Warming Waters and Souring Seas
Abstract This chapter examines the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on the oceans and their implications for the international law of the sea. In particular, it assesses the implications of rising sea levels for territorial sea baselines, the seawards extent of maritime zones, and ma...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/law/9780198715481.003.0034 2024-06-09T07:48:44+00:00 Warming Waters and Souring Seas Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Stephens, Tim 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198715481.003.0034 https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/42608/chapter/357548970 en eng Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the Law of the Sea page 777-798 ISBN 019871548X 9780198715481 9780191915567 book-chapter 2016 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198715481.003.0034 2024-05-10T13:15:54Z Abstract This chapter examines the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on the oceans and their implications for the international law of the sea. In particular, it assesses the implications of rising sea levels for territorial sea baselines, the seawards extent of maritime zones, and maritime boundaries. It also considers the restrictions placed by the UN Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) upon States in pursuing climate mitigation and adaptation policies, such as attempts to ‘engineer’ the global climate by artificially enhancing the capacity of the oceans to draw CO2 from the atmosphere. The chapter analyzes the role of the LOSC, alongside other treaty regimes, in addressing the serious threat of ocean acidification. Book Part Ocean acidification Oxford University Press 776 798 |
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Abstract This chapter examines the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on the oceans and their implications for the international law of the sea. In particular, it assesses the implications of rising sea levels for territorial sea baselines, the seawards extent of maritime zones, and maritime boundaries. It also considers the restrictions placed by the UN Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) upon States in pursuing climate mitigation and adaptation policies, such as attempts to ‘engineer’ the global climate by artificially enhancing the capacity of the oceans to draw CO2 from the atmosphere. The chapter analyzes the role of the LOSC, alongside other treaty regimes, in addressing the serious threat of ocean acidification. |
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