Gate Keeping Global Warming: The International Role of Environmental Assessments and Regulation in Controlling Choices for Future Power Development

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Fordham Environmental Law Review

Abstract

Global warming is the consensus environmental challenge of the 21st century. The offending greenhouse gases (GHGs) are a function of the traditional practice of modern society using fire to manipulate the universe - particularly combusting fossil fuels for electric power production. Invariably, pwer derived from burning gaseous, liquid and solid fuels used to create electric power release copious quantities of CO2 to the environment.

First Page

101

Last Page

160

Publication Date

Spring 2009

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