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Beatriz Garcia, Anita Foerster ; Lin, Jolene Journal of Environmental Law, 2020. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: IMO Strategy, Shipping sector @article{Garcia2020, title = {Net Zero for the International Shipping Sector? An Analysis of the Implementation and Regulatory Challenges of the IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions}, author = {Beatriz Garcia, Anita Foerster and Jolene Lin}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqaa014}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-10-10}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Law}, abstract = {In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the first sector-wide emission reduction target for international shipping. The roadmap to achieve this goal is the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, which proposes implementation measures for the short, medium and long term. This article examines three of these measures: National Action Plans (NAPs), market-based mechanisms (MBMs) and alternative fuels. We argue that NAPs can play a key role in directing national action and facilitating implementation within national jurisdictions. In relation to MBMs, we find that a carbon tax might be more efficient than emission trading. Yet, ultimately, the sector’s decarbonisation can only be truly achieved with zero-carbon fuels. Noting the considerable barriers to the development and use of these fuels, we consider how the private sector is beginning to shift resources to this challenge, spurred by the IMO targets and new understandings of climate-related financial risks and opportunities.}, keywords = {IMO Strategy, Shipping sector}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the first sector-wide emission reduction target for international shipping. The roadmap to achieve this goal is the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships, which proposes implementation measures for the short, medium and long term. This article examines three of these measures: National Action Plans (NAPs), market-based mechanisms (MBMs) and alternative fuels. We argue that NAPs can play a key role in directing national action and facilitating implementation within national jurisdictions. In relation to MBMs, we find that a carbon tax might be more efficient than emission trading. Yet, ultimately, the sector’s decarbonisation can only be truly achieved with zero-carbon fuels. Noting the considerable barriers to the development and use of these fuels, we consider how the private sector is beginning to shift resources to this challenge, spurred by the IMO targets and new understandings of climate-related financial risks and opportunities. | |
 | Lin, Jolene; (eds), Douglas Kysar A Climate Change Litigation in the Asia-Pacific Book Cambridge University Press, 2020, ISBN: 9781108777810. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Asia-Pacific, Climate Change @book{Lin2020, title = {Climate Change Litigation in the Asia-Pacific}, author = {Jolene Lin and Douglas A. Kysar (eds)}, isbn = {9781108777810}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-10-01}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, abstract = {This is the first scholarly examination of climate change litigation in the Asia Pacific region. Bringing legal academics and lawyers from the Global South and Global North together, this book provides rich insights into how litigation can galvanize climate action in countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Written in clear and accessible language, the fourteen chapters in this book shed light on the important question of how litigation may unfold as a potential regulatory pathway towards decarbonization in the world's most populous region.}, keywords = {Asia-Pacific, Climate Change}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } This is the first scholarly examination of climate change litigation in the Asia Pacific region. Bringing legal academics and lawyers from the Global South and Global North together, this book provides rich insights into how litigation can galvanize climate action in countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Written in clear and accessible language, the fourteen chapters in this book shed light on the important question of how litigation may unfold as a potential regulatory pathway towards decarbonization in the world's most populous region. |
Lin, Jolene; Peel, Jacqueline The farmer or the hero litigator? Modes of climate litigation in the global South Miscellaneous Blog on openglobalrights.org, 2020. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change @misc{Lin2020b, title = {The farmer or the hero litigator? Modes of climate litigation in the global South}, author = {Jolene Lin and Jacqueline Peel}, url = {https://www.openglobalrights.org/farmer-or-hero-litigator-modes-of-climate-litigation-in-global-south/}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-06-28}, abstract = {Climate litigation shows that the global South experience is a rich and powerful one that offers many opportunities for multi-directional learning.}, howpublished = {Blog on openglobalrights.org}, keywords = {Climate Change}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {misc} } Climate litigation shows that the global South experience is a rich and powerful one that offers many opportunities for multi-directional learning. | |
