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APEC Promises a Roar and Delivers a Whimper: The Sydney Declaration on Climate and Energy
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Lawrence, PM, APEC Promises a Roar and Delivers a Whimper: The Sydney Declaration on Climate and Energy, Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law, 11, (1 & 2) pp. 29-50. ISSN 1385-2140 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2008 Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law
Official URL: http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/accel/apjel.shtml
Abstract
Deep cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will require a rapid uptake of low GIIG emission technologies itt both indusrialised and developing countries. This is only likely to occur with a massive increase in research and development (R&D), combined with regulation in the form of a carbon tax, emissions trading schemes and other measures to unlock private foreign direct investment. Both the APEC Sydncy Declaration on Climate and Energy and the Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) have technology development and transfer as central elements. Yet, both initiatives rely on a voluntary ncn-legally binding approach with limited funding. The upshot is that neither initiative is likely to have a significant impact on climate change mitigation efforts. The UN negotiations will remain the key forum for negotiations. At the same time, with a crowded UN negotiating agenda, APEe and the APP could play a useful role in providing a supplementary forum for bringing together a number of the key players. The article makes some policy proposals, including the need for a mechanism to evaluate the effectiveness of APP projects, and a massive increase in public funding of R&D for low GHG emission technologies.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Sydney Declaration On Climate and Energy, Asia-Pacific Partnership, APP, Climate change, Technology transfer |
Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Environmental and resources law |
Research Field: | Environmental law |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Community services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Lawrence, PM (Dr Peter Lawrence) |
ID Code: | 52796 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Deposited By: | Law |
Deposited On: | 2008-09-15 |
Last Modified: | 2015-02-10 |
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