Ocean acidification: a litmus test for international law

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Baird, Rachel, Stephens, Tim and Simons, Meredith. 2009. "Ocean acidification: a litmus test for international law." Climate and Carbon Law Review.
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Ocean acidification: a litmus test for international law

ERA Journal ID36638
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsBaird, Rachel (Author), Stephens, Tim (Author) and Simons, Meredith (Author)
Journal TitleClimate and Carbon Law Review
Number of Pages13
Year2009
Place of PublicationBerlin, Germany
ISSN1864-9904
Abstract

Ocean acidification is caused by the atmospheric pollutant that is also the main driver of anthropogenic climate change and it is having a marked effect on the marine environment. This article assesses the two main environmental regimes that appear to have obvious application, the climate change regime and the marine pollution regime.

Keywordsocean acidification; marine pollution; global warming
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480299. Environmental and resources law not elsewhere classified
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified
410102. Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
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