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Peel, Jacqueline; Lin, Jolene Transnational Climate Litigation: The Contribution of the Global South Journal Article American Journal of International Law, 4 (113), pp. 679-726, 2019. BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change, Transnational @article{Lin2018b, title = {Transnational Climate Litigation: The Contribution of the Global South}, author = {Jacqueline Peel and Jolene Lin}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {American Journal of International Law}, volume = {4}, number = {113}, pages = {679-726}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Climate Change, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Beatriz Garcia, Mandy Meng Fang ; Lin, Jolene Marine Plastic Pollution in Asia: All Hands on Deck! Journal Article Chinese Journal of Environmental Law, 3 (1), pp. 11-46, 2019. @article{Garcia2019, title = {Marine Plastic Pollution in Asia: All Hands on Deck!}, author = {Beatriz Garcia, Mandy Meng Fang and Jolene Lin}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {Chinese Journal of Environmental Law}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, pages = {11-46}, keywords = {Asia}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
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 | Lin, Jolene Governing climate change: global cities and transnational lawmaking Book Cambridge University Press, 2018. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cities, Climate Change, Transnational @book{lin2018governingb, title = {Governing climate change: global cities and transnational lawmaking}, author = {Jolene Lin}, url = {https://books.google.de/books/about/Governing_Climate_Change.html?id=Ys9dDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, abstract = {Cities are no longer just places to live in. They are significant actors on the global stage, and nowhere is this trend more prominent than in the world of transnational climate change governance (TCCG). Through transnational networks that form links between cities, states, international organizations, corporations, and civil society, cities are developing and implementing norms, practices, and voluntary standards across national boundaries. In introducing cities as transnational lawmakers, Jolene Lin provides an exciting new perspective on climate change law and policy, offering novel insights about the reconfiguration of the state and the nature of international lawmaking as the involvement of cities in TCCG blurs the public/private divide and the traditional strictures of'domestic'versus' international'. This illuminating book should be read by anyone interested in understanding how cities-in many cases, more than the countries in which they're located-are addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.}, keywords = {Cities, Climate Change, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } Cities are no longer just places to live in. They are significant actors on the global stage, and nowhere is this trend more prominent than in the world of transnational climate change governance (TCCG). Through transnational networks that form links between cities, states, international organizations, corporations, and civil society, cities are developing and implementing norms, practices, and voluntary standards across national boundaries. In introducing cities as transnational lawmakers, Jolene Lin provides an exciting new perspective on climate change law and policy, offering novel insights about the reconfiguration of the state and the nature of international lawmaking as the involvement of cities in TCCG blurs the public/private divide and the traditional strictures of'domestic'versus' international'. This illuminating book should be read by anyone interested in understanding how cities-in many cases, more than the countries in which they're located-are addressing the causes and consequences of climate change. |
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Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Huber, Bruce; Lin, Jolene Transnational Environmental Law on the Threshold of the Trump Era Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 6 (1), pp. 1–10, 2017. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change, Transnational, Trump @article{etty2017transnational, title = {Transnational Environmental Law on the Threshold of the Trump Era}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Bruce Huber and Jolene Lin}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S2047102517000012}, doi = {10.1017/S2047102517000012}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {6}, number = {1}, pages = {1--10}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Climate Change, Transnational, Trump}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene The Emergence of Transnational Environmental Law Book Chapter Kotze, Louis J (Ed.): Hart Publishing, 2017. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @inbook{Lin2017, title = {The Emergence of Transnational Environmental Law}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Louis J. Kotze}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Reimagining Environmental Law and Governance for the Anthropocene, Louis J. Kotzé (editor), Hart Publishing (2017, Forthcoming)}, publisher = {Hart Publishing}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Sugiyama, Masahiro; Asayama, Shinichiro; Ishii, Atsushi; Kosugi, Takanobu; Moore, John C; Lin, Jolene; Lefale, Penehuro F; Burns, Wil; Fujiwara, Masatomo; Ghosh, Arunabha; others, The Asia-Pacific’s role in the emerging solar geoengineering debate Journal Article Climatic Change, 143 (1-2), pp. 1–12, 2017. Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Asia-Pacific, Geoengineering, Solar @article{sugiyama2017asia, title = {The Asia-Pacific’s role in the emerging solar geoengineering debate}, author = {Masahiro Sugiyama and Shinichiro Asayama and Atsushi Ishii and Takanobu Kosugi and John C Moore and Jolene Lin and Penehuro F Lefale and Wil Burns and Masatomo Fujiwara and Arunabha Ghosh and others}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-1994-0}, doi = {10.1007/s10584-017-1994-0}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Climatic Change}, volume = {143}, number = {1-2}, pages = {1--12}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {Increasing interest in climate engineering in recent years has led to calls by the international research community for international research collaboration as well as global public engagement. But making such collaboration a reality is challenging. Here, we report the summary of a 2016 workshop on the significance and challenges of international collaboration on climate engineering research with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Because of the region’s interest in benefits and risks of climate engineering, there is a potential synergy between impact research on anthropogenic global warming and that on solar radiation management. Local researchers in the region can help make progress toward better understanding of impacts of solar radiation management. These activities can be guided by an ad hoc Asia-Pacific working group on climate engineering, a voluntary expert network. The working group can foster regional conversations in a sustained manner while contributing to capacity building. An important theme in the regional conversation is to develop effective practices of dialogues in light of local backgrounds such as cultural traditions and past experiences of large-scale technology development. Our recommendation merely portrays one of several possible ways forward, and it is our hope to stimulate the debate in the region.}, keywords = {Asia-Pacific, Geoengineering, Solar}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Increasing interest in climate engineering in recent years has led to calls by the international research community for international research collaboration as well as global public engagement. But making such collaboration a reality is challenging. Here, we report the summary of a 2016 workshop on the significance and challenges of international collaboration on climate engineering research with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Because of the region’s interest in benefits and risks of climate engineering, there is a potential synergy between impact research on anthropogenic global warming and that on solar radiation management. Local researchers in the region can help make progress toward better understanding of impacts of solar radiation management. These activities can be guided by an ad hoc Asia-Pacific working group on climate engineering, a voluntary expert network. The working group can foster regional conversations in a sustained manner while contributing to capacity building. An important theme in the regional conversation is to develop effective practices of dialogues in light of local backgrounds such as cultural traditions and past experiences of large-scale technology development. Our recommendation merely portrays one of several possible ways forward, and it is our hope to stimulate the debate in the region. | |
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Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Huber, Bruce; Lin, Jolene A Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of Transnational Environmental Law Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 5 (2), pp. 241–244, 2016. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{etty2016celebration, title = {A Celebration of the Fifth Anniversary of Transnational Environmental Law}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Bruce Huber and Jolene Lin}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {5}, number = {2}, pages = {241--244}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Etty, Thijs; Veerle, Heyvaert; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Huber, Bruce; Lin, Jolene The Emergence of New Rights and New Modes of Adjudication in Transnational Environmental Law Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 5 (1), pp. 1–7, 2016. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{etty2016emergence, title = {The Emergence of New Rights and New Modes of Adjudication in Transnational Environmental Law}, author = {Thijs Etty and Heyvaert Veerle and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Bruce Huber and Jolene Lin}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, pages = {1--7}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Geoengineering: an ASEAN position Book Chapter Adaptation to Climate Change: ASEAN and Comparative Experiences, pp. 191–212, World Scientific, 2016. