United Nations – The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme. We are 
pleased to note that during the last five years, 55 awards have been made to 
nationals of 48 States. The deadline for submissions has been set for 15 August 
2009.

The major objective of this Fellowship Programme is to provide funded 
opportunities for advanced training in the field of ocean affairs and the law 
of the sea, or related disciplines, to government officials and other mid-level 
professionals from developing coastal States so that they may obtain the 
necessary skills to assist their countries in the formulation of comprehensive 
ocean policies and to implement the legal regime set out in the United Nations 
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related instruments, including 
the CBD.

The Fellowship Programme consists of two phases, namely a six-month research 
and study phase, immediately followed by a three-month training phase. The 
first phase will be implemented through a university or research institution 
affiliated with the Programme and which has in-depth competence and expertise 
in the given field of studies. After completing the first phase, fellows will 
undertake a training phase with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of 
the Sea in New York, or with an intergovernmental agency or organization 
competent in the chosen field. 

With respect to required qualifications, candidates must be between the ages of 
25 and 40, possess a first university degree or equivalent, and demonstrate an 
ability to undertake advanced academic research and studies. They shall also be 
mid-level administrators from national government organs, or other agencies, 
that deal directly with issues such as national ocean policy, establishment of 
maritime zones and the delimitation of maritime boundaries, coastal zone 
management, conservation and management of marine living resources, maritime 
transport and shipping, prevention of pollution, crimes at sea and their 
suppression, and the protection and preservation of the marine environment 
including marine sciences.

A detailed outline of the requisite qualifications, along with the application 
forms, additional Programme information, and the current list of participating 
institutions is available on the Fellowship Programme webpage 
(http://www.un.org/depts/los/nippon). Candidates must use the new simplified 
application package which is available for download from this homepage.

For additional information please contact directly:

Francois N. Bailet, Programme Advisor
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs 
(DC2-0414)
United Nations, New York, NY 10017, USA
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FW: IISD's Global Search for President & Chief Executive Officer

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FW: World Environment Day 2009 | Media Watch on Climate Change

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Subject: World Environment Day 2009 | Media Watch on Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Every 5th of June, the UN World Environment Day (www.unep.org/wed) aims to
stimulate awareness of environmental issues and encourage political action.
This event emphasizes the importance of new forms of communication and
collaboration for addressing global environmental problems. Acquiring,
managing and applying knowledge are crucial steps in ensuring that change is
conceived and implemented on both regional and society-wide scales. Publicly
accessible Web applications such as the Media Watch on Climate Change, today
released by the ECOresearch Network in a significantly extended version (see
URL below), are a piece in the puzzle to increase transparency, create
shared meaning and support sustainable processes.

www.ecoresearch.net/climate

To help users access topical and relevant information, the Media Watch on
Climate Change provides a continuously updated account of online media
coverage on climate change and related issues. The portal aggregates,
filters and visualizes environmental content from the Web sites of various
stakeholders: 150 Anglo-American news media sites, blogs, environmental
organizations, and the corporate sector. The user manual at
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RE: india's election and climate change negotiations

[Dr. Wil Burns]

I don't think the election results are likely to substantially alter Indian
climate policy, with the government poised to soon release a strategy
document on implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change,
released last year, a rather modest "no regrets" oriented document that
included plans to expand the use of solar energy, enhance energy efficiency,
and retire some aging coal-fired plants. Juxtaposed with this is an energy
plan of the Congress party that calls for adding up to 15,000 megawatts of
capacity annually, mostly from coal. The issue didn't have much saliency
during the election either. 

Younger members of the UPA, e.g. Gandhi and Dixit, are pretty progressive on
climate, but it's all relative. I don’t' see them advocating anything more
than the vague commitment that we're likely to see at Copenhagen to take
"action" to address GHG emissions. 


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Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 8:53 AM
To: Arijit Guha
Cc: GEPED
Subject: india's election and climate change negotiations

dear colleagues,

does anyone have any information about what impact, if any, the recent
indian election will have on that nation's stance in the climate change
negotiations?

thanks,

dale

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FW: Access WTO Case Law articles now via the World Trade Review

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FYI. For those of you who teach the interface of environmental law/trade, the 
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Suggestions for texts

[Dr. Wil Burns]

I may be teaching a domestic environmental law course for undergraduates
next year and would appreciate suggestions of potential texts to use.
Thanks, wil

 

 

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FW: U.S. Public opinion on CC

[Dr. Wil Burns]

For those who haven't seen it, pretty disconcerting new Gallup poll on climate 
change. 41% of the public now think that the media is exaggerating on the 
climate change issue, and level of concern over the issue has also declined in 
the past few years. wil

http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2009/03/gallup-poll-more-americans/

FW: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights analytical study on climate change and human rights is now available

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: bounce-872192-246...@lists.iisd.ca
[mailto:bounce-872192-246...@lists.iisd.ca] On Behalf Of Ulrik Halsteen
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:29 AM
To: Climate Change Info Mailing List
Subject: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
analytical study on climate change and human rights is now available

 


OHCHR analytical study on climate change and human rights is now available 

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Web-article: 

A new study by the United Nations human rights office concludes that
measures to address climate change should be informed and strengthened by
international human rights standards and principles. 

The OHCHR study, considered by the Human Rights Council during its current
session from 2 to 27 March, will be made available to the 2009 United
Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, in December 2009. 

Full story:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/OHCHRanalyticalstudyClimateChange.a
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U.S. Public Opinion on CC

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI, for those who haven't seen it yet, pretty disconcerting new Gallup poll
indicating that the percentage of the U.S. public that thinks the media is
exaggerating about climate change has risen to 41%, and public level of
concern over the issue has also declined in the past few years. wil

 

http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2009/03/gallup-poll-more-americans/

 

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

RE: undergrad journals

[Dr. Wil Burns]

We maintain a resource entitled Environmental Journals: Information for
Prospective Contributors, at:
http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org/JournalSubList.php4. We are
scheduled to add about 100 journals to the database in the next few months
and could add these journals, with a notation to the effect that
undergraduate submissions are encouraged. Of course, the scope of the
journals suggested in the past few days are broader than environmental
topics. Wil


 


P.S. We invite suggestions of other journals to include in the database.


 

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of B. Welling Hall
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:44 PM
To: 'GEP-Ed List'
Subject: undergrad journals

 

It would be cool if someone could gather together a listing of all of these
undergrad journals and post it someplace so that we could refer to it later.

Where could that be?
Welling




B. Welling Hall, Ph.D.
Professor of Politics and International Studies
Director of Model UN Program
Earlham College
Richmond, IN 47374-4095
USA

Email:wellingh <mailto:welli...@earlham.edu>  @earlham.edu
<mailto:welli...@earlham.edu>  
Voice:765.983.1208
Dep't Office: 765.983.1525
Fax:   765.983.1207
Model UN page:   http://www.earlham.edu/~modelun

Those of us who work in universities should have it as our aim to make young
people understand that all existing social systems have a history.  None of
them is natural or inevitable. We have made them all, including the
disgracefully primitive international system. We have to remove from the
minds of the young . . . the disempowering idea that what happens to exist
now is inevitable and permanent.  (Philip Allott, The Health of Nations, p.
154)

Political realism refuses to identify the moral aspirations of a particular
nation with the moral laws that govern the universe.  As it distinguishes
between truth and opinion, so it distinguishes between truth and idolatry. .
. There is a world of difference between the belief that all nations stand
under the judgment of God, inscrutable to the human mind, and the
blasphemous conviction that God is always on one's side and that what one
wills oneself cannot fail to be willed by God also.  (Hans Morgenthau,
Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace,  p. 13)

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a
desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E.B. White,
writer(1899-1955)

FW: [ECOLOG-L] Job: Assistant Prof, Environmental Policy, Michigan Tech University

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101
Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139
Mobile: 650.281.9126
Fax: 408.554.2745
wbu...@scu.edu
SSRN Author Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348



Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy, Dept. of Social Sciences

The Department of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University seeks a 
new hire to help strengthen its existing Masters program and to work toward a 
Ph.D. program in environmental policy. Research interests in one or more of the 
following five areas is required: water, energy, sustainable development, 
population and environment, and international environmental policy. Special 
attention will be given to applicants who have demonstrated skills in research 
methods (e.g., surveys) and statistical analysis, and the potential for 
securing extramural support. The successful applicant will teach graduate and 
undergraduate courses in his or her field of expertise (e.g., political 
science, sociology, geography, or anthropology), and contribute to the graduate 
research program.  This is a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor 
level, beginning August 2009.  Ph.D. required. 

The Department of Social Sciences offers undergraduate programs in 
anthropology, history, and social science education and is home to two M.S. 
programs (Environmental Policy and Industrial Archaeology) and one existing 
Ph.D. degree (Industrial Heritage and Archaeology). 

Michigan Tech, a research university with 7,000 undergraduate and graduate 
students, values cross-disciplinary faculty and student contributions to global 
sustainability. Located on Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, its 
community offers year-round recreational and cultural opportunities.  This 
environment, combined with a competitive compensation package and a low cost of 
living, results in an excellent quality of life. 

Applicants should send: a letter of interest describing their qualifications, 
experience, research plans, and teaching philosophy pertinent to contributing 
to an interdisciplinary social sciences department; a vitae; and the contact 
information for three references. Review of the applications will begin on 
April 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled, pending budgetary 
authorization.  Materials may be sent to: Barry Solomon, Search Committee 
Chair, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 
Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295; bdsol...@mtu.edu.   

Michigan Tech is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of 
universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase 
diversity and the participation and advancement of women in STEM. We also have 
a Dual Career Assistance Program (DCAP), which facilitates the hiring of 
partners of strategic hires. The website for our DCAP is: 
http://www.dual.mtu.edu/. <http://www.dual.mtu.edu/>

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 
Educational Institution/Employer. Minority candidates and women are encouraged 
to apply. 


Audrey L. Mayer, Ph.D.
Michigan Technological University
Department of Social Sciences & 
School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
1-906-487-3448
alma...@mtu.edu
http://www.social.mtu.edu/people/almayer.htm

Mailing address:
Michigan Technological University
Academic Office Building 226
1400 Townsend Ave.
Houghton, MI 49931 

Call for Panels: ILA Law Weekend

[Dr. Wil Burns]

International Law Weekend 2009: Call for Panel Proposals

On October 22-24, 2009, the American Branch of the International Law
Association will hold its annual International Law Weekend in New York,
bringing together hundreds of practitioners, members of the governmental and
non-governmental sectors and students. The conference will feature numerous
panels, Ms. Lucy F. Reed, President of the American Society of International
Law, as distinguished speaker, receptions, and the Branch’s annual meeting.
International Law Weekend 2009 will take place at the Association of the Bar
of the City of New York on 22 October 2009, and at Fordham University School
of Law on 23 and 24 October.  The Weekend’s overall theme is “Challenges to
Transnational Governance”.  

The economic, political, and social changes of the last decade have
re-shaped international law and deeply affected its role and practice, along
with the identity and attitude of its participants.  This year's Weekend
will address the challenges posed by these changes with an emphasis on the
emergence of the notion of "transnational governance" and the issues related
to it, including:

· Re-ordering, organizing, and monitoring:  Is this what
transnational governance is about?

· Who is in charge of transnational governance?:  a
discussion of the (sometimes new) role of international organizations,
states, NGOs, regions, companies, private individuals, and others.

· Governing what?:  The contents and scope of transnational
governance.

· The impact of transnational governance on international
trade, foreign investment, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

· In the new context, what is the role of regulatory
international law?  

 Co-chairs of ILW 2009 are Pierre Bodeau-Livinec of the United Nations
Office of Legal Affairs ( <mailto:bodeau-livi...@un.org>
bodeau-livi...@un.org), Wil Burns, Editor in Chief, Journal of International
Wildlife Law & Policy (ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org), and Aníbal M.
Sabater, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP (
<mailto:asaba...@fulbright.com> asaba...@fulbright.com). The co-chairs
invite proposals for panels for ILW 2009, including those pertinent to this
year’s theme. Please submit proposals to the co-chairs no later than Friday,
April 10, 2009. Proposals should be geared for 90-minute panels and should
include a formal title, a brief description of the panel (no more than 75
words), and the names, titles, and affiliations of the panel chair and three
or four possible speakers. Panel proposals should also include information
as to the format envisaged (point-counterpoint, roundtable, etc.).

 

 

 

RE: enviro news services?

[Dr. Wil Burns]

One of the best services for climate change policy is Carbon Positive News:
http://www.carbonpositive.net/ 


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Steinberg
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:22 AM
To: 'Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe'
Subject: enviro news services?

Dear GEP-ed Colleagues,

I would like to identify one or more environmental news services that I 
can look to for timely updates on environmental policy developments 
around the globe.  Can anyone recommend their favorite source (beyond 
our beloved Earth Negotiations Bulletin)?

I realize that many news sources will be specific to an issue area or 
region.  That's quite alright - I'd just like to get a sense of what is 
out there so that I might regularly follow one or more of them and look 
to the archives of others when updating material.

Thank you in advance for any leads!

