Picking Up the Slack - Law, Institutions, and Canadian Climate Policy

Picking Up the Slack examines how Canadian law has failed to address climate change and offers an accessible basis for a new approach.

List of contents

Preface
1. Of Fear and Loathing in Canadian Climate Policy
2. Cows, Cod, and Coal: The Roots of Canada’s Climate Dilemma
3. Discretion I: Picking the Wrong Tools
4. Discretion II: Helping Everyone Helps No One
5. Diffusion: When Everyone’s Responsible, No One’s Responsible
6. Deference: Where Are the Guardians?
7. Focus on People
8. Strengthen the National Community
9. Cultivate Cooperation
10. Foster Trust
11. Set the Foundation
12. Breaking the Cycle

About the author

By Andrew Green

Summary

Picking Up the Slack examines how Canadian law has failed to address climate change and offers an accessible basis for a new approach.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Green
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781487547516
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-4751-6
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: UTP Insights
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law