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: ASEAN, Climate Change, Geoengineering @inbook{lin2016geoengineering, title = {Geoengineering: an ASEAN position}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, booktitle = {Adaptation to Climate Change: ASEAN and Comparative Experiences}, pages = {191--212}, publisher = {World Scientific}, abstract = {For a collection dedicated to exploring the challenges and successes of climate change adaptation, a paper on geoengineering may appear out of place. Such a view is not misguided because geoengineering is not conventionally recognized as a form of adaptation to the impacts of climate change. It is often viewed as a third option to complement mitigation and adaptation strategies. The main reasons behind the choice to focus on geoengineering in this chapter are: (1) Geoengineering is a controversial issue which raises significant governance and ethical issues; (2) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is not likely to become a significant player in the geoengineering research scene but will be affected by any large-scale research activity that has transboundary effects; (3) As such, this chapter seeks to use the opportunity to stimulate discussion about geoengineering from an ASEAN perspective…}, keywords = {ASEAN, Climate Change, Geoengineering}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } For a collection dedicated to exploring the challenges and successes of climate change adaptation, a paper on geoengineering may appear out of place. Such a view is not misguided because geoengineering is not conventionally recognized as a form of adaptation to the impacts of climate change. It is often viewed as a third option to complement mitigation and adaptation strategies. The main reasons behind the choice to focus on geoengineering in this chapter are: (1) Geoengineering is a controversial issue which raises significant governance and ethical issues; (2) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is not likely to become a significant player in the geoengineering research scene but will be affected by any large-scale research activity that has transboundary effects; (3) As such, this chapter seeks to use the opportunity to stimulate discussion about geoengineering from an ASEAN perspective… | |
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Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Burns, Wil; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Lin, Jolene By All Available Means: New Takes on Established Principles, Actions and Institutions to Address Today’s Environmental Challenges Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 4 (2), pp. 235–245, 2015. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{etty2015all, title = {By All Available Means: New Takes on Established Principles, Actions and Institutions to Address Today’s Environmental Challenges}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Wil Burns and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Jolene Lin}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, pages = {235--245}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene The first successful climate negligence case: A comment on Urgenda foundation v. the state of The Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment) Journal Article Climate Law, 5 (1), pp. 65–81, 2015. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, State vs Climate, the Netherlands, Urgenda @article{lin2015first, title = {The first successful climate negligence case: A comment on Urgenda foundation v. the state of The Netherlands (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment)}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Climate Law}, volume = {5}, number = {1}, pages = {65--81}, publisher = {Brill Nijhoff}, abstract = {On 24 June 2015, the Hague District Court issued a long-awaited judgment in the case of Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands. The decision has been heralded as a historical landmark ruling. It marks the first time that a court has ordered a government to curb a state’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the first case in which the tort of negligence has been successfully used to hold a state liable for failing to adequately mitigate climate change. This case commentary analyses key aspects of the decision and makes some observations about its significance for climate law and policy.}, keywords = {Environmental Law, State vs Climate, the Netherlands, Urgenda}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } On 24 June 2015, the Hague District Court issued a long-awaited judgment in the case of Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands. The decision has been heralded as a historical landmark ruling. It marks the first time that a court has ordered a government to curb a state’s greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the first case in which the tort of negligence has been successfully used to hold a state liable for failing to adequately mitigate climate change. This case commentary analyses key aspects of the decision and makes some observations about its significance for climate law and policy. | |
Low, Kelvin FK; Lin, Jolene Carbon credits as EU like it: Property, immunity, tragiCO2medy? Journal Article Journal of Environmental Law, 27 (3), pp. 377–404, 2015. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Carbon Credits, CO2, EU @article{low2015carbon, title = {Carbon credits as EU like it: Property, immunity, tragiCO2medy?