Paul

-- 
Paul F. Steinberg
Associate Professor of Political Science & Environmental Policy
Harvey Mudd College
301 E. Platt Boulevard
Claremont, CA 91711
tel. 909-607-3840

RE: suggestions for text for climate policy and responses class

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hi Lisa,

I always recommended that you use electronic documents and online resources
given how dynamic this field is (for example, many of the IPCC projections,
e.g. for Arctic melting have already proven to be extremely off the mark and
most books don't cover the Bali Roadmap). I have a repository of about 700
such documents with a key that you could look at that tells you the topic of
each document. Let me know if you want to see it and I'll then email you any
of the documents that you want. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Lisa Dilling
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:54 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: suggestions for text for climate policy and responses class

Hi everyone,
I am designing an upper division undergraduate level class on climate  
policy and responses (e.g. voluntary activities, adaptation as well as  
governmental policies).
Has anyone had experience with a text book for this type of class? If  
so, please forward ideas to me.  Also if you find it better to reply  
on reports, papers etc., please let me know also. If you reply to me I  
can compile responses and send out to the list.
cheers,
Lisa


--
Lisa Dilling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Center for Science and Technology Policy Research/CIRES
University of Colorado
1333 Grandview Ave, Campus Box 488
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0488
Phone: (303) 735-3678; Fax: 303-735-1576
Email: ldill...@colorado.edu
webpage: http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/homepages/lisa_dilling/

RE: FW: kind of a job lead...requires flying

[Dr. Wil Burns]

One thing I wanted to do was apologize for the flip subject line. As you can
see I was forwarding it from someone else, so it was their subject line, not
mine. I should have stripped it out, but actually didn't notice it in my
haste to forward it to the list. I've heard nothing but good things about
the program, especially the marine and coastal component. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

From: DG Webster [mailto:dgweb...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:39 AM
To: Dr. Wil Burns
Cc: GEP-Ed List
Subject: Re: FW: kind of a job lead...requires flying

 

Hello Everyone,

Thought I'd add my two cents, since I've been teaching for ENST at USC this
year. It's a small program that's growing rapidly. The students are
motivated and the colleagues are supportive. They're really interested in
having a balance between the social and biophysical sciences, rather than
just tossing a few of us in as tokens. All in all, it's a pretty good place
to work.

livwell,
dgwebster

On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Dr. Wil Burns 
wrote:

FYI. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

 




Lecturer - Environmental Policy 
University of Southern California 


Los Angeles, California

  

 


 


Responsibilities


The Environmental Studies (ENST) Program in the College of Letters, Arts and
Sciences at the University of Southern California is seeking applicants for
a Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer position on the policy side of Environmental
Studies. The ENST program is completing a curricular review process and is
targeted for further growth. The successful candidate will teach both
undergraduate courses and graduate courses in a developing MA degree
program. The candidate will also serve as Graduate Advisor. We are seeking
an individual who can work well with both students and other faculty, as
some courses will be team-taught and/or include field components. 

 


Qualifications


The requirements include a Ph.D. in some field related to environmental
policy and planning such as political science, international relations,
economics, or other areas that are clearly relevant as demonstrated through
dissertation topic or subsequent scholarly work or teaching. Experience
related to marine and coastal or climate policy issues would be highly
desirable but is not required. Applications from recognized environmental
studies or marine studies programs are particularly encouraged. 

 


To Apply


USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in
employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are
encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should contact Naomi Martinez,
Environmental Studies Program, University of Southern California. Please
send all correspondence to ncmar...@usc.edu.

Please let the employer know that you are responding
to the announcement in EcoEmploy.com 

 

 




-- 
D.G. Webster, PhD
Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0372
http://wrigley.usc.edu/research/webster.html

FW: Call for Papers - Clean Tech & International Trade

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


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[mailto:bounce-856787-352...@lists.iisd.ca] On Behalf Of Sustainable 
Development Law & Policy
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:23 PM
To: Energy-l
Subject: Call for Papers - Clean Tech & International Trade

Call for Papers
Topic: Clean Tech & International Trade

Sustainable Development Law and Policy ("SDLP") is currently accepting 
submissions for its Spring 2009 issue on Clean Tech & International Trade, 
focusing on the emerging international clean tech industry. If you would like 
to submit an article for consideration, please send your paper or a summary of 
your topic to s...@wcl.american.edu.

Topic summaries are due: March 8, 2009.
Final papers are due: March 15, 2009.

A summary is not required but only complete submissions will be accepted after 
January 5.

Call for Papers: Clean Tech & International Trade

Submissions Due: March 15, 2009

Sustainable Development Law and Policy (“SDLP”) is accepting submissions for 
its spring 2009 issue on Clean Tech & International Trade, focusing on the 
emerging international clean tech industry.

SDLP’s Clean Tech & International Trade issue will provide a forum for legal 
practitioners and other experts to discuss the legal, social, and political 
currents of the clean tech industry. We strive to create an issue that will 
expand the discourse and facilitate the exchange of ideas about this emerging 
industry. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
• Political dynamics in tech transfer
• Lessons learned from MEAs
• Barriers to tech transfer
• Driving the clean tech trade
• IP, clean tech investment, and job creation
• CCS projects and financing
• Comparative analysis of renewable energy policies
• Regulating chemicals export, including ozone depleting substances with 
climate co-benefits
• Governance of UNFCCC financing mechanism frameworks
• Building capacity in developing countries through clean tech
• Is the CDM tech transfer?
• Transfer of adaptation technologies
• International investment by China
• Tech transfer and human rights
 
SDLP aims to represent a range of viewpoints, including those from academia, 
the public and private sectors, multilateral organizations, and others. View 
recent issues at http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/sdlp/.

Requirements for Submission
Submit article or abstracts for consideration to s...@wcl.american.edu. 
Summaries are due: March 8, 2009. Final papers are due: March 15, 2009. A 
summary is not required but only complete submissions will be accepted after 
March 8.

Page/Word limit: 15 pages (double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, ~3500 
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FW: kind of a job lead...requires flying

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

 




Lecturer - Environmental Policy 
University of Southern California 


Los Angeles, California

  

 


 


Responsibilities


The Environmental Studies (ENST) Program in the College of Letters, Arts and
Sciences at the University of Southern California is seeking applicants for
a Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer position on the policy side of Environmental
Studies. The ENST program is completing a curricular review process and is
targeted for further growth. The successful candidate will teach both
undergraduate courses and graduate courses in a developing MA degree
program. The candidate will also serve as Graduate Advisor. We are seeking
an individual who can work well with both students and other faculty, as
some courses will be team-taught and/or include field components. 

 


Qualifications


The requirements include a Ph.D. in some field related to environmental
policy and planning such as political science, international relations,
economics, or other areas that are clearly relevant as demonstrated through
dissertation topic or subsequent scholarly work or teaching. Experience
related to marine and coastal or climate policy issues would be highly
desirable but is not required. Applications from recognized environmental
studies or marine studies programs are particularly encouraged. 

 


To Apply


USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in
employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are
encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should contact Naomi Martinez,
Environmental Studies Program, University of Southern California. Please
send all correspondence to ncmar...@usc.edu.

Please let the employer know that you are responding
to the announcement in EcoEmploy.com 

 

 

11th International Wildlife Law Conference

[Dr. Wil Burns]

The 11th International Wildlife Law Conference will take place on March
26-27, 2009 at Stetson University's School of Law. The agenda for the
conference is posted below and registration can be effectuated at:
www.regonline/wildlife2009. I hope that many of you can join us for what is
always a great opportunity to discuss wildlife law issues with
representatives from the governmental, NGO and academic sectors. Also, the
conference is always a great opportunity for student networking. Wil

 

P.S. The event this year also takes place in conjunction with the 13th
annual Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, so
there would be opportunities to lend your expertise as judges!

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

Eleventh International Wildlife Law Conference

March 26-27, 2009

Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida

 

Preliminary Agenda

 

Thursday, March 26

11:00 a.m   Registration opens

Noon   Welcome and Opening Remarks (Wil
Burns)

 

12:15 - 2:15 p.m. Biofuel Production and Biodiversity Impacts
(Moderator: Andrew Long, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville,
Florida, USA)

 

Patricia Farnese, Assistant Professor, College of Law and Centre for Studies
in Agriculture, Law and the Environment, University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada:  Canadian Perspectives on Biofuel
Production

 

Kim Diana Connolly, Associate Professor of Law, University of South
Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA:  Biofuel Production and Wetland
Habitat Impacts

 

Brett Paben, Senior Staff Attorney, WildLaw, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA:
Biomass Production and Forest Ecosystems

 

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.Ecotourism:  Sustainable Practice or Loving
Wildlife and its Habitat to Death?  (Moderator:  Kwame Amankwah-Twum, Accra,
Ghana) 

 

Laurie MacDonald, Florida Program Director, Defenders of Wildlife, St.
Petersburg, Florida, USA:  Protecting What We Love: Responsible Ecotourism

 

Julia Jabour, Senior Lecturer, Honours & Graduate Research Coordinator,
Institute of Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies,

University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:  Antarctic Tourism,
Biosecurity and the Changing Climate: An Updated Risk Assessment

 

Clay Henderson, Holland & Knight LLP, Orlando, Florida, USA: Opportunities
and Challenges for Ecotourism in Cuba

 

Carole Baskin, CEO, Big Cat Rescue, Tampa, Florida, USA:  Ecotourism from
the Operator Perspective:  Big Cat Rescue

 

 

 

6:30 - 9:30 Reception

 

Friday, March 27 

Noon   Opening Remarks (Royal C. Gardner)

 

12:15 - 2:15 p.m. Regional Fisheries Management Organizations:
Current Status and Future Directions (Moderator: Mingde Cao, China
University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China)

 

Gunther Handl, Eberhard Deutsch Professor of Public International Law,
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA:  RFMO Enforcement Strategies
vis-a-vis Third States and Their Vessels

 

Richard Caddell, Lecturer in Law, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales:
European Responses to Unsustainable Fishing - The Driftnet Fishing Saga

 

Annecoos Wiersema, Assistant Professor of Law, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio, USA:  The Chesapeake Bay Program and the Blue Crab:
Individual Species Protection in a Multi-Jurisdictional Ecosystem Management
Program

 

Irini Papanicolopulu, Senior Researcher, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan,
Italy:  Fisheries in the Mediterranean between RFMOs and Unilateral State
Action (or Inaction)

 

 

2:30 - 4:30 p.m.The Antarctic Ecosystem on the Eve of the
50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty  (Moderator:  Paul Boudreaux,
Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, USA)

 

Johannes Huber, Executive Secretary, Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, Buenos
Aires, Argentina:  Protection of Wildlife in Antarctica

 

Andi Pearl, Manager, Antarctic Krill Conservation Project, The Pew
Charitable Trusts, Washington, DC, USA:  CCAMLR's Implementation of
Ecosystem Management and Challenges for the Krill Fishery

 

Howard S. Schiffman, Faculty, Environmental Conservation Education Program,
New York University, New York, New York, USA:  Japan's Scientific Research
Whaling in Antarctica: The Cold Realities

 

Daniel Owen, Fenners Chambers, Cambridge, England [invited]

 

6:30 - 9:30 Reception

 

 

 

RE: recycling & recession

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Not sure if this is within your ambit either, but there's been a lot written
on how the recession is adversely affecting investments in renewable energy.
See, for example: http://www.legal-ledger.com/item.cfm?recID=11310. Also,
lots on the impact on green building:
http://nreionline.com/brokernews/greenbuildingnews/news/green_building_reces
sion_1202/

 

wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

wbu...@scu.edu

SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Ruba Marshood
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:22 PM
To: Maria Ivanova
Cc: DG Webster; GEPED
Subject: Re: recycling & recession

 

Not sure if this path still fits within your course, but there is quite a
bit of information on informal recycling and livelihoods, particularly in
developing countries. Many development-focused journals will have relevant
articles - if this seems appropriate, do let me know - I have a number of
references already gathered and am happy to share.

thanks
ruba

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Maria Ivanova  wrote:

In December the NY Times ran a substantive article on how the economic
crisis has decimated the market for recyclables -
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/business/08recycle.html?_r=1 

Regards,

Maria 

 

Maria Ivanova, PhD

Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Policy

The College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

phone: +1-203-606-4640

fax: +1-203-889-4806

mivan...@wm.edu 

http://mivanova.com 

 

Director, Global Environmental Governance Project

Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy

New Haven, CT 06511

maria.ivan...@environmentalgovernance.org 

http://www.environmentalgovernance.org 

 

From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of DG Webster
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:00 PM
To: GEPED
Subject: recycling & recession

 

Hello all,

I'm teaching a course on green business this semester & I'd like to include
some articles on the impact of the current recession; particularly on
recycling industries, but also on any other type of green business.
Unfortunately I'm not finding much in the usual places, so I thought I'd
send out a request for help.

thanks in advance,
dgwebster

-- 
D.G. Webster, PhD
Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0372
http://wrigley.usc.edu/research/webster.html

 

FW: [bioplan] A drop in the Ocean?

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI for those that address oceans issues, some nice new summary pieces by
the Economist in a special section this week. See links below. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


# Troubled waters
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798458


# Scramble for the seabed
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798472


# The curse of carbon
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798428


# More abused than used
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798510


# Plenty more fish in the sea?
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798502


# Come, friends, and plough the sea
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798536


# Grabbing it all
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798494


# An Icelandic success
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798518


# Saline solutions
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798526


# Sources and acknowledgments
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798442

FW: envlawprofessors: teaching and youtube's greatest environmental law hits

[Dr. Wil Burns]

This sounds like a good idea. If you share your ideas off list with me, I'll
transmit them to both this list and the Environmental Law Professors list.
Happy New Year to everyone! wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: owner-envlawprofess...@lists.uoregon.edu
[mailto:owner-envlawprofess...@lists.uoregon.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Owen
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:10 AM
To: envlawprofess...@lists.uoregon.edu
Subject: envlawprofessors: teaching and youtube's greatest environmental law
hits

ENVLAWPROFESSORS - provided since 1992 by University of Oregon
www.law.uoregon.edu/LLM and www.law.uoregon.edu/ENR
_

As the start of the semester approaches, I suspect many of us are thinking
about ways to add non-reading materials to our classes.  I've used youtube
clips a few times in the past, with what seemed like good results, and I
expect many others have as well, and I thought a list of recommended
environmental law youtube clips might be useful to many of the people on
this  listserve.  So if you have a few clips you particularly like, please
send me an email (offlist) with the clip title, the URL, and, if you'd like,
with a few brief words about how you use it.  Assuming there are enough
responses, I'll send a summary to the whole listserve.

-Dave

Associate Professor
University of Maine School of Law
(207) 780-4214



_
For assistance with list, contact founder: Prof. John Bonine
mailto:jbon...@uoregon.edu

Call for Submissions: JIWLP

[Dr. Wil Burns]

The Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, a publication of Taylor
& Francis, is now soliciting articles for Volume 12 (2009). We are both
interested in individual submissions and proposals for thematic issues.
Information on the journal, including submission guidelines, can be found
at: www.jiwlp.com. And, of course, I am always available to discuss
potential submissions. Thanks, and the best to everyone at the dawn of a new
year. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org>
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

RE: need suggestions for MA programs

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Jonathan,

I forgot to add that the University of London also has an external program
in Environmental Management:
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/listing/index.shtml

wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
ji...@internationalwildlifelaw.org
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu
[mailto:owner-gep...@listserve1.allegheny.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan
Rosenberg
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:34 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: need suggestions for MA programs

Hi all,
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request.  As usual list members
were very helpful and collegial.  Below are the compiled results.

