Sustainable Development Law & Policy
Exploring How Today's Development Affects Future Generations Around the Globe
Sustainable Development Law & Policy ("SDLP") is a student-run initiative at American University, Washington College of Law that focuses on reconciling the tensions between environmental sustainability, economic development, and human welfare. The SDLP journal embraces an interdisciplinary approach to provide a fuller view of current legal, political, and social developments. Our mission is to serve as a valuable resource for practitioners, policy makers, and concerned citizens promoting sustainable development throughout the world.
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Recent Issues:
Past Contributors Include:
Global Clean Technology -- Spring 2009
- Stephen Humphreys, International Council on Human Rights Policy: Perspective: Technoloy Transfer and Human Rights: Joining Up the Dots
- Federico Caprotti, University College London, Department of Geography: China's Cleantech Landscape; The Renewable Energy Technology Paradox
- Stephen Kho, Bernd G. Janzen, & Holly M. Smith, Akin Gump: BOrder Adjustment Measures in Proposed U.S. Climate Change Legislation: A New Chapter in America's Leadership on Climate Change?
Climate Law Reporter -- Winter 2009
- Dr. Allen D. Hecht, Director for Sustainable Development, Ofice of Research and Development of the U.S. EPA: Resolving the Climate Wars
- Les Lo Baugh & William L. Troutman, Environmental Practice Group of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.: Assessing the Challenges of Geologic Carbon Capture and Sequestration: A California GUide to the Cost of Reducing CO2 Emissions
- Jacqueline Peel & Lee Godden, Melbourne Law School: Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change: Landmark Cases from Australia
Global Food & Agriculture -- Fall 2008
- Meredith Niles, Coordinator of the Cool Foods Campaign: Sustainable Soils: Reducing, Mitigating, and Adapting to Climate Change with Organic Agriculture
- Terrence P. Stewart & Stephen J. Norton, Law Office of Stewart and Stewart: The Global Food Crisis: Urgent Need and Emerging Solutions
- Simon Nicholson, American University: Commentary: Genetically Modified Organisms and Global Hunger: A Real Solution?
Environmental Change in Polar Regions -- Spring 2008
- William J. Snape III, American University & Center for Biological Diversity: Radical Environmental Change In The Polar Regions Is The Globe's Wake-Up Call
- Karen Kraft Sloan, Former Canadian Ambassador for the Environment, & David Hik, University of Alberta in Edmonton: International Polar Year As A Catalyst For Sustaining Arctic Research
- Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Convention on Biological Diversity: Climate Change And Biodiversity In Polar Regions
- Donald K. Anton, The Australian National University College of Law: False Sanctuary: The Australian Antarctic Whale Sanctuary And Long-Term Stability In Antarctica
- Dr. James D. Ford, McGill University: Supporting Adaptation: A Priority For Action On Climate Change For Canadian Inuit
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