}, author = {Kelvin FK Low and Jolene Lin}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Law}, volume = {27}, number = {3}, pages = {377--404}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {While there have been many legal studies of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), none seem to have considered the EU ETS from the perspective of private law, particularly the private law issues that stem from the ambiguous legal nature of the ‘carbon credit’. Such ambiguity translates into regulatory uncertainty and business risks of the sort that occurred in Armstrong DLW GmbH v Winnington Networks Ltd [2013] Ch 156, an English case involving fraud and ‘stolen’ European Union Allowances (EUAs). From an environmental law and policy perspective, uncertainty does not bode well for the EU ETS’s regulatory effectiveness and environmental integrity. From a property law perspective, the legal nature of the EUA begs for clarification in order to give holders of EUAs certainty of their rights and obligations, the absence of which led to the litigation in Armstrong v Winnington taking on an unduly convoluted complexion. The authors argue that one of the critical failures of the EU ETS lies in its failure to properly define the fundamental legal nature of the EUA. While this omission to define can be explained away by deference to the principle of subsidiarity, it can be argued that the omission stems also from a failure to appreciate the legal nature of intangible property as well as a misunderstanding of the way in which registers of rights operate. Handicapped by conceptual failings, the EU ETS exposes participants to unnecessary uncertainty that national courts will find difficult to resolve.}, keywords = {Carbon Credits, CO2, EU}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } While there have been many legal studies of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), none seem to have considered the EU ETS from the perspective of private law, particularly the private law issues that stem from the ambiguous legal nature of the ‘carbon credit’. Such ambiguity translates into regulatory uncertainty and business risks of the sort that occurred in Armstrong DLW GmbH v Winnington Networks Ltd [2013] Ch 156, an English case involving fraud and ‘stolen’ European Union Allowances (EUAs). From an environmental law and policy perspective, uncertainty does not bode well for the EU ETS’s regulatory effectiveness and environmental integrity. From a property law perspective, the legal nature of the EUA begs for clarification in order to give holders of EUAs certainty of their rights and obligations, the absence of which led to the litigation in Armstrong v Winnington taking on an unduly convoluted complexion. The authors argue that one of the critical failures of the EU ETS lies in its failure to properly define the fundamental legal nature of the EUA. While this omission to define can be explained away by deference to the principle of subsidiarity, it can be argued that the omission stems also from a failure to appreciate the legal nature of intangible property as well as a misunderstanding of the way in which registers of rights operate. Handicapped by conceptual failings, the EU ETS exposes participants to unnecessary uncertainty that national courts will find difficult to resolve. | |
Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Burns, Wil; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Lin, Jolene The Challenge of Keeping Environmental Law Dynamic Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 4 (1), pp. 1–10, 2015. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law @article{etty2015challenge, title = {The Challenge of Keeping Environmental Law Dynamic}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Wil Burns and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Jolene Lin}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {4}, number = {1}, pages = {1--10}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Climate change litigation in Asia and the Pacific Book Chapter Research handbook on climate change mitigation law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Asia-Pacific, Climate Change @inbook{lin2015climate, title = {Climate change litigation in Asia and the Pacific}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, booktitle = {Research handbook on climate change mitigation law}, publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, abstract = {This chapter examines climate litigation in the Asia Pacific region. While the vast majority of climate lawsuits have been filed in the United States and Europe, climate litigation can also be observed in Australia and New Zealand. The chapter also examines the potential for climate litigation in jurisdictions where climate litigation is currently absent such as India and the Philippines.}, keywords = {Asia-Pacific, Climate Change}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } This chapter examines climate litigation in the Asia Pacific region. While the vast majority of climate lawsuits have been filed in the United States and Europe, climate litigation can also be observed in Australia and New Zealand. The chapter also examines the potential for climate litigation in jurisdictions where climate litigation is currently absent such as India and the Philippines. | |
Lin, Jolene Geoengineering: An ASEAN position Book Chapter Lian, Koh Kheng (Ed.): World Scientific Press, 2015. BibTeX | Tags: ASEAN, Geoengineering @inbook{Lin2015cb, title = {Geoengineering: An ASEAN position}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Koh Kheng Lian}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, publisher = {World Scientific Press}, keywords = {ASEAN, Geoengineering}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