Best wishes and happy holidays,
Jonathan

1.  This is not distance but we have 100 percent placement for our grads in
government, NGOs and the academy.  We have funding and seek non-US students.

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~zas/GradSchool.htm

2.  ESF does not have a distance learning Master's program, but we do have
both MS and MPS residential programs that may be of interest to your
contact. The latter (Master of Professional Studies) is especially
oriented towards practitioners. We have such degrees in both Environmental
Science and Environmental Studies. See:

http://www.esf.edu/es/graduate/

3.  Though not distance delivered, Columbia University's School of
International and Public Affairs offers a program that nicely fits your
description:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mpaenvironment/index.html

4.  MSU has an online certificate program (not a degree though) in
Conservation Criminology, if that is of interest.  Information available
at: http://www.conservationcriminology.msu.edu/teaching/index.php

5.  We cannot deliver a distance-based master's program.  Hoever, it is
possible to complete one year of coursework onsite and then
finish the 2-yr program, including the thesis, offsite (however, the
defense is usually conducted onsite unless suitable teleconferencing is
teed up by the student).

Based on your description of the individual's background and expereicne, a
focus on SD work growing out of efforts in Grenada could be appropriate
for the thesis or analytical paper (the latter is intended for a policy
analysis audience, is usually shorter -- approximately 50-70 pp -- and
involves 3 credits; it is defended before a 2-person advisory committee,
which can include a senior practitioner and one core faculty member from
my center).

I would think the MEEP would be the better fit of the 2 master's programs
we offer. See
http://ceep.udel.edu/academics/masters/meep.htm

6.  Has she tried Royal Roads in Victoria; they might be able to help.

7.  It sounds like a Masters of Research or Masters of Philosophy may be
up herally. A number of universities offer such programs - I myself am
looking into some at Australia National University (as an American
currently living and volunteering in Papua New Guinea). I'm sorry that I
cannot think of any that may be particularly relevant to your contact, but
do suggest such flexible programs as her existing experience and work
would make a great contribution to defining and conducting her masters.

7.  My first reaction would be to look at the University of East Anglia.

8.  Dear Jonathan, she might want to look at our program:
http://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/polwiss/forschung/systeme/ffu/studium/mast
er/index.html

-- 
Dr. Jonathan Rosenberg
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 756420
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6420
907-474-6502
skype:  jonathan.rosenberg5

Climate Change Law Syllabi

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hello,

 

The first incarnation of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law's climate
change law/policy syllabi pool has been posted at:
http://www.iucnael.org/content/view/94/30/lang,english/

 

Since we're on the cusp of another semester, I thought some members of the
lists might have additional contributions. If you do, please send them to me
for posting. We'll soon also start posting climate change simulations that
can be used in classes, so please send those along also. 

 

 

Thanks, wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

FW: [ECOLOG-L] VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Heather Leslie
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 6:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University

The Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University invites
applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies for
a three-year, non-tenure track, non-renewable position, starting July 1,
2009.  We especially seek a candidate who has expertise in teaching in one
of the following areas: food and agriculture, energy and transportation, and
natural resources (especially water). Depending on the candidate's
qualifications, they may be asked to teach the introductory environmental
studies course and/or introductory environmental science course; experience
in one or both of those courses will be a helpful addition to the
candidate's qualifications. The course load is three courses per year, and
the position entails supervising 5-7 senior theses and MA theses. Applicants
must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, at time of commencing work. 

Full consideration will be given to applications received by January 15,
2009.  Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and
have three letters of recommendation sent. Send materials by email
attachment to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as well as hard copy to Phil
Brown, Interim Director, Center for Environmental Studies, Box 1943, Brown
University, Providence, RI 02912.  

For further information, please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brown University is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged
to apply.

Mellon Fellowship

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. Wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

SSRN site:  <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

Position Description:  Bowdoin College Mellon Global Environmental Scholar


The Mellon Global Environmental Scholars program aims to bring to Bowdoin
experts in areas of Environmental Studies who add an international
perspective to issues of interest among faculty and students at the College.
The scholar's background and expertise can be in any area of environmental
concern, ranging across the natural sciences, the social sciences, the arts
and humanities and environmental policy. While the program has a preference
for scholars who reside outside the United States and are affiliated with a
foreign university or research or policy institute, others with expertise in
environmental fields in other countries may be considered. Scholars will be
in residence at Bowdoin for one semester.

Bowdoin College is a small undergraduate liberal arts college located in
Brunswick, Maine on the coast just north of Portland and two and a half
hours north of Boston. The College has approximately 1650 students in
residence and a faculty of over 165. Environmental Studies is an active
College program with over 20 participating faculty, over 50 student majors
and a strong commitment to strengthening the international dimensions of the
program.

A main responsibility of the Mellon Global Environmental Scholar will be to
interact with Bowdoin undergraduates both formally and informally. While in
residence, the scholar will teach one course in an area related to his or
her research interests. The scholar may also mentor undergraduate research
projects on topics of mutual interest. The scholar will hold regular office
hours and be willing to meet informally with students or give informal talks
to student groups as interest is expressed. Lastly, as appropriate, the
scholar may counsel students concerning opportunities to study abroad,
either at the scholar's home institution or at other venues with which the
scholar is familiar.

The scholar will also interact with Bowdoin's Environmental Studies faculty.
Such interaction may include developing research projects with faculty who
share common interests. As appropriate, scholars may be asked to consult
with faculty on their ongoing research projects. The Mellon Scholar will
also be expected to share his or her expertise with faculty through
participation in the monthly faculty colloquium (Environmental Research
Group). The scholar will also be available to consult with faculty who are
interested in bringing international perspectives into their courses and
serve as a guest lecturer in Environmental Studies core courses.

Lastly, the scholar will be invited to help organize a symposium focused on
an environmental issue related to his/her expertise. The symposium will
afford the Mellon scholar an opportunity to bring to Bowdoin experts from
other institutions for exchanges that will enrich both the scholar's work
and the Bowdoin community. Resources and staff support will be provided to
facilitate this project. Bowdoin faculty and students will be involved in
planning the symposium. 

Bowdoin hopes the fellowship would lead to connections between the scholar's
home institution and Bowdoin's Environmental Studies faculty. Such
connections may lead to future two-way exchanges by faculty and students.

The stipend for the fellowship includes salary and benefits. There is an
allowance for housing and the College will assist the scholar in finding
suitable housing.

For further information about the College and the Program, please consult
the College website (http://www.bowdoin.edu) and the Environmental Studies
Program website (http://academic.bowdoin.edu/environmental_studies/).

The Environmental Studies Program welcomes inquiries from faculty with an
interest in undergraduate teaching and building collaborative relationships
with Bowdoin faculty. Persons interested in applying for the fellowship
should email a letter of interest and a cv to the Director of the
Environmental Studies Program, Phil Camill [EMAIL PROTECTED]) and the
program manager, Eileen Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For more
information, please contact the program manager, Eileen Johnson.

Review of applications will begin in January 20, 2008.



 

 

 

RE: Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002)

[Dr. Wil Burns]

I also have a few pieces (all electronic) that critique Rio. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dr. Wil Burns
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 12:46 PM
To: 'Raul Pacheco'; 'Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe'
Subject: RE: Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development
(Johannesburg 2002)

Hi Raul,

I'm going to send you about 10 pieces that critique the WSSD to your email
address. If anyone else would like to see these pieces, send me a message.
wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raul Pacheco
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 4:15 AM
To: Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe
Subject: Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development
(Johannesburg 2002)

Dear all,

Further to my original request, anybody know of any academic (journal
articles/book chapters) assessments of WSSD Johannesburg 2002? I seem to
recall a paper by Paul Wapner in GEP, but haven't been able to find anything
more recent. I've tried everything from Google Scholar to Social Science
Citation Index, but not a lot emerges. Pointers much appreciated.

Best,
Raul


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Raul Pacheco
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:33 PM
To: Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe
Subject: Request for data on number of ENGOs in UN sustainable
development conferences


Dear all,

I'm looking for the exact numbers of ENGOs that participated in Stockholm,
Rio, Johannesburg. In an ideal world, I would love to see data on growth of
small NGOs and large NGOs. I am aware of the data provided in Betsill and
Corell's 2008 NGO diplomacy book, but I want the exact numbers. If I don't
get the data I am looking for, I'm happy to use Willet's data as a proxy to
reflect growth in NGO participation in UN-sponsored sustainable development
conferences, but it won't be the same.

Along the way, I seem to recall that about a couple of years ago someone
asked for data on increasing membership in ENGOs. Does anybody recall that
discussion and do you know where could I find data on that  other topic?

Thanks!
Raul

--
-
Raul Pacheco-Vega
Institute for Resources, Environment and
Sustainability
The University of British Columbia
413.26-2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z4
--

RE: Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002)

[Dr. Wil Burns]

Hi Raul,

I'm going to send you about 10 pieces that critique the WSSD to your email
address. If anyone else would like to see these pieces, send me a message.
wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raul Pacheco
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 4:15 AM
To: Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe
Subject: Evaluations of World Summit on Sustainable Development
(Johannesburg 2002)

Dear all,

Further to my original request, anybody know of any academic (journal
articles/book chapters) assessments of WSSD Johannesburg 2002? I seem to
recall a paper by Paul Wapner in GEP, but haven't been able to find anything
more recent. I've tried everything from Google Scholar to Social Science
Citation Index, but not a lot emerges. Pointers much appreciated.

Best,
Raul


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Raul Pacheco
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:33 PM
To: Global Environmental Politics Education ListServe
Subject: Request for data on number of ENGOs in UN sustainable
development conferences


Dear all,

I'm looking for the exact numbers of ENGOs that participated in Stockholm,
Rio, Johannesburg. In an ideal world, I would love to see data on growth of
small NGOs and large NGOs. I am aware of the data provided in Betsill and
Corell's 2008 NGO diplomacy book, but I want the exact numbers. If I don't
get the data I am looking for, I'm happy to use Willet's data as a proxy to
reflect growth in NGO participation in UN-sponsored sustainable development
conferences, but it won't be the same.

Along the way, I seem to recall that about a couple of years ago someone
asked for data on increasing membership in ENGOs. Does anybody recall that
discussion and do you know where could I find data on that  other topic?

Thanks!
Raul

--
-
Raul Pacheco-Vega
Institute for Resources, Environment and
Sustainability
The University of British Columbia
413.26-2202 Main Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z4
--

FW: Final CALL FOR AUTHORS: SAGE Green E-Reference Series - Energy Volume

[Dr. Wil Burns]

FYI. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348
Skype ID: Wil.Burns


-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:34 AM
To: Energy-l
Subject: Final CALL FOR AUTHORS: SAGE Green E-Reference Series - Energy Volume

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY TO FACULTY AND PhD CANDIDATES

We are inviting academic editorial contributors to the Green Series, a new
electronic reference series for academic and public libraries addressing
all aspects of environmental issues, including alternative energies,
sustainability, politics, agriculture, and many other subjects that will
comprise a 12-title set. Each title has approximately 150 articles (much
like encyclopedia articles) on major themes, ranging from 1,000 to 4,000
words. We are finishing the assignment process for articles for the first
three titles in the series with a deadline of FEBRUARY 2, 2009:

Green Energy
Green Politics
Green Food

This comprehensive project will be published in stages by SAGE eReference
and will be marketed to academic and public libraries as a digital, online
product available to students via the library’s electronic services. The
Series Editor is Paul Robbins, Ph.D., University of Arizona, and the
General Editor for the first three titles is Dustin R. Mulvaney, Ph.D.,
UC-Santa Cruz. Both editors will be reviewing each submission to the
project.

If you are interested in contributing to this cutting-edge reference, it
can be a notable publication addition to your CV/resume and broaden your
publishing credits. SAGE Publications offers an honorarium ranging from
SAGE book credits for smaller articles up to free access to the online
product for contributions totaling 10,000 words or more (to one volume).

The list of available articles is already prepared, and as a next step we
will e-mail you the Article List (Excel file) from which you can select
topics that best fit your expertise and interests. Additionally, Style and
Submission Guidelines will be provided that detail article specifications. 

If you would like to contribute to building a truly outstanding reference
with the Green Series, please contact me by the e-mail information below.
Please provide a brief summary of your academic/publishing credentials in
environmental issues. 


Thanks very much.

Ellen Ingber
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RE: emissions trading

[Wil Burns]

Michele,

 

You might contact Loren Cass at Holy Cross. She has developed a climate
change negotiations exercise that might fit the bill: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

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SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

Skype ID: Wil.Burns

 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Betsill,Michele
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:38 AM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: emissions trading

 

Has anyone developed or used a good simulation to help students understand
how emissions trading (cap and trade specifically) works in general as well
as how political decisions shape market performance? I tried to do this in
lecture form this morning and failed miserably!

 

Thanks,

Michele

 



Michele M. Betsill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Clark B350
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970-491-5270
970-491-2490 (fax)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

FW: Academia.edu: Network with academics and researchers

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

From: European Commissions Biodiversity Research Program
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Price
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:57 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Academia.edu: Network with academics and researchers

 

Dear all,

I'm a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where I recently finished my Ph.D
on the philosophy of perception. 

With a team of people from Stanford University and Cambridge University,
I've just launched a website, www.academia.edu, which does two things:

 - It shows researchers around the world in a 'tree' format, organized
according to which institution/department they are affiliated with.
 - It enables academics to keep track of the latest news in their field -
the latest people, papers and talks. 

Our hope is that Academia.edu will list eventually every researcher in the
world -- Faculty members, Post-Docs, and Graduate Students. People can add
their departments, and themselves, to the tree by clicking on the arrows. 

