Protecting Antarctica's coastal blue carbon: a case for international cooperation

As sea-ice around Antarcticas coastlines retracts, a massive blue carbon area is emerging to replace it. This is a growing resource that is predicted to become the worlds largest natural carbon sequestration area. Given the loss of carbon sinks elsewhere and the existential threat of unabated climat...

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Main Authors: Gogarty, B, Bax, N, Barnes, DKA, Sands, C, McGee, J, Haward, M, Lund Paulsen, M, Moreno, B, Moreau, C, Held, C, Downey, R
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Edward Elgar Publishing 2020
Subjects:
Law and Legal Studies
Environmental and resources law
Climate change law
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112239
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/142540
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Summary:As sea-ice around Antarcticas coastlines retracts, a massive blue carbon area is emerging to replace it. This is a growing resource that is predicted to become the worlds largest natural carbon sequestration area. Given the loss of carbon sinks elsewhere and the existential threat of unabated climate change, this is an incredibly important global good that must be protected and promoted. In this chapter, we explore the legal and diplomatic barriers to that protection and posit potential solutions. In particular, we suggest vertical institutional linkage between the Antarctic Treaty System and the United Nations climate regimes as a way of incentivizing the establishment of global cooperative marine protected areas around Antarcticas coasts.

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