The Global Commons through a Regional Lens: The Arctic Council on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Abstract The regulation of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is widely seen as an important dimension of global atmospheric pollution control and climate change governance. SLCPs emitted outside the Arctic influence the Arctic atmosphere, Arctic communities, and the rate of ice melt. As an inte...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s2047102516000157 2024-09-15T17:52:30+00:00 The Global Commons through a Regional Lens: The Arctic Council on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Khan, Sabaa A. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s2047102516000157 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S2047102516000157 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Transnational Environmental Law volume 6, issue 1, page 131-152 ISSN 2047-1025 2047-1033 journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s2047102516000157 2024-08-28T04:03:44Z Abstract The regulation of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is widely seen as an important dimension of global atmospheric pollution control and climate change governance. SLCPs emitted outside the Arctic influence the Arctic atmosphere, Arctic communities, and the rate of ice melt. As an intergovernmental forum that brings together three of the world’s major petroleum producers (Russia, the United States, and Canada), the Arctic Council has a pivotal role in reducing the rate of Arctic warming through SLCP mitigation. This article explores the Arctic Council’s approach to SLCP mitigation. It begins by addressing the current status of black carbon and methane in international legal instruments, and goes on to explore the important regime linkages that are set in place through the Arctic Council’s Framework for Action on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emission Reductions. The article suggests that the Arctic Council provides an experimental platform that may catalyze SLCP regulation not only in Arctic jurisdictions but also in Arctic Council observer states, such as China and India. The transnational and inclusive character of the Arctic Council’s constitutional framework and knowledge-generating mechanisms enables new pathways for global action on climate change and air pollution governance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic black carbon Climate change Cambridge University Press Transnational Environmental Law 6 1 131 152 |
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Abstract The regulation of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is widely seen as an important dimension of global atmospheric pollution control and climate change governance. SLCPs emitted outside the Arctic influence the Arctic atmosphere, Arctic communities, and the rate of ice melt. As an intergovernmental forum that brings together three of the world’s major petroleum producers (Russia, the United States, and Canada), the Arctic Council has a pivotal role in reducing the rate of Arctic warming through SLCP mitigation. This article explores the Arctic Council’s approach to SLCP mitigation. It begins by addressing the current status of black carbon and methane in international legal instruments, and goes on to explore the important regime linkages that are set in place through the Arctic Council’s Framework for Action on Enhanced Black Carbon and Methane Emission Reductions. The article suggests that the Arctic Council provides an experimental platform that may catalyze SLCP regulation not only in Arctic jurisdictions but also in Arctic Council observer states, such as China and India. The transnational and inclusive character of the Arctic Council’s constitutional framework and knowledge-generating mechanisms enables new pathways for global action on climate change and air pollution governance. |
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