The site is getting some traction. More than 14,000 academics have added
themselves to the Academia.edu tree in the last two months. Some professors
on the site include:

 - Richard Dawkins -  http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardDawkins
 - Stephen Hawking -  http://cambridge.academia.edu/StephenHawking
 - Paul Krugman - http://princeton.academia.edu/PaulKrugman
 - Noam Chomsky -  http://mit.academia.edu/NoamChomsky

We're trying to spread the word about Academia.edu as much as possible. It
would be terrific if you could visit the site, and add yourself to your
department on the tree. If your university is not there, you can add it by
clicking on the arrows coming out of the university boxes.

Independent researchers - if you are a researcher that is not associated
with a university, I encourage you to add yourself to the "Independent
Researchers" 

portion of the tree at http://independent.academia.edu

And do spread the word to your friends and colleagues if you can.

Many thanks,

Richard

Dr. Richard Price,
Prize Fellow, All Souls College
http://oxford.academia.edu/RichardPrice

Disclaimer: Academia.edu is not connected in any way with either All Souls
College, or Oxford University.

FW: [ECOLOG-L] [NCSE] Nominate Leaders for the Next Administration

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

-Original Message-
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Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:46 PM
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Subject: [ECOLOG-L] [NCSE] Nominate Leaders for the Next Administration




Community Nominations for Climate Change Science and Solutions Leadership 
Positions in the New Administration

The ability of the world to avoid the catastrophic effects of global climatic 
disruption will depend in large part on the actions of the next US President 
and his Administration. In order to help assist the transition team that will 
be selected after the election to choose the most qualified individuals to fill 
key leadership positions in the Administration, the National Council for 
Science and the Environment (NCSE), in collaboration and with the support of 
the Presidential Climate Action Project (PCAP) invite the scientific and 
environmental community to [http://ncseonline.org/community/] make 
recommendations. These nominations will be held in confidence and not be 
published for the community, but will be provided to transition teams. NCSE and 
PCAP reserve the right to edit these nominations.


[http://www.NCSEonline.org/Community] www.NCSEonline.org/Community



David E. Blockstein, Ph.D.
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Scientist, National Council for Science and the Environment
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FW: Climate Law in Developing Countries Post-2012: North and South Perspectives, 26-29 Sept 2008

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 2:11 PM
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Subject: Climate Law in Developing Countries Post-2012: North and South 
Perspectives, 26-29 Sept 2008

Dear all,

Please note the upcoming conference: The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law at 
the University of Ottawa would like to announce an upcoming conference: 
"Climate Law in Developing Countries Post-2012: North and South Perspectives" 
from September 26th to the 29th. This conference will examine the legal and 
policy challenges that developing countries face in mitigating and adapting to 
climate change while meeting their social and economic needs. For more 
information, please consult the Academy website at: http://www.iucnael.org/ 

L'Académie de droit de l'environnement de l'UICN de l'Université d'Ottawa 
voudraient annoncer une conférence intitulée  "Le droit en matière de 
changement climatique dans les pays en développement après 2012 : les 
perspectives des hémisphères nord et sud" du 26 au 29 septembre. Les 
participantes et participants étudieront les enjeux juridiques et politiques 
auxquels sont confrontés les pays en développement qui cherchent à limiter le 
changement climatique et à prendre les mesures d’adaptation nécessaires 
répondant à leurs besoins sociaux et économiques. Veuillez consulter notre site 
Web à : http://www.iucnael.org/

Please contact Kelly Mezzetta if you have any questions. She is Membership and 
Administration Support Officer/ Agente d'adhésion et soutien administratif / 
Agente Administrativo y a los Miembros
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l'UICN/ Academia de derecho ambiental de IUCN University of Ottawa
57 Louis Pasteur, FTX 536 Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Tel: 613.562.5800 ext. 3260

For details and programme, please refer to the attached programme. Pour les 
détails et notre programme, svp trouver le programme ajouté. 

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FW: International Energy Agency Renewable Energy Policy Database

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil


Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
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Since 1999, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has worked with governments 
to collect information on renewable energy policies and measures. An electronic 
database of all of these policies is available free of charge at 
http://www.iea.org/textbase/pm/grindex.aspx Among the most popular IEA 
websites, this database is arguably the most comprehensive collection of 
national-level policies on renewable energy policies and measures in IEA member 
countries. It also contains some information on several non-member countries, 
such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa. 

With the assistance of government representatives from member countries, the 
IEA has recently updated this database. Reflecting the increasing amount of 
activity in this policy area, 153 new entries were created since February 2008, 
and many other, older policy records were amended.

One of the IEA’s other policy databases – on energy efficiency – was updated 
earlier this month. 

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RE: Article from The Hindu: Russian scientists deny climate change

[Wil Burns]

Hi Priya,

 

Yes and no. The writer is either blatantly dishonest or misguided when he
claims the Russian Academy urged rejection of Kyoto. The Russian Academy of
Science signed on to the consensus statement on climate change in 2005,
which was signed by most of the leading national academies. The consensus
statement concluded that climate change was a serious issue, driven
predominantly by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The Academy
signed on to the 2008 statement of the Academies also, calling for a rapid
transition to a low carbon society.

 

However, there are a number of Russian scientists (most of whom are not
climatologists, which is the case throughout the world) who are vociferous
skeptics, including Sorokhtin, Kapitsa, and Yuri Izrael, who until recently
was co-chair of the Russian delegation to the UNFCCC COPs!  In my opinion,
they do exert substantial influence on public opinion on climate change. It
does not help that many of the impacts of climate change will be salutary
for Russia, at least until mid-century to the 2070s, which explains why
polling recently showed that only one in three Russians believe that climate
change is a serious issue that requires immediate action, in contrast to
much higher numbers in most European countries, Australia, South America,
and even in the U.S. (about 43% here believe immediate action is warranted).
However, if you factor in the folks who believe that climate change should
be addressed, even in Russia you are talking about 66% who believe climate
change is a real problem linked to human factors. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

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SSRN site: http://ssrn.com/author=240348

 

 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Priya Kurian
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 6:10 PM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: FW: Article from The Hindu: Russian scientists deny climate change

 

Would anyone know whether this article, written by the Moscow
correspondent for a leading Indian daily, The Hindu, is an accurate
representation of the views of Russian scientists on climate change? 

Priya

Priya Kurian
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Public Policy
The University of Waikato, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND
Tel: (+64-7) 838-4466 ext. 6109
Fax: (+64-7) 838-4203



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Sent: Friday, 18 July 2008 4:29 a.m.
Source: The Hindu
( <http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm>
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/07/10/stories/2008071055521000.htm)
Opinion
 - 
Leader Page Articles

Challenging the basis of Kyoto Protocol
 

 
Vladimir Radyuhin
 

 
Russian scientists deny that the Kyoto Protocol reflects a consensus
view of the world scientific community. 
 
 
As western nations step up pressure on India and China to curb the
emission of greenhouse gases, Russian scientists reject the very idea
that carbon dioxide may be responsible for global warming. Russian
critics of the Kyoto Protocol, which calls for cuts in CO2 emissions,
say that the theory underlying the pact lacks scientific basis. Under
the Theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming, it is human-generated
greenhouse gases, and mainly CO2, that cause climate change. 'The Kyoto
theorists have put the cart before the horse,' says renowned Russian
geographer Andrei Kapitsa. 'It is global warming that triggers higher
levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, not the other way round.'
Russian researchers made this discovery while studying ice cores
recovered from the depth of 3.5 kilometres in Antarctica. Analysis of
ancient ice and air bubbles trapped inside revealed the composition of
the atmosphere and air temperature going back as far as 400,000 years.
'We found that the level of CO2 had fluctuated greatly over the period
but at any given time increases in air temperature preceded higher
concentrations of CO2,'says academician Kapitsa, who worked in
Antarctica for many years. Russian studies showed that throughout
history, CO2 levels in the air rose 500 to 600 years after the climate
warmed up. Therefore, higher concentrations of greenhouse gases
registered today are the result, not the cause, of global warming.
Critics of the CO2 role in climate change point out that water vapours
are a far more potent factor in creating the greenhouse effect as their
concentration in the atmosphere is five to 10 times higher than that of
CO2. 'Even if all CO2 were removed from the earth atmosphere, global
climate would not become any cooler,'says solar physicist Vladimir
Bashkirtsev. 
The hypothesis of 

FW: [ECOLOG-L] FW: Fox News Propaganda on Global Warming

[Wil Burns]

Further to the discussion about Crichton is this gem from another list. Wil



-Original Message-
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL 
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David M. Lawrence
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] FW: Fox News Propaganda on Global Warming

Christopher Monckton -- 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley -- is the 
author of the newsletter piece in question.  His educational background 
is in classics and journalism, not climatology or physics.  Most of his 
work experience is in journalism, business, and politics (including 
serving a stint in the Thatcher administration).

He uses some rather bizarre mathematical analyses to "prove" that humans 
aren't causing global warming.  Most of his "publications" on the topic 
have appeared in British newspapers, not peer-reviewed journals.  My 
guess is that Fourier and Arrhenius -- both with better mathematical and 
scientific credentials -- would disagree if they knew then what we know 
now about CO2 emissions.  Arrhenius predicted it would take another 
1,000 years for us to hit the CO2 concentrations we will likely hit in a 
few decades.

I'd love to know who decided to publish Monckton's piece in the newsletter.

Later,

Dave

Rebecca Sherry wrote:
>> FYI. Also note the response of the APS below.
>>
>> Fox News published the following story:
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,386481,00.html
>>
>> Scientific Consensus About Global Warming Takes Another Big Hit
>>
>> Friday, July 18, 2008
>>
>> Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:
>>
>> Change of Heart
>>
>> An organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists has reversed its
>> stance on climate change. The American Physical Society now says that
>> many of its members no longer believe global warming is caused by
>> humans.
>>
>> The Society previously declared: "The evidence is incontrovertible.
>> Global warming is occurring." But the Society now says there is no
>> scientific consensus to support that statement: "There is a
>> considerable presence within the scientific community of people who do
>> not agree with the intergovernmental panel on climate change conclusion
>> that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are likely to be primarily responsible
>> for global warming."
>> *
>> This story, however, is garbage as this is what the American Physical
>> Society says:
>>
>>
>> http://www.aps.org/
>>
>> APS Climate Change Statement
>>
>> APS Position Remains Unchanged
>>
>> The American Physical Society reaffirms the following position on
>> climate change, adopted by its governing body, the APS Council, on
>> November 18, 2007:
>>
>> "Emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the
>> atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate."
>>
>> An article at odds with this statement recently appeared in an online
>> newsletter of the APS Forum on Physics and Society, one of 39 units of
>> APS.  The header of this newsletter carries the statement that
>> "Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not
>> necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum."  This
>> newsletter is not a journal of the APS and it is not peer reviewed.
>> 
>> Contact Fox News immediately to complain, here: Send news tip to FOXNews.com
>> (located on left side of web page) at:
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,386481,00.html
>>
>>


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Simulations on CC?

[Wil Burns]

Hello all,

 

As part of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law's climate curriculum
project, we're seeking climate simulations that professors have used in
class that might be shared with academic colleagues throughout the world.

 

If you have materials for simulations that you can share, or could send me a
brief narrative of what you've done (and maybe lessons learned), I'd be most
appreciative.

 

Thanks, wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

 

 

RE: Do you teach a climate change course?

[Wil Burns]

As part of my responsibilities on the Teaching Committee of the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Environmental Law
Academy, I'm developing a site on climate change curricular resources,
including syllabi. I anticipate posting the first incarnation of the site in
about two weeks. 

I would like to invite members of the list who teach climate change and have
syllabi that I could post to please send them to me as soon as possible. I
will then announce to the list when the resource is online. Happy summer
everyone! wil



Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 510.779.5361
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alcock, Frank
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:14 PM
To: Betsill,Michele; GEP-Ed
Subject: RE: Do you teach a climate change course?

Ditto. I'll soon be developing a course (possibly team taught) on the
science and politics of climate change (first half science, second half
politics) and would benefit greatly from seeing some syllabi.

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Betsill,Michele
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:54 PM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: RE: Do you teach a climate change course?

I'm currently putting together such a course for the fall and would be
interested in seeing some of these syllabi. One thing I'm struggling
with is how much time to devote to the science-both the underlying
biogeochemistry as well as the skeptics. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated.

Michele


Michele M. Betsill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Clark B350
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
970-491-5270
970-491-2490 (fax)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beth
DeSombre
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:01 AM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: Re: Do you teach a climate change course?

OK, got a huge number of immediate volunteers, so that'll hold me for a
climate text review essay for now.  I'll do another general call for
potential reviewers to express interest later in the summer.

Thanks everyone -- and I can attest that there are a lot of climate
change
courses being taught these days!

Beth

Center for Ocean Solutions Early Career Fellowship

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

 

 

 


Please distribute widely and apologies for any cross-posting. 

We are pleased to announce the  <http://centerforoceansolutions.org> Center for 
Ocean Solutions (“Ocean Solutions”) Early Career Fellowship program.  Ocean 
Solutions seeks one or more recent graduates who have received a JD, MBA or PhD 
in the natural, physical or social sciences in the last five years, and who 
have completed substantial course work and/or gained experience in ocean or 
coastal science, law, or policy to collaborate with researchers and experts on 
one or more interdisciplinary projects focused on elevating the impact of the 
social, physical and natural sciences on ocean policy.   

Ocean Solutions is a collaboration between  <http://www.stanford.edu/> Stanford 
University – including researchers at  <http://www-marine.stanford.edu/> 
Hopkins Marine Station and the  
<http://woods.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/woodsfaculty.pl?focal=oceans> main campus –  
<http://www.mbayaq.org/> the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the  
<http://www.mbari.org/> Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute to develop 
practical and sustainable strategies that address the major environmental and 
economic challenges facing the oceans by bringing leading experts in marine 
science and policy together with decision makers. 

In addition to helping implement better policies, Ocean Solutions is working to 
develop current and future leaders who understand the value of 
interdisciplinary problem solving. This fellowship program is designed to draw 
on and enhance the academic and professional skills of early career 
professionals and researchers by placing them in interdisciplinary 
collaborations focused on identifying, developing, and implementing enduring 
solutions to the greatest challenges facing earth’s oceans. 

