LAWS6163 - Energy & Climate Law
Objectives
- Acquire an inter-disciplinary and integrative approach to understanding the dynamics of one of the most pressing global environmental concerns, ecologically sustainable energy use, and evaluate the perspectives of scientists, lawyers and economists to develop an integrated approach to sustainable energy use.
- Identify current patterns of energy use in Australia and examine Australia’s response to the Climate Change Convention.
- Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of various political, legal and economic mechanisms that influence the choice of energy use.
Content
Kyoto Protocol; UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; world carbon market; emissions trading schemes; legal issues relating to the Clean Development Mechanism; legal framework for geosequestration in Australia; renewable energy and energy efficiency; climate change litigation, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; nuclear energy.
Session
Semester 1 Intensive
7-8 & 10-11 May 2010
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Prohibition
This unit replaced LAWS6163 Energy Law.
Candidates who have previously completed LAWS6863 - International Energy Law are not permitted to enrol in this unit.
Assessment
- Class Participation (20%)
- 1 x 7,000 Word Essay (80%)
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Environmental Science and Law | Master of International Law | Graduate Diploma in International Law