Carbon & Climate Law Review
A Journal on Climate Regulation and the Carbon Market [CCLR]
Dear Climate-L Readers,
Carbon & Climate Law Review is welcoming abstracts for a special issue on Legal Aspects of the 1.5°C Target, scheduled for publication in March 2018. It will be edited by Benoit Mayer (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Michael Mehling (MIT and Strathclyde University).
By ratifying the Paris Agreement, a majority of States has committed to “pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.” Achieving this aim not only requires a scaling-up of current efforts; it will also invariably necessitate the exploration of new approaches to mitigate climate change and manage its impacts, including negative emission strategies such as widespread reforestation and bio-energy with carbon capture, utilisation, and storage, as well as possibly different forms of geoengineering. Taking stock of the legal implications of this important, but under-discussed provision in the Paris Agreement, the special issue will inform the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, with publication scheduled ahead of the literature acceptance cut-off date.
Contributions should address legal, regulatory and policy aspects relating to the 1.5°C target, including, but not limited to:
- Origins and nature of the 1.5°C target: e.g. what degree of normativity does the target enjoy, how was this target adopted, what are the consequences (if any) of exceeding 1.5° C, what obligations does it imply for specific States and non-State actors, whether these are participants in the international climate regime (Paris Agreement/NAZCA) or not;
- Mitigation pathways towards 1.5°C, e.g.
- Role of international cooperation or aspects thereof (whether under the UNFCCC or other regimes);
- Role of domestic laws and policies (e.g. suitable instrument mixes); - Implications for other aspects of climate law, such as compliance and enforcement, finance, adaptation, loss and damage, climate justice, human rights, unintended consequences of response measures, etc.
- Thematic case studies, e.g. relating to the regulation of geoengineering, carbon capture and storage, or negative emissions technologies.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words should be sent to Benoit Mayer at bnt.mayer@gmail.com by 10 July 2017. Authors will be informed of the outcome of the initial review process before 31 July 2017. Full manuscripts will be due by 30 November 2017, and revised manuscripts by 31 January 2018.
In order to ensure quick turnaround and policy relevance, articles should be concise and lightly footnoted, typically ranging from 4.500-6.500 words in length (including footnotes). Commentaries on recent judicial decisions, new legislation, and other developments can range from 1.500 to 2.500 words. Book reviews of 500 to 1.500 words that relate to the topic are also welcome.
Carbon & Climate Law Review is the first international journal on the legal and regulatory implications of climate change. Published on a quarterly basis under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it brings together representatives from the legal discipline and other stakeholders in one specialized journal, allowing them to engage in a dynamic debate on the law of climate change. Past issues have addressed measures to address emissions from international aviation, the legal scope and content of carbon rights, the evolution of climate law and policy in China, and the outlook for the international climate regime after COP21. For further details on the journal and an archive of past issues, please visit the website at: www.lexxion.eu/cclr.
For further information on the editorial process, submissions on other topics or general questions relating to the journal, kindly contact the executive editor at stratieva@lexxion.de. Please feel free to forward this call for papers to interested colleagues.
With sincere regards,
Benoît Mayer and Michael Mehling
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Carbon & Climate Law ReviewA Journal on Climate Regulation and the Carbon Market
Emerging responses to climate change necessitate recourse to legal mechanisms for adequate implementation, with implications ranging from legislative decision-making to judicial litigation. As the first journal devoted to the legal dimensions of climate change, the Carbon & Climate Law Review [CCLR] provides academics and practitioners with a forum for this important debate. For further information on this journal and online access to sample content, please visit www.lexxion.eu/cclr.
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