Applications for this fellowship will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting 
July 15, 2008.  For application information, please visit  
<http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/earlycareerfellowship.html> 
http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/earlycareerfellowship.html. 

Thank you for helping to spread the word! 

Meg Caldwell, JD
Interim Director, Center for Ocean Solutions
http://centerforoceansolutions.org

FW: Any news you'd like to get into the very first issue of the AESS newsletter?

[Wil Burns]

 

FYI. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

 

 

From: Association for Env. Studies and Sciences (AESS)
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Any news you'd like to get into the very first issue of the AESS
newsletter?

 

The Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS)

is Now Accepting Newsletter Submissions

Deadline: Monday, June 23rd

 

The Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) is accepting
submissions of news and events for its inaugural newsletter.  We would be
happy to receive your news related to:

 

. Upcoming conferences

. Academic job postings in Environmental Studies / Sciences

. Other events or announcements of interest

 

We would also consider printing articles regarding your ES program,
teaching, and/or research.  Please send all items to Liz Mills at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] no later than Monday, June 23rd, 2008.  Items received
after that date will be considered on a space-available basis.  For more
information on AESS, please visit www.aess.info <http://www.aess.info/> .  

 

Thank you,

 

Liz Mills

Ph.D. Candidate, Environment and Resources

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies

University of Wisconsin - Madison 

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Call for syllabi: IUCN Academy of Environmental Law

[Wil Burns]

Hello all,

 

As part of the IUCN's Academy of Environmental Law's climate change law
project, I'm working with Don Anton of ANU to develop a suite of curricular
resources for professors teaching climate change in both developed and
developing countries. The first component of the project will be a
compilation of syllabi, which we will post on the IUCN Academy's site and
update on a regular basis. 

 

We'd appreciate receiving syllabi for climate law/policy courses from
members on the list. Also, please pass this message on to colleagues that
are teaching relevant courses. 

 

Thanks. wil

 

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 510.779.5361

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

 

 

FW: Launch and Invitation to Participate in Energy + Environment OpenCourseWare

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.jiwlp.com <http://www.jiwlp.com/> 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Hart
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 4:34 PM
To: Energy-l
Subject: Launch and Invitation to Participate in Energy + Environment
OpenCourseWare

 


Dear Colleagues:

I'm writing to announce and invite you to join our efforts to build Energy +
Environment OpenCourseWare - an initiative to raise the level of energy and
environmental education by providing high quality educational materials to
students and teachers around the world via the internet.   

Energy + Environment OCW is a collaboration among teachers, individuals from
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inter-governmental institutions and the private sector who share a common
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Many high schools and colleges, especially in developing countries, do not
offer basic courses in energy and environment, and lack trained teachers in
these areas.   In response to this need, Energy + Environment
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FW: Call for Submissions - Journal of Regional Environmental Change

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

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Subject: Call for Submissions - Journal of Regional Environmental Change

Call for Submissions
Journal of Regional Environmental Change

For more information, please go to:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/103880/

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The Journal of Regional Environmental Change wishes to broaden its base
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The mission of the journal is to publish scientific research and opinion
papers that improve the understanding and the extent of environmental
changes, their causes, their impacts on people, and the options for
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where physical features of the landscape, biological systems, and human
institutions interact.

The editors encourage submissions on interdisciplinary research across
the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and on more
focused studies that contribute toward solutions to complex
environmental problems. Journal topics include:
- The regional manifestations of global change, especially the
vulnerability of regions and sectors
- The adaptation of social-ecological systems to environmental change in
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- Trans-boundary and cross-jurisdictional issues, legislative and
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social-ecological systems at regional scales.

Primarily, the journal accepts research articles, presenting new
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of regional environmental change. In addition to research articles, the
journal also publishes editorials, short communications, invited
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Call for papers, International Marine Conservation Congress, opens tomorrow

[Wil Burns]

FYI. As the incoming head of the Marine section of the Society of
Conservation Biology, I'd like to encourage submissions from law and policy
folks whose work reflects an interdisciplinary orientation. This will be a
very large and interesting meeting. wil

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 708.776.8369
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
 

INTERNATIONAL MARINE CONSERVATION CONGRESS (20-24 May 2009)

CALL FOR PAPERS

SCOPE:
The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology will be
hosting its first stand-alone meeting, the International Marine
Conservation Congress (IMCC), from 20-24 May 2009 at George Mason
University near Washington D.C. This will be an interdisciplinary
meeting that will engage natural and social scientists, managers,
policy-makers, and the public. The goal of the IMCC is to put
conservation science into practice through public and media outreach and
the development concrete products (e.g., policy briefs, blue ribbon
position papers) that will be used to drive policy change and
implementation. This meeting will encompass the 2nd International Marine
Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC1 was held in Geelong, Australia in
October 2005).  The IMPAC2 component will consist of an organized cross
cutting issue within the IMCC addressing MPAs though the full range of
posters, papers, workshops and symposia.

IMCC encourages authors to submit papers that apply to the major themes
and tracks below, describing original work, including methods,
techniques, applications, tools, issues, reporting research results
and/or indicating future directions.

Major themes that will be addressed include:
. Global Climate Change,
. the Land-Sea Interface,
. Ecosystem-based Management, and
. Poverty and Globalization


Cross-cutting issues encompass topics of global relevance and importance
to marine conservation that relate to the major themes.
Cross cutting issues include:
 * Marine Protected Areas
 * Education, Outreach and Capacity Building
 * Governance Arrangements
 * Fisheries and Aquaculture
 * Economics

We anticipate that cross-cut issues will result in proposals on a
variety of sub-topics.  Potential topics include but are not limited to:
  networks and system development, MPA and MPA network monitoring and
evaluation, high seas impacts, ocean resource use and planning,
international instruments and trans-boundary relations, human/animal
impacts, ecological impacts of ocean acidification, technology,
stakeholder involvement, indigenous issues, improving public ocean
knowledge, incorporating traditional and local knowledge into decision
making, and valuing marine ecosystem services.

In an attempt to tackle the most pressing issues currently facing marine
conservation, IMCC will host exciting plenary talks and solicit creative
submissions for interactive symposia and workshops. The conservation
community will be challenged to go beyond the typical communication of
data and propose symposia and/or workshops where talks will be followed
by lively, participatory discussions to address a controversial topic or
develop innovative solutions to a current conservation challenge.
Individuals are limited to presenting only one symposium, workshop,
oral, speed, or poster presentation. If your name appears on more than
one abstract, make sure you are listed as the presenter for only one of
them.

SYMPOSIA ORGANIZERS will be encouraged to invite a select group of
speakers and to devise creative ways to facilitate discussion both
within invited group and the audience.

WORKSHOPS will be held to bring together people with diverse expertise
with the goal of developing a list of recommendations, outlining a
publication, co-writing a policy briefing or white paper on a specific
topic. Workshops can be held for up to 4 consecutive days.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS will be limited to 15 minutes: 12 minutes for
presentation and 3 minutes for questions.  Contributed oral
presentations will be grouped by theme and topic. Please choose from the
list of themes and general topic areas below.  This will assist us in
selecting an appropriate session for your presentation.  If your
abstract is accepted but cannot be accommodated as an oral presentation,
we may offer you the opportunity to present a poster.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Poster presenters will receive general instructions on poster format in
the email notification of acceptance. Posters will be displayed
prominently and for the entire meeting; special sessions dedicated to
posters will allow in-depth discussion between authors and attendees.

SPEED PRESENTATIONS
If your paper topic would be of interest to a wide range of people and
you would like your presentation to lead to an extended conversation
with colleagues who are specifically interested in your work, you may
wish to submit an abstract fo

RE: Global fisheries management

[Wil Burns]

Hi Ben,

 

Jeremy's suggestion of Juda is an excellent one in this context. Here's a
couple more that might be germane:

 

.   Jentoft, Institutions in Fisheries: What They Are, What They Do, and
How They Change, 28 Marine Policy (2005);

.   Cochrane & Doulman, The Rising Tide of Fisheries Instruments and the
Struggle to Keep Afloat, 360 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
B (2005)

 

 

wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.jiwlp.com <http://www.jiwlp.com/> 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Cashore
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:17 AM
To: GEPED
Subject: Global fisheries management

 

Hi Geped,

We've added this year a section on fisheries for our class on "International
Environmental Policy and Management" (Graeme Auld is TAing)

We're spending time on both the problem and the institutions that are
evolving to address them.

I have two questions

1) Do you know of any videos out there that I might show in one class that
would nicely and graphically illustrate the problems?

2) What are your recommendations for an article or book that nicely brings a
focus to the institutions that have developed to address them?

Thanks in advance,


Ben (and Graeme)




Ben Cashore, Professor 
Environmental Governance & Political Science
Director, Program on Forest Policy and Governance
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
230 Prospect Street, Room 206, New Haven, CT 06511-2104
203 432-3009 (w); 203 464-3977 (cell); 203 432-0026 (fax);
www.yale.edu/environment/cashore;
<http://www.yale.edu/environment/cashore;%A0>
www.yale.edu/forestcertification

New article on governance and networks

[Wil Burns]

FYI, from a blog . wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com

 

 

Alkoby on International Environmental Lawmaking

 

Asher Alkoby (Ryerson University) has posted Global Networks and
International Environmental Lawmaking: A Discourse Approach (Chicago Journal
of International Law, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2008) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

 

The concept of networks is gaining currency in the study of global
politics and international law. The term usually refers to a loose
organization of nonstate actors characterized by voluntary, reciprocal, and
horizontal patterns of communication and exchange. This Article explores the
direct and indirect participation of global networks in international
environmental decisionmaking fora, as a matter of both practice and
aspiration. While in agreement with the view that global networks improve
the democratic quality of international environmental institutions, this
Article advances a particular conception of democratic governance, one that
is more useful for understanding the role of networks in international rule
creation and enforcement, as well as for assessing their operational
effectiveness. Under the proposed discourse approach, the essence of
democracy is deliberation rather than voting, preference aggregation, or
self-government. The interaction of civil society in the public sphere, the
realm of network activity, is likely to produce norms that will be
legitimate in the eyes of their addressees because such interaction is
typically nonhierarchical and unconstrained by power imbalances. The
institutional discursive framework, in turn, is where the communicative
appeal of the ideas that networks seek to advance can be tested. In the area
of international environmental governance, much of this discursive activity
takes place within intergovernmental institutions, which have been gradually
opening up to the input provided by networks of nonstate actors.

 

The Article's discussion begins by outlining the discourse approach and
explaining why it is arguably superior to the alternatives, especially in
the global context where preference aggregation is not a viable option. The
Article then turns to examine the involvement of environmental and business
networks in the climate debate, demonstrating how patterns of discursive
interaction may be observed both within each network and in the ways in
which these networks attempt to channel their respective agendas into the
institutional deliberation. Finally, this Article argues that the proposed
conceptual schema is also useful in responding to commentators who are
critical of global networks' involvement in environmental lawmaking. These
critics claim that global networks are not legitimate international actors
because they answer to no one in their power wielding political activity.
Under a discourse approach, the legitimacy of networks both environmental
and business lies in their ability to infuse the institutional debate with
different policy perspectives and arguments, out of which well-informed,
consensual decisions may be reached. The Article concludes by pointing to
some of the implications flowing from a discourse approach for institutional
design. 

 

Posted by Lawrence Solum on March 10, 2008 at 12:19 AM in Environmental
Ethics, Law, and Politics | Permalink

New CC conference

[Wil Burns]

Re: upcoming Heartland conference (and why the heck is CORE one of the
co-sponsors?)

 

 

Perhaps I'm too sanguine about this (though that doesn't tend to be my
manner), but I wouldn't sweat a conference like this because I seriously
doubt it will have much impact. I've recently been interviewed on radio
call-in shows in very conservative places, e.g. Jackson, Tennessee and
Mobile, Alabama, and save the random Rush ditto-head caller, the vast
majority of folks subscribe to the theory that we're changing the climate,
so I don't see a conference of this nature radically transforming public
opinion.

 

What is more lamentable is that while a very large majority of Americans
believe that climate change is occurring, and is primarily linked to
anthropogenic activities, its issue saliency is very low, anywhere from
about 16th on the list of most important issues for Democrats to about 25th
for Republicans (recent Pew surveys even after much of the recent focus on
the issue). Most Americans believe that the U.S. can easily adapt to climate
change, and as for the rest of the world, well, as Ari Fleischer once said,
we're not going to do anything that interferes with our blessed lifestyle.
Tackling both the false (in the mid-term and long-term scenarios at least)
perception that we can readily adapt to climate change in the U.S., and
finding a way to tweak our collective conscience about the inequities of
gaily driving our Hummers to the corner grocery store while Tuvalu
disappears under water is the real issue from my perspective. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law Santa Clara University School
of Law 500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101 Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

 

-Original Message-

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronnie Lipschutz

Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:42 AM

To: Beth DeSombre; GEP-Ed

Subject: Re: advertisement on Washington Post online

 

No doubt Seitz also asked for a donation to pay for the continuing battle...

 

Ronnie

 

FW: Faculty position:Visiting Asst. Prof. in Environmental Studies

[Wil Burns]

FYI. Wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tommy Brown
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:27 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Faculty position:Visiting Asst. Prof. in Environmental Studies

 

Bucknell University
Environmental Studies Program
Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies
 
The Environmental Studies Program at Bucknell University is accepting
applications for a one-year visiting position to teach policy-oriented
undergraduate courses in environmental studies during the 2008-09 academic
year.  A completed or nearly completed Ph.D. with an environmental policy
focus in either political science, public policy, or environmental studies
is required.  Teaching experience is desirable.
Teaching responsibilities of the faculty member would include an
introductory environmental studies core course, a course in environmental
politics and policy, environmental justice, and related courses in the
candidates particular areas of expertise (for total of three courses per
semester).
Bucknell is a private liberal arts institution with a strong commitment to
undergraduate teaching.  The Environmental Studies Program was started in
1979. A BS and a BA are offered. The curriculum draws upon the breadth of
offerings at Bucknell in sciences, social sciences, engineering, and
humanities. 
Please send CV, transcripts, a writing sample, a list of three references,
and teaching evaluations, to Thomas Kinnaman, Director, Environmental
Studies Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. 17837.  Review of
applications will begin on March 1, and will continue until the position is
filled. Bucknell University encourages applications from women and members
of minority groups (EEO/AA).
Please submit CV, transcripts, a writing sample, a list of three references,
and teaching evaluations, to www.bucknell.edu/jobs. 
Please address your cover letter to: 
Thomas Kinnaman, Director, Environmental Studies Program, Bucknell
University, Lewisburg, PA. 17837. 
Review of applications will begin on March 1, and will continue until the
position is filled. Bucknell University encourages applications from women
and members of minority groups (EEO/AA).