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Cheng, Thomas K; Lin, Jolene Introduction of Competition and Environmental Regulation in the Electricity Sector in Hong Kong Journal Article World Competition, 37 (4), pp. 569–600, 2014. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Electricity sector, Environmental Law, Hong Kong @article{cheng2014introduction, title = {Introduction of Competition and Environmental Regulation in the Electricity Sector in Hong Kong}, author = {Thomas K Cheng and Jolene Lin}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {World Competition}, volume = {37}, number = {4}, pages = {569--600}, publisher = {Kluwer Law International}, abstract = {This article explores both the competition and the environmental aspects of the electricity sector in Hong Kong, and a possible linkage between them. There has been considerable public pressure to liberalize the electricity sector in Hong Kong due to longstanding discontent with the persistently high profit of the sector and a regulatory structure that is widely perceived to be ineffective. In light of the government's seeming reluctance to pursue liberalization, this article examines an alternative approach-litigation under the recently adopted Competition Ordinance. It assesses the likelihood of success of the strategy and its potential shortfalls. The article proceeds to analyse whether competition can be used as a tool to improve the environmental performance of the sector. It concludes that the effect of the introduction of competition is ambiguous if not adverse and therefore proactive regulatory intervention will be …}, keywords = {Electricity sector, Environmental Law, Hong Kong}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This article explores both the competition and the environmental aspects of the electricity sector in Hong Kong, and a possible linkage between them. There has been considerable public pressure to liberalize the electricity sector in Hong Kong due to longstanding discontent with the persistently high profit of the sector and a regulatory structure that is widely perceived to be ineffective. In light of the government's seeming reluctance to pursue liberalization, this article examines an alternative approach-litigation under the recently adopted Competition Ordinance. It assesses the likelihood of success of the strategy and its potential shortfalls. The article proceeds to analyse whether competition can be used as a tool to improve the environmental performance of the sector. It concludes that the effect of the introduction of competition is ambiguous if not adverse and therefore proactive regulatory intervention will be … | |
Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Lin, Jolene; Scott, Joanne Pursuing Transnational Policy Change Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 3 (2), pp. 229–239, 2014. Links | BibTeX | Tags: Transnational @article{etty_heyvaert_carlarne_farber_lin_scott_2014, title = {Pursuing Transnational Policy Change}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Jolene Lin and Joanne Scott}, doi = {10.1017/S2047102514000181}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {3}, number = {2}, pages = {229–239}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Litigating Climate Change in Asia Journal Article Climate Law, 4 (1-2), pp. 140–149, 2014. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Asia, Climate Change @article{lin2014litigating, title = {Litigating Climate Change in Asia}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Climate Law}, volume = {4}, number = {1-2}, pages = {140--149}, publisher = {Brill Nijhoff}, abstract = {There is increasing climate change litigation in jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and the European Union. Such litigation seeks to, inter alia, promote mitigation and compel governmental authorities to take effective adaptation measures. Climate litigation, however, is almost unknown in Asia. This article explores the potential for climate litigation in Asia and argues that conditions are ripe in jurisdictions like India and the Philippines for advancing climate mitigation and adaptation via the courtroom.}, keywords = {Asia, Climate Change}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } There is increasing climate change litigation in jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and the European Union. Such litigation seeks to, inter alia, promote mitigation and compel governmental authorities to take effective adaptation measures. Climate litigation, however, is almost unknown in Asia. This article explores the potential for climate litigation in Asia and argues that conditions are ripe in jurisdictions like India and the Philippines for advancing climate mitigation and adaptation via the courtroom. | |
Percival, Robert V; Lin, Jolene; Piermattei, William Global environmental law at a crossroads Book Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law @book{percival2014global, title = {Global environmental law at a crossroads}, author = {Robert V Percival and Jolene Lin and William Piermattei}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, abstract = {This timely volume considers the future of environmental law and governance in the aftermath of the" Rio+ 20" conference. An international set of expert contributors begin by addressing a range of governance concepts that can be used to addres}, keywords = {Environmental Law}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } This timely volume considers the future of environmental law and governance in the aftermath of the" Rio+ 20" conference. An international set of expert contributors begin by addressing a range of governance concepts that can be used to addres | |
Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Lin, Jolene; Scott, Joanne Contesting Assumptions and Unmasking Myths: Key Components of the Mission and Methodology of Transnational Environmental Law Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 3 (1), pp. 1–6, 2014. BibTeX | Tags: Methodology, Transnational @article{etty2014contesting, title = {Contesting Assumptions and Unmasking Myths: Key Components of the Mission and Methodology of Transnational Environmental Law}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Jolene Lin and Joanne Scott}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {3}, number = {1}, pages = {1--6}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Methodology, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, JSW Pangolins in peril: what conservation has to do with global security Online 2014. BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change, Conservation, Pangolins @online{lin2014pangolins, title = {Pangolins in peril: what conservation has to do with global security}, author = {JSW Lin}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {Georgetown Journal of International Affairs}, publisher = {Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. The~…}, keywords = {Climate Change, Conservation, Pangolins}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {online} } | |
Lin, Jolene Vulnerable and Lagging Behind: The case of Hong Kong Book Chapter Vachani, Sushil; Usmani, Jawed (Ed.): Edward Elgar, 2014. @inbook{Lin2014d, title = {Vulnerable and Lagging Behind: The case of Hong Kong}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Sushil Vachani and Jawed Usmani}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, keywords = {Hong Kong}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Lin, Jolene Climate Change Litigation in Asia and the Pacific Book Chapter Van Calster, Vandenberghe ; Reins, (Ed.): Edward Elgar, 2014. BibTeX | Tags: Asia-Pacific @inbook{Lin2014e, title = {Climate Change Litigation in Asia and the Pacific}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Van Calster, Vandenberghe and Reins}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, keywords = {Asia-Pacific}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
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Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Daniel; Lin, Jolene; Scott, Joanne Norms, networks, and markets: navigating new frontiers in transnational environmental law Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 2 (2), pp. 203–210, 2013. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{etty2013norms, title = {Norms, networks, and markets: navigating new frontiers in transnational environmental law}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Daniel Farber and Jolene Lin and Joanne Scott}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {2}, number = {2}, pages = {203--210}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
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Etty, Thijs; Heyvaert, Veerle; Carlarne, Cinnamon; Farber, Dan; Lin, Jolene; Scott, Joanne Transnational dimensions of climate governance Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (2), pp. 235–243, 2012. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{etty2012transnational, title = {Transnational dimensions of climate governance}, author = {Thijs Etty and Veerle Heyvaert and Cinnamon Carlarne and Dan Farber and Jolene Lin and Joanne Scott}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {1}, number = {2}, pages = {235--243}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene; Scott, Joanne Looking beyond the international: key themes and approaches of transnational environmental law Journal Article Transnational Environmental Law, 1 (1), pp. 23–29, 2012. BibTeX | Tags: Environmental Law, Transnational @article{lin2012looking, title = {Looking beyond the international: key themes and approaches of transnational environmental law}, author = {Jolene Lin and Joanne Scott}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {Transnational Environmental Law}, volume = {1}, number = {1}, pages = {23--29}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, keywords = {Environmental Law, Transnational}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Climate change and the courts Journal Article Legal studies, 32 (1), pp. 35–57, 2012. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Australia, EU @article{lin2012climateb, title = {Climate change and the courts}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {Legal studies}, volume = {32}, number = {1}, pages = {35--57}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, abstract = {This paper argues that climate change litigation is an important component of the governance framework that has emerged to regulate how states respond to climate change at the global, regional and local levels. The paper examines climate change-related cases from selected jurisdictions, including Australia and the EU, and proposes a theoretical framework to shed light on the use of litigation as a regulatory response to climate change.}, keywords = {Australia, EU}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper argues that climate change litigation is an important component of the governance framework that has emerged to regulate how states respond to climate change at the global, regional and local levels. The paper examines climate change-related cases from selected jurisdictions, including Australia and the EU, and proposes a theoretical framework to shed light on the use of litigation as a regulatory response to climate change. | |