Environmental Studies Program webpage:
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/environ_studies/.  



Kim DiRocco, Academic Assistant
Geography Department, Int'l Relations , Environmental Studies, 
& Latin American Studies Programs
103 Coleman Hall
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA  17837
570-577-1421, 577-1540 or 570-577-3746
Fax: 570-577-3536

FW: Vacanci, Intl Res Inst for Climate & Society (USA)

[Wil Burns]

FYI, may be of some interest to some of our students. wil

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Position Advertisement: Africa Regional Program Coordinator - Job Req 
#052672

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) is 
seeking a Program Coordinator for a 2-year term post (with potential for 
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Please include in resume: your email address, a statement of career 
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International Marine Conservation Congress: Call for Panels and Papers

[Wil Burns]

As the incoming President of the Marine Section of the Society for
Conservation Biology, I am particularly interested in increasing
collaboration between the law and policy sectors and conservation biology
professionals. The 2009 IMCC, which is likely to bring together thousands of
members of the NGO, academic, and government sectors, would be an excellent
vehicle to facilitate this. Thus, I'd like to encourage all of you to
develop proposals for the conference. Information for the conference can be
found below, and I'm available to answer any questions you might have.
Thanks, and I hope to see many of you at the conference. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

SSRN Author Page:
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348>
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

International Environmental Law Blog:
<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/>
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is pleased to
announce the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) - Making
Marine Science Matter. 

 

Dates: May 20-24, 2009

 

Location: George Mason University, Washington DC 

 

The IMCC will be an interdisciplinary meeting that will engage natural and
social scientists, managers, policy-makers, and the public. The goal of the
IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through public and media
outreach and the development of science-based deliverables (e.g., policy
briefs, blue ribbon position papers) that will be used to drive policy
change and implementation. 

 

Major themes that will be addressed include:

-  Global climate change

-  The land-sea interface

-  Ecosystem-based management

-  Poverty and globalization

 

This meeting will serve as the 2nd International Marine Protected Areas
Congress (IMPAC2) and will maintain the scope and vision of IMPAC1 (held in
Geelong, Australia in October 2005).

 

1st call for symposia, workshops, break-out sessions: 1 April; 1 June 2008:
1st call for contributed papers and posters

 

A call for proposals will be sent out after March 1 with detailed
instructions for abstract submittal and descriptions of requirements for
Symposia, Workgroups, and contributed papers and poster.

 

Please visit the conference website at www.conbio.org/imcc for more
information.

 

Sincerely,

The IMCC Local Organizing Committee

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

FW: WWF Climate Camp 2008: Registration Open!

[Wil Burns]

FYI. wil

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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:13 AM
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Subject: WWF Climate Camp 2008: Registration Open!

=20

WWF CLIMATE CAMP 2008

February 25th -29th

San Francisco, California=20

Registration is Now Open!

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RE: current US energy policy

[Wil Burns]

Peter,

 

The EIA is always a good source for this kind of data. wil

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phaas
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 1:00 PM
To: GEP-ED
Cc: Mike Lynch
Subject: current US energy policy

 

Can anyone direct me to a few current overviews of current US energy policy,
and projections for US energy consumption and its supply sources by fuel
source?  Thanks.

 

Peter M. Haas
Professor 
Department of Political Science
216 Thompson Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
USA
ph 1 413 545 6174
fax 1 413 545 3349

RE: american journalism at its finest...

[Wil Burns]

Let's face it, Hillary loses either way with this media: either she's the
unemotional ice queen who can't connect with real people, or she's too
emotional to run the world; we've come a long way, but not that long. It
strikes me that when you look at media coverage of Hillary and Barack that
we've come further as a society in casting aside some of our prejudices
about race than we have gender. wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101
Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139
Mobile: 650.281.9126
Fax: 408.554.2745
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348
International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tamar Gutner
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:26 AM
To: 'William Hipwell'; 'Ronnie D Lipschutz'; 'VanDeveer, Stacy';
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'John Lotherington'; 'Mark Dávila'; 'Tom Witkowski ';
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: RE: american journalism at its finest...

Stacy,

I had a good laugh from your e-mail, but then saw that the
Hillary-having-a-human-emotional-moment was discussed THREE times in today's
Washington Post, including two different articles on the same page, and in
the Style section. I can't wait to see what the WSJ has to say

Still not sure whether to be amused or disturbed. 

Best,
Tammi

 

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Hipwell
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:08 PM
To: Ronnie D Lipschutz; VanDeveer, Stacy; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; John Lotherington;
Mark Dávila; Tom Witkowski ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: RE: american journalism at its finest...

The whole thing brings tears to my eyes.

Oops...


Bill


-Original Message-
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Sent: Tue 1/8/2008 15:01
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Witkowski ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: Re: american journalism at its finest...
 
Well, for god's sake Stacy!  We need you to play your role in this proud
democracy of ours!

Ronnie

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 18:12:46 -0500
  "VanDeveer, Stacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Needless to say, I did not reply... 
> Please note the "importance"...
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
>From: Chozick, Amy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:07 PM
> Subject: WSJ: interview request
> Importance: High
> 
> 
> 
> Hello,
> So sorry for emailing all of you at once but I'm on a tight deadline 
>on a story I'm working about about the history of political tears. 
>Hillary Clinton got teary today during an event this morning and I 
>wanted to talk to you about other candidates who have cried during the 
>campaign (like Edmund Muskie in 1972 in NH) and how that may hurt or 
>help their chances. I'm on a tight deadline so if one of you has a few 
>minutes to talk this afternoon, please call me at 917-375-9434.
> Thanks very much. Looking forward to speaking to you.
> Best regards,
> Amy
> 
> 
> Amy Chozick
> The Wall Street Journal.
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RE: a reminder about the influence of science on policy

[Wil Burns]

And this is a regime that operates under a pretty stringent precautionary
principle provision, at least in theory J wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.jiwlp.com <http://www.jiwlp.com/> 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Mitchell
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:44 PM
To: GEPED
Subject: a reminder about the influence of science on policy

 

Just to disabuse any of those who might think that climate change is the
only environmental arena in which there is a political and policy disregard
for science.
Ron

North Sea Cod Quotas Raised Against Scientific Advice
from New Scientist

Fisheries ministers of the 27 countries of the European Union had their
traditional all-night pre-Christmas bargaining session on Tuesday night to
assign catch quotas for the region's beleaguered fisheries.

And in a continuation of another tradition, they ignored scientists' advice
and increased the catch of North Sea cod that will be allowed in 2008 by 11
percent.

North Sea cod has been under such stress that independent scientists have
asked the ministers repeatedly for a ban on fishing it. The ministers have
not increased catches in recent years, but have also not stopped them. Last
year there was a slight upturn in the number of baby cod surviving to
adulthood - a number that varies widely year by year, mainly depending upon
the environmental conditions. This is the reason ministers gave for
increasing permitted catches.

To read more: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13105-north-sea-
cod-quotas-raised-against-scientific-advice.html  

Or: http://snipurl.com/1vjdi

FW: Climate Change: the state of the debate

[Wil Burns]

FYI. The attachment didn't make it through the first time, so, I've omitted
it, but you can find the paper on the website. My best to everyone on the
list as we approach the new year! wil

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 708.776.8369
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
 


-Original Message-----
From: Wil Burns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:51 AM
To: 'GEP-Ed'
Subject: FW: Climate Change: the state of the debate

FYI. wil

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief
Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
1702 Arlington Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Ph:   650.281.9126
Fax: 708.776.8369
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.jiwlp.com
 


Dear colleagues,

Please find attached a new report by Alex Evans and David Steven entitled
‘Climate Change: the State of the Debate’, published by New York
University’s Center on International Cooperation. 

It forms part of the London Accord, a major climate change research
initiative which launches today (Wednesday 19 December), and which involves
organisations including ABN AMRO, Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch,
Morgan Stanley, BP and the Corporation of London.  More information on the
London Accord can be found at www.london-accord.co.uk.

Our report is intended to catalyse a deeper discussion about why climate
change has become a big political issue; what’s driving awareness of it
among diverse publics; whether climate change will stay high on the agenda;
and how future perceptions of the issue might evolve. It does not try to set
out definitive answers to these questions, but instead explores questions of
who influences whom in the global conversation about climate change.

A brief summary of the paper, extracted from its introduction, is set out
below. We would warmly welcome any comments and reactions that Climate-L
readers might have, so please do email us on [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - or visit the climate section of our blog, Global
Dashboard, at www.globaldashboard.org/climate-change/.  

Best wishes,

Alex Evans
Head of Climate Change and Global Public Goods NYU Center on International
Cooperation www.cic.nyu.edu/internationalsecurity/climatechange.html


Outline

The paper begins with a survey of the history of public perceptions of
climate change since 1900, arguing that these perceptions have much deeper
roots than is often realised: Time magazine ran a cover story on the idea of
a warming world as long ago as 1939, for instance. The history section also
stresses that perceptions of climate change have always been subject to
peaks of interest followed by subsequent declines, and a constant
ebb-and-flow of public attention. Above all, the history of climate change
shows that perceptions of the issue are by no means driven only – or even
primarily – by facts, evidence and rational argument: images, narratives,
relationships and values matter at least as much. 

Section two of the paper looks at a sample of recent polling data in an
attempt to discover whether perceptions of climate change really did reach a
‘tipping point’ during 2006, as many media commentators believe. While
opinion polls do appear to show a global public consensus that climate
change is real, urgent and driven at least in part by human activity, the
perceptions of what needs to be done – and by whom – are much less
clear-cut. As well as examining polling data, section two explores the
findings of qualitative research methods, which suggest that instead of
attempting to understand ‘public opinion’ about climate change, it is
essential to realise that there are diverse publics involved in the issue –
all with different ‘prisms’ or ‘frames’ through which evidence, facts,
arguments and discussions are filtered.
 
The paper concludes that while climate change may have reached a tipping
point of sorts in 2006 as far as perceptions of the problem are concerned,
the same definitely cannot be said for perceptions of the solution. So far,
we lack answers to fundamental questions such as which solutions will be
favoured; who will back them and who will resist them; how much they will
cost; and what benefits they are likely to deliver. As we argue, the
direction of this debate will depend on how deep public concern is, and on
whether what people ‘want’ (either consciously, or as expressed by their
behaviour) in different countries diverges or converges.

So before any actor – whether government, investor or advocate – can seek to
influence the climate debate effectively, it is essential to understand the
drivers of that debate. For deal makers, knowledge and information about the
politics of climate change is itself a global public good: the lack of
clarity favours those who would prefer inaction. Here, the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change provides a model. Just as the IPCC has informed and
then st

RE: Conservation Letters - call for social science papers!

[Wil Burns]

Hi Rich,

 

As you probably know by now, the International Marine Conservation
Conference will take place in DC in May of 2009. I'm on the Marine Board of
SCB, which is organizing the conference, and most likely am going to be the
incoming president of the board. I'm writing to you for a couple of reasons:

 

1. Given our intersecting interests, I'd like to explore the possibility
of putting together a panel on marine policy issues;

2. I'd like to pick your brain about outlets for publicizing the event
(and securing co-sponsorships) that are more oriented to the policy
communities; I think we have ample folks on the board with science contacts.

 

Thanks, and happy end of the semester! wil

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wallace, Richard
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:16 AM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: Conservation Letters - call for social science papers!

 

FYI.

 

Cheers,

 

Rich

 

 

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Mascia, Michael
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:29 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SSWG] Conservation Letters - call for social science papers!

 

Dear colleagues,

Are you conducting cutting-edge social science research with significant
implications for conservation policy and practice?  Interested in
communicating with your peers, researchers in other disciplines, and
conservation practitioners?  Eager to get your research findings into the
mainstream scientific literature more quickly?  If so, please submit a
manuscript to Conservation Letters!

Forthcoming in early 2008, Conservation Letters is a scientific journal
publishing empirical and theoretical research with significant implications
for the conservation of biological diversity. The journal welcomes
submissions across the biological and social sciences -- especially
interdisciplinary submissions - that advance pragmatic conservation goals as
well as scientific understanding. Manuscripts will be published on a rapid
communications schedule and therefore should be current and topical.
Research articles should clearly articulate the significance of their
findings for conservation policy and practice.

With an Editorial Board of leading scholars from across the social and
natural sciences, Conservation Letters promises to be a landmark
publication.Social science Editors include Bill Adams, Arun Agrawal,
Amara Brook, Patrick Christie, Tom Dietz, Sandra Jonker, Rick Krannich,
Kendra McSweeney, Gene Myers, Subhrendu Pattanayak, David Pellow, Steve
Polasky, Sarah Pralle, Diane Russell, and Paige West.

We seek submissions in the following paper categories:

.   Letters: novel scientific findings with high relevance for
conservation practice or policy 

.   Mini-Reviews: overviews of emerging subjects that merit urgent
coverage or succinct syntheses of important topics that are rarely
encountered in the mainstream literature 

.   Policy Perspectives: brief essays for a general audience on issues
related to conservation and society

To ensure rapid, widespread dissemination of conservation research to
scholars and practitioners around the world, Conservation Letters will be
available for free in 2008.

For additional general information, please see our website (
 www.conservationletters.com).  For
specific questions or manuscript inquiries, please contact Managing Editor
Jennifer Mahar ( 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) or me.

Please forward to others who may be interested.

Thank you for your consideration.  I look forward to your papers!

Sincerely,

Mike Mascia

co-Editor in Chief 

Conservation Letters

 

PS  -- from Wiley-Blackwell, the publisher --

Conservation Letters

A Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology

Richard Cowling

Michael B. Mascia

Hugh P. Possingham

William Sutherland

 -- Editors-in-Chief

CALL FOR PAPERS

 

Contribute to a landmark publication in its inaugural year.

 

Why Conservation Letters?

.   Conservation Letters brings together empirical and theoretical
research with direct implications for biodiversity management and the
development of sound conservation policy

.   Submissions draw on knowledge and tools across the biological and
social sciences -- from economics to ecology, sociology to mathematics,
geography to anthropology.

.   Rapid publication and short, high-impact articles put key findings
in front of policy makers in time to influence outcomes.

 

Please consider submitting if:

.   You are interested in building real-world conservation capacity and
your paper is meant to inform conservation practice

.   Your research merits a rapid submission-to-publication turnaround of
4-5 months

.   Your manuscript offers innovative approaches to persistent problems
or early detection of emerging ones

.   You want to reach an interdisciplinary readership that transcends
academic and political boundaries

 

C

RE: biodiversity conventions

[Wil Burns]

Two recent good books are Cambridge's Biodiversity Conservation, Law and
Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide (2007) and Environmental Policy
Instruments for Conserving Global Biodiversity (Springer 2007). Louka's
Biodiversity and Human Rights (2002) is also good. wil

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wallace, Richard
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:03 AM
To: Anthony Patt; GEP-Ed
Subject: RE: biodiversity conventions

 

Tony:

 

Simon Lyster's book _International Wildlife Law_ (Grotius Publications,
1985) is the best historical overview, though it has nothing on the CBD or
anything else more recent than its publication date.

 

Cheers,

 

Rich

 

--

 

Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.

Chair, Environmental Studies Program
Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000
Collegeville, PA 19426
(610) 409-3730
(610) 409-3660 fax
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://academic.ursinus.edu/env

 

It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we
busy about?

-  Henry David Thoreau

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Patt
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:14 AM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: biodiversity conventions

 

Dear GEP-Ed,

 

To fill in for somebody who became ill, I volunteered to teach a module this
January on international conventions related to climate and biodiversity. I
know painfully little about the latter. Can anybody suggest some basic
introductory and/or interesting readings on the convention on biodiversity,
CITES, and  any other related conventions? I know this is asking a lot, but
if people could point me to their syllabi or readings dealing with the basic
issues around MEAs in general, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

 

Tony Patt

 

--

Anthony Patt

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Schlossplatz 1

A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria   

Phone: +43  2236 807 306

Fax: +43  2236 807 466

Mobile: +43 664 438 9330 

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

RE: biodiversity conventions

[Wil Burns]

Anthony (and anyone else that needs them)

 

I have a large number of biodiversity articles and book chapters in PDF.
Just contact me and let's figure out what you need. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://www.jiwlp.com <http://www.jiwlp.com/> 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wallace, Richard
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:03 AM
To: Anthony Patt; GEP-Ed
Subject: RE: biodiversity conventions

 

Tony:

 

Simon Lyster's book _International Wildlife Law_ (Grotius Publications,
1985) is the best historical overview, though it has nothing on the CBD or
anything else more recent than its publication date.

 

Cheers,

 

Rich

 

--

 

Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.

Chair, Environmental Studies Program
Ursinus College
P.O. Box 1000
Collegeville, PA 19426
(610) 409-3730
(610) 409-3660 fax
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://academic.ursinus.edu/env

 

It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we
busy about?

-  Henry David Thoreau

  _  

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Patt
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:14 AM
To: GEP-Ed
Subject: biodiversity conventions

 

Dear GEP-Ed,

 

To fill in for somebody who became ill, I volunteered to teach a module this
January on international conventions related to climate and biodiversity. I
know painfully little about the latter. Can anybody suggest some basic
introductory and/or interesting readings on the convention on biodiversity,
CITES, and  any other related conventions? I know this is asking a lot, but
if people could point me to their syllabi or readings dealing with the basic
issues around MEAs in general, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

 

Tony Patt

 

--

Anthony Patt

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Schlossplatz 1

A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria   

Phone: +43  2236 807 306

Fax: +43  2236 807 466

Mobile: +43 664 438 9330 

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

RE: update from Bali

[Wil Burns]

I concur with Neil, and even more disconcerting is the fact that the German
proposal is tepid in comparison to what is necessary to stabilize greenhouse
gas concentrations, i.e. a reduction of 4 GtCy-1 by 2050, which is about an
80% reduction from current levels. And if we don't reach reductions of
approximately 20% below current levels by 2025, we will almost invariably
pass that critical 2C threshold for temperature increases in which the IPCC
"burning embers" really start to seethe. Of course our own government
continues its execrable ways at the meeting, simultaneously inveighing
against the Chinese and Indians for not assuming commitments, while working
behind the scenes to convince them not to take on such commitments. Do these
guys have no shame? Well, why do I even ask?

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil E Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:08 AM
To: Radoslav Dimitrov; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Global Environmental
Education; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Chris WODSKOU; David Matthew Brock; Raphael Lencucha; rafael chichek
Subject: RE: update from Bali

 

Radoslav: 

 

An interesting take on the meeting that we outsiders don't get from other
sources. I don't set much store by the German commitment: it is easy talk
but means almost nothing until they translate that into real action. Given
the recent implementation cock-ups in the EU on related policies including
the distribution of carbon credits - a stupid idea in itself - I'm not going
to hold my breath that they will reach the target or even make a good start
on necessary economic and behavioral changes. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Neil 

-Original Message-
From: Radoslav Dimitrov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Global Environmental Education;
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Chris WODSKOU; David Matthew Brock; Raphael Lencucha; rafael chichek
Subject: update from Bali

Dear colleagues, 

 

Cheers from Bali! 

 

A few minutes ago, Germany's Minister received a two-minute ovation after
announcing Germany's unilateral commitment to reduce emissions by 40 percent
by 2050, and said that the motto of this conference should be changed from
"You first" to "Me, too."   I am writing from Plenary. New Zealand's
Minister for Climate Change Issues just stated that New Zealand would like
to see a new annex to the Kyoto Protocol that deals with deforestation. Here
there is a strong push on reduced emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation (REDD). The meeting is unusually hectic and of stunning
complexity. There are thirty different contact groups and informal
consultations on various issues: tech transfer, adaptation, the three
different post-2012 processes, etc etc. Even large delegations complain of
overload and inability to follow all discussions.

 

Some substantive updates: One success yesterday was agreement on the long
awaited Adaptation Fund. 2) Failure of the talks on technology transfer
(under the SBI). Many are really angry about it. 3) Still complete stalemate
on key elements of the Bali Roadmap. Bitter disagreement on whether to
include text on the 25-40 percent range of emission reductions by 2020. The
Bali Roadmap is supposed to be on purely procedural issues of launching and
organizing the post-2012 negotiations. Instead, the Europeans are fighting
hard to include in the text substantive elements such as the the 25-40 %
cuts. My personal view is the EU is shooting themselves in the foot:
generating long fights over substance is putting the horse before the cart
and poses the risk of preventing the launch of the negotiations in the first
place. 

 

Canada is in a really tough spot. They cornered themselves in a very
difficult negotiating position when they demanded binding commitments from
developing countries AND at the same time requested special treatment and
"differentiation" based on national circumstances. A lot of hype about this.
People here are saying "Canada simply isn't powerful enough to be able to
maintain such strong positions." The NGOs just won't let go, making Canada
the laughing stock. 

 

These are only a few of the overwhelming number of issues here. 

 

Regards, 

 

Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Political Science

University of Western Ontario

Social Science Centre

London, Ontario

Canada N6A 5C2

Tel. +1(519) 661-2111 ext. 85023

Fax +1(519) 661-3904

Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 





 

FW: [HDGEC] "New Report on the Influence of the UNFCCC Treaty Secretariat"

[Wil Burns]

And FYI; it's a real climate governance day! wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101
Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139
Mobile: 650.281.9126
Fax: 408.554.2745
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348
International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/


-Original Message-
From: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (HDGEC) List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:07 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [HDGEC] "New Report on the Influence of the UNFCCC Treaty
Secretariat"

A new report of the Global Governance Project is now available online: 

"How to Make a Living in a Straitjacket. Explaining Influences of the 
Secretariat to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" 
(Global Governance Working Paper no 22, authored by P.-O. Busch).

The paper analyses the influence of one of the largest treaty secretariats, 
the secretariat to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change, based in Bonn, Germany. The report details the influence of the 
secretariat in the normative, cognitive, and executive domains, and 
explains the influence of the secretariat through a set of factors, 
including the overall problem structure of climate governance, the role of 
organisational culture and structures, and the mandate and resources of the 
secretariat. The study is one of the most comprehensive accounts of this 
important intergovernmental bureaucracy so far.

Other climate-related recent studies of the Global Governance Project 
include:

"Preparing for a Warmer World: Towards a Global Governance System to 
Protect Climate Refugees" (Global Governance Working Paper No 33)

"Remapping Global Climate Governance: Fragmentation beyond the Public-
private Divide" (Global Governance Working Paper No 32).

"Dealing with the Fragmentation of Global Climate Governance: Legal and 
Political Approaches in Interplay Management" (Global Governance Working 
Paper No 30).

"Between the United States and the South. Strategic Choices for European 
Climate Policy" (Global Governance Working Paper No 17).

All reports can be downloaded at http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=22

The Global Governance Project is a joint research programme of eleven 
European research institutions. It seeks to advance understanding of the 
new actors, institutions and mechanisms of global governance, especially in 
the field of sustainable development. 

For more information, please contact Kenneth Hansen, Communication Officer, 
The Global Governance Project, at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 
Kenneth Hansen
Communication Officer
The Global Governance Project

c/o Department of Environmental Policy Analysis
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Australia and Kyoto

[Wil Burns]

Here’s another interesting analysis from “The Age” in Australia. wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

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The global warming battle: united we stand, divided we fall The AGE
Australia Tim Colebatch December 4, 2007

 

THEY call it the prisoner's dilemma. A group of you are captured, separated
and individually interrogated. When your turn comes, you don't know what
those interrogated before you have said. Do you confess, at the risk of
giving away the evidence that could convict you? Or deny it, at the risk of
increasing your penalty if others have confessed?

 

You might wonder what this has to do with climate change, and the meeting
under way in Bali to launch negotiations for a post-Kyoto agreement. Plenty,
says Ross Garnaut, the man commissioned by Kevin Rudd and state governments
to report on what should be Australia's policy on climate change.

 

Twenty years ago, Garnaut was Rudd's boss. At 41, having invented the
resources rent tax and been economic adviser to Bob Hawke, he was ambassador
to China, while Rudd was his bright young Mandarin-speaking workaholic. They
have kept in touch, and Garnaut, a man of sharp mind who was shunned by John
Howard for his Labor ties, relishes being back in the policy arena.

 

Last week he gave his first speech setting out his views on the issues (on
the net at www.garnautreview.org.au). In short, his views are that:

 

¡öClimate change is "a worse and more urgent problem than we thought",
requiring firm, quick action.

 

¡öThere are "diabolical" policy challenges in getting effective
international agreement, partly because "the incentives are all wrong".

 

¡öThe world has the technological and economic ability to stop global
warming.

 

¡öThere might never be one big international agreement, but a series of
commitments.

 

¡öThe costs of action are relatively small.

 

¡öThe biggest challenge is to design an emissions trading system that cannot
be captured by vested interests.

 

To sum it up, Garnaut is confident we could solve the problems, at little
cost ¡ª it "might mean that Australia's GDP would treble by 2051 rather than
2050" ¡ª but he is not confident that we will.

 

Part of the reason is the prisoner's dilemma. Only China and the US, each
producing roughly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions, are big enough to
get significant benefit from their own actions to reduce them. 

Even Australia ¡ª "one of three exceptionally large per capita emitters" 

¡ª would benefit more from what others do than from what it does itself.

 

Until we know if others are taking action, we can't know if it is in our
interests to do the same. Yet we can't know what others will do. "The
incentives facing individual delegations in such a negotiation are all
wrong," Garnaut warns.

 

Bali is only the beginning of the negotiation. The aim is to get an
international agreement by the end of 2009. But Garnaut is sceptical, and
warns that if it happens, "in the end, (the principles) will have to give
much weight to equal per capita rights of emissions".

 

That is the inconvenient truth that Howard and Rudd avoided in their
election jousting. In 2004, the US and Australia pumped roughly 20 tonnes
per head of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. China produced only 3.6
tonnes per head, Indonesia (excluding forest fires) 1.4 tonnes, India one
tonne and Bangladesh 270 kilograms. If we want an international agreement,
that reality has to be at the centre of it.

 

Garnaut is attracted to the "contraction and convergence" approach
championed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel: developed countries should
commit to contract their emissions rapidly, while developing countries would
be given some "headroom for emissions growth", perhaps in the form of
"challenging emissions intensity targets", such as pledging to keep
emissions growth to less than half their growth in GDP.

 

As their per capita emissions converge with those of low-emission Western
countries (as in Europe or Japan), they too would then take on emission
reduction targets. But be warned: even for China, that would be 20 years
away.

 

Garnaut's implied conclusion is that we should not wait for the world. 

He says we should move quickly to drive change and not coddle vested
interests ¡ª because Australia, as a dry country with a fragile environment,
stands to suffer more from climate change than any other developed country.

 

His prime goal is to design an emissions trading scheme that cannot be
rorted. He suggests it be run at arm's length from government, like the
Reserve Bank. He opp

RE: Australia and Kyoto

[Wil Burns]

My understanding is that the executive has the sole power to both sign and 
ratify treaties in Australia, and the legislature’s only role is in enacting 
national implementation legislation. The process that Rudd is going to use, I 
believe, is a bit unusual. Usually, the government prepares a national impact 
analysis of a treaty’s consequences, which is followed by a parliamentary 
inquiry, enactment of new law giving effect to the treaty and then finally a 
recommendation by the executive council that ratification take place. I think 
Rudd is going to skip all of this and ratify in Bali during the COP, which may 
not bode well when he seeks national legislation to implement Kyoto since the 
treaty won’t have been thoroughly vetted in advance. If I’m totally wet on 
this, I hope that someone from Oz will set this straight!

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

1702 Arlington Blvd.

El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA

Ph:   650.281.9126

Fax: 708.776.8369

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http://www.jiwlp.com <http://www.jiwlp.com/> 

 

 

 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henrik Selin
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 7:31 AM
To: Global Environmental Politics
Subject: Australia and Kyoto

 

Can someone who is more knowledgeable of Australian constitutional affairs that 
I am clarify how the new PM (rather than the full Parliament) can ratify an 
international treaty such as the Kyoto Protocol? 
  
Henrik S. 
  
- 
  
PM Rudd's first act: ratifying Kyoto 
  
Sid Marris | December 03, 2007 
  
KEVIN Rudd has ratified the Kyoto Protocol as the first formal act of his Labor 
Government. 
  
Mr Rudd said that following a meeting of the executive council – the 
decision-making body of government presided over by the Governor-General 
Michael Jeffery – it was agreed that Australia should be bound by the 
international climate change agreement. 
  
The Howard Government signed the Kyoto Protocol after winning significant 
concessions in 1997, but never adopted it into law. 
  
Mr Rudd campaigned on a platform of ratifying the agreement, which binds 
Australia to emissions of no more than 108 per cent compared with 1990 levels. 
  
"This is the first official act of the new Australian Government, demonstrating 
my government's commitment to tackling climate change," Mr Rudd said. 
  
Australia was on course to meet that emissions target that applies on across 
2008-2012 on the back of significant carbon credits, but raw emissions are 
growing rapidly and will see a 27 per cent increase from 2012 to 2020 unless 
other measures are taken. 
  
Some environmental groups dispute the official Department of Environment 
estimates about compliance in what is called the first Kyoto period – up to 
2012 – believing Australia will be at least 1 percentage point higher, or 109 
per cent of 1990 emissions. 
  
Mr Rudd said today that his policy measures would help ensure Australia reached 
its targets for the first Kyoto period and make a meaningful contribution 
beyond. 
  
The other measures include setting a target to reduce emissions by 60 per cent 
on 2000 levels by 2050 - with intermediate targets to be set after a report 
next year from respected economist Ross Garnaut - establishing a national 
emissions trading scheme by 2010 and setting a 20 per cent target for renewable 
energy by 2020 to dramatically expand the use of renewable energy sources such 
as solar and wind. 
  
After the Rudd Government's action the instrument of ratification will sit with 
United Nations for 90 days until coming into force. 
  
However, the Australian Government will use its decision to argue for a place 
in all the United Nation's forums discussing climate change at a two-week 
conference in Bali that began today. 
  
The forums will set out an agenda for dealing with climate change after 2012. 
  
Mr Rudd, his climate change minister Penny Wong, environment minister Peter 
Garrett and Treasurer Wayne Swan will attend the meetings in Bali. 
  
There are 175 nations that have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, which achieved a 
quorum of nations when Russia signed up in February 2005. 
  
The Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle 
of "common but differentiated responsibilities". The approach was adopted 
because it was believed developed countries can more easily pay the cost of 
cutting emissions and that developed countries have historically contributed 
more to the problem by emitting larger amounts of greenhouse gases per person 
than in developing countries. 
  
Under the Protocol, 36 countries and the European Union are required to achieve 
greenhouse gas emission levels specified for each of them in the treaty. These 
targets add up to a total cut in greenhouse-gas emissions of at least 5 per 
cent from 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008-2012. 
  
In the second stage discu

FW: Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship at Duke

[Wil Burns]

FYI. Wil

Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101
Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139
Mobile: 650.281.9126
Fax: 408.554.2745
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Call for chapters: Handbook of Global Environmental Issues

[Wil Burns]

Hello all,

 

I've been asked by the publisher World Scientific
(http://www.worldscientific.com), to edit a new book, entitled A Handbook of
Global Environmental Issues. The co-editor will be Joel Heinen, a
conservation biologist and the Chair of the Environmental Studies Department
at Florida International University. While World Scientific is primarily a
publisher of medical, scientific, and technical publications, it is seeking
to expand its social science offerings, and this book is part of that
strategy. However, given the primary market of the publisher, it is
contemplated that the Handbook's chapters should include a
scientific/ecological component where germane.

 

We are seeking potential contributors of chapters on the topics listed
below, with the following guidelines:

 

1.   8000-12,000 words per chapter, including citations;

2.   Submission of first drafts by June 1, 2008;

3.   Because this is intended to be a "handbook," the approach should be to
provide a broad-brush overview of a topic rather than focusing on one
particular aspect;

4.   We will consider publication of a previous work, or a modified version,
with permission of the publisher of the earlier work;

5.   We will also consider proposals for pertinent topics not on this list

 

If you are interested in participating in this project, please submit the
following as soon as possible:

 

1.   A one to two paragraph abstract describing your approach to the topic
you select;

2.   An outline for the chapter

 

It is my hope to begin commissioning chapters within the next month. I hope
that some of the members of the list will join us in this project! Please
don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you might have. wil

 

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

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International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

CHAPTER TOPICS

 

1.  Climate change
2.  Desertification 
3.  Transboundary water law and politics
4.  Sustainable development
5.  International wildlife law and policy
6.  Transboundary trade in hazardous waste
7.  Interface of trade and environmental regimes
8.  The Precautionary principle 
9.  Ocean pollution and institutional responses   
10. Transboundary air pollution and institutional responses
11. Implementation, compliance and effectiveness mechanisms for
international environmental agreements
12. Voluntary/corporate environmental initiatives (e.g. ISO, Equator)
13. Impacts of globalization on the global environment
14. Fisheries: status and management  
15. International environmental governance 
16. European Union (or regional) and international environmental
policymaking
17. The polluter pays principle and international environmental law
18. The role of intergovernmental organizations in international
environmental policymaking
19. Conservation Biology: Global focus
20. Energy and the Environment: global focus
21. Forests
22. The Environmental Kuznets Curve, or more broadly, global
environmental/ecological economics

 

 

 

RE: ozone/climate change

[Wil Burns]

Of course not, he has to express some more mock outrage about Moveon's
activities, got to have priorities, man!

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henrik Selin
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 7:08 AM
To: Pam Chasek; Wil Burns; phaas; GEP-ED
Subject: RE: ozone/climate change

 

Bush may be in town but he is not attending any climate meetings today...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/world/24warming.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/world/24warming.html?_r=1&ref=science&ore
f=slogin> &ref=science&oref=slogin


At 08:56 PM 9/23/2007, Pam Chasek wrote:



I'm currently finishing up the ENB report from Montreal - it will be out
later tonight. Apparently the US had "marching orders" to bring climate into
the ozone process before the upcoming high-level meetings at the GA tomorrow
and in Washington later this week. Some skeptics in Montreal suggested that
the agreement may also serve to draw attention away from the UNFCCC.
 
Personally, I think that this may not be a delaying tactic but evidence that
the Bush administration needs in moving the international community away
from time-bound targets (ie Kyoto) and emissions trading towards voluntary
commitments. Why should we bother negotiating a post-2012 regime of
time-bound targets when we can accomplish more outside of the climate change
regime? Sounds reasonable, doesn't it? (note dripping sarcasm here).
 
Another thing to bear in mind is the danger is that people assume ONLY the
"best case" climate scenario (5 times Kyoto, etc), which is not the only
possibility... Depending upon alternative technologies chosen etc, it may
not be so effective. But it plays into the administration's hands if "5
times Kyoto" is the media mantra.
 
I guess we'll see more as climate week goes on. Bush arrived in NYC this
evening and all of us on the East Side are geared up for lots of CO2
producing motorcades and traffic until we send everyone down to DC.
 
Cheers,
 
Pam
 
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Henrik Selin
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:47 PM
To: Wil Burns; 'phaas'; 'GEP-ED'
Subject: RE: ozone/climate change
 
I hope that Wil is right, but I fear that Peter is right... The public in
many countries may ask the question posed by Wil, but I don't see how this
Montreal agreement will generate much public attention and pressure in the
US and China. We on this list know about it, and we get excited about it,
but I don't think that is the case for the average Chinese of American.
Somehow, I don't think that the "this is great, now let's do much more to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions" will be played out on Chinese state
television or Fox news.

The first indicator how this will influence Chinese and US climate change
positions (if at all) will be the climate change meeting in the US in a few
days...

Henrik


At 08:23 PM 9/23/2007, Wil Burns wrote:

Quite true, Peter, but the fact that you have countries like the U.S. and
China talking about the need to address climate change in one of the most
important MEA forums is likely to emphasize the exigency even more of
confronting the spectre of global warming, and my guess is that the public
is going to say "if it's salutary to address it indirectly, in fora such as
the Ozone Convention, then why not directly in the UNFCCC/Kyoto Framework?"
While the U.S. and China may be seeking to downplay the need to confront
climate in these fora by working in others, my guess is that this strategy
will prove too clever by half.  (And, you know, I heard tell that there's
something called "epistemic communities" and they work across regimes in
many cases :-)) 
 
I think the glass on this one is at least three-quarters full, and how often
do we get to say that! wil
 
Dr. Wil Burns
Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101
Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA
Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139
Mobile: 650.281.9126
Fax: 408.554.2745
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/
 

 

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phaas
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:07 PM
To: GEP-ED
Subject: ozone/climate change
 
lets not

RE: HCFCs and Kyoto

[Wil Burns]

You're quite right, Sam. However, what the faster phaseout does do is,
potentially, buy us some time in terms of when atmospheric concentration of
greenhouse gases would reach the point where forcings would push us past the
2C threshold that everyone acknowledges as particularly foreboding, and at
which point some of the non-linear forcings may occur. Such is our lot in
life where that's the extent of the good news, but perhaps in the interim
technological change, peak oil and political impetus can transform climate
policy before the worse potential impacts of climate change are visited on
us, and perhaps more importantly, the world's most vulnerable populations.
wil

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Samuel Barkin
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 7:30 AM
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Subject: HCFCs and Kyoto

A thought on the new Montreal Protocol/HCFC agreement and climate 
change, following up on the several emails on GEPED on the topic 
yesterday. Various commentators have argued that this agreement does 
anywhere from twice to five times as much for climate change as does 
Kyoto. And this may well be the case for some periods of time in between 
the new baseline year and the old phase-out date of 2040. But in the 
long term, it strikes me that the new HCFC agreement does not do all 
that much for climate change. The parties to the agreement had all 
already agreed to a phaseout - this agreement moves the dates forward by 
a decade. But a decade in climatological terms isn't all that much. 
After 2040, this agreement makes no difference at all to climate change. 
Kyoto, on the other hand, was about setting new emissions levels, not 
changing the schedule for emissions levels already agreed to. As such, 
its achievements (however modest) could be expected to alter long-term 
behavior by setting new baselines for expectations. As such, it strikes 
me that comparisons of the climate-change effects of the two agreements 
are misplaced, in that the HCFC agreement does not have new long-term 
ameliorative effects on climate change. Thoughts?

Sam Barkin

Samuel Barkin
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Florida

RE: ozone/climate change

[Wil Burns]

This may be an exception; a number of the scientists and policymakers who
have been working to phase out HCFCs in the ozone regime not only actively
work on climate issues, but have been working with organizations such as
INECE to create synergisms between the climate and ozone regime. wil

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phaas
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:59 PM
To: Wil Burns; 'GEP-ED'
Subject: Re: ozone/climate change

 

I'm just curious about Wil's invocation of the e-word, and how epicoms may
work "across regimes". My sense is that their strongest impact has been
within regimes, rather than across. Are there any good cross-regime
examples?

- Original Message - 

From: Wil <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  Burns 

To: 'phaas' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  ; 'GEP-ED'
<mailto:gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu>  

Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:23 PM

Subject: RE: ozone/climate change

 

Quite true, Peter, but the fact that you have countries like the U.S. and
China talking about the need to address climate change in one of the most
important MEA forums is likely to emphasize the exigency even more of
confronting the spectre of global warming, and my guess is that the public
is going to say "if it's salutary to address it indirectly, in fora such as
the Ozone Convention, then why not directly in the UNFCCC/Kyoto Framework?"
While the U.S. and China may be seeking to downplay the need to confront
climate in these fora by working in others, my guess is that this strategy
will prove too clever by half.  (And, you know, I heard tell that there's
something called "epistemic communities" and they work across regimes in
many cases :-)) 

 

I think the glass on this one is at least three-quarters full, and how often
do we get to say that! wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phaas
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:07 PM
To: GEP-ED
Subject: ozone/climate change

 

lets not prematurely celebrate the ozone achievements.  While a great
advance, surely, for ozone protection, the linkage politics to clmiate
change were strongly presented in the NYT and various press releases by
delegates, indicating that this will be used as a reason to justify further
delay on dealing with climate change.

Peter M. Haas
Professor 
Department of Political Science
216 Thompson Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
USA
ph 1 413 545 6174
fax 1 413 545 3349

RE: ozone/climate change

[Wil Burns]

Quite true, Peter, but the fact that you have countries like the U.S. and
China talking about the need to address climate change in one of the most
important MEA forums is likely to emphasize the exigency even more of
confronting the spectre of global warming, and my guess is that the public
is going to say "if it's salutary to address it indirectly, in fora such as
the Ozone Convention, then why not directly in the UNFCCC/Kyoto Framework?"
While the U.S. and China may be seeking to downplay the need to confront
climate in these fora by working in others, my guess is that this strategy
will prove too clever by half.  (And, you know, I heard tell that there's
something called "epistemic communities" and they work across regimes in
many cases :-)) 

 

I think the glass on this one is at least three-quarters full, and how often
do we get to say that! wil

 

Dr. Wil Burns

Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law

Santa Clara University School of Law

500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101

Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA

Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139

Mobile: 650.281.9126

Fax: 408.554.2745

[EMAIL PROTECTED]

SSRN Author Page:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348

International Environmental Law Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of phaas
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 5:07 PM
To: GEP-ED
Subject: ozone/climate change

 

lets not prematurely celebrate the ozone achievements.  While a great
advance, surely, for ozone protection, the linkage politics to clmiate
change were strongly presented in the NYT and various press releases by
delegates, indicating that this will be used as a reason to justify further
delay on dealing with climate change.

Peter M. Haas
Professor 
Department of Political Science
216 Thompson Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
USA
ph 1 413 545 6174
fax 1 413 545 3349