Lin, Jolene Governing biofuels: A principal-agent analysis of the European Union biofuels certification regime and the Clean Development Mechanism Journal Article Journal of Environmental Law, 24 (1), pp. 43–73, 2012. @article{lin2012governing, title = {Governing biofuels: A principal-agent analysis of the European Union biofuels certification regime and the Clean Development Mechanism}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Law}, volume = {24}, number = {1}, pages = {43--73}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {As a key actor behind the emerging global biofuels market, the European Union has introduced environmental regulations governing such products. This article analyses the biofuels ‘meta-standard’ certification scheme which creates a transnational governance regime involving a regional bloc including States, non-governmental organisations and businesses in a hybrid regulatory model combining elements of private certification and public authority. A comparison of the role of Designated Operational Entities in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the certification schemes in the EU sustainability regulatory regime demonstrates that the problems that threaten the environmental integrity of the CDM are less likely to emerge in the EU biofuels context.}, keywords = {EU}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } As a key actor behind the emerging global biofuels market, the European Union has introduced environmental regulations governing such products. This article analyses the biofuels ‘meta-standard’ certification scheme which creates a transnational governance regime involving a regional bloc including States, non-governmental organisations and businesses in a hybrid regulatory model combining elements of private certification and public authority. A comparison of the role of Designated Operational Entities in the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the certification schemes in the EU sustainability regulatory regime demonstrates that the problems that threaten the environmental integrity of the CDM are less likely to emerge in the EU biofuels context. | |
Lin, Jolene Climate Governance in China: Using the “Iron Hand” Book Chapter Richardson, Benjamin J (Ed.): Edward Elgar, 2012. @inbook{Lin2012f, title = {Climate Governance in China: Using the “Iron Hand”}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Benjamin J. Richardson}, year = {2012}, date = {2012-01-01}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, keywords = {China}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
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Lin, Jolene Environmental law and policy in China: responding to climate change Journal Article The development of the Chinese legal system: change and challenges, 2011. @article{lin2011environmental, title = {Environmental law and policy in China: responding to climate change}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2011}, date = {2011-01-01}, journal = {The development of the Chinese legal system: change and challenges}, publisher = {Routledge}, keywords = {China}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Environmental Regulation of Biofuels: Limits of the Meta-Standard Approach Journal Article Carbon & Climate L. Rev., pp. 34, 2011. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: biofuel, EU @article{lin2011environmentalb, title = {Environmental Regulation of Biofuels: Limits of the Meta-Standard Approach}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2011}, date = {2011-01-01}, journal = {Carbon & Climate L. Rev.}, pages = {34}, publisher = {HeinOnline}, abstract = {The promotion of biofuels as afossilfuel alternative has been a significant aspect of the global quest for solutions to mitigate climate change. However, the quick-fix has proven to be problematic as food security and environmental concerns emerge. To address these concerns, the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive contains sustainability criteria that biofuels must fulfill in order to be counted towards attainment of EU or national renewable energy obligations, or to be eligible for financial support. The European Commission (EC) has adopted the meta-standard approach as the compliance mechanism. The meta-standard approach relies heavily on voluntary certification schemes and is an example of regulatory out-sourcing to private actors in European clean development governance. This paper critically examines the limitations of the meta-standard approach, draws comparisons with the Clean …}, keywords = {biofuel, EU}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } The promotion of biofuels as afossilfuel alternative has been a significant aspect of the global quest for solutions to mitigate climate change. However, the quick-fix has proven to be problematic as food security and environmental concerns emerge. To address these concerns, the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive contains sustainability criteria that biofuels must fulfill in order to be counted towards attainment of EU or national renewable energy obligations, or to be eligible for financial support. The European Commission (EC) has adopted the meta-standard approach as the compliance mechanism. The meta-standard approach relies heavily on voluntary certification schemes and is an example of regulatory out-sourcing to private actors in European clean development governance. This paper critically examines the limitations of the meta-standard approach, draws comparisons with the Clean … | |
Lin, Jolene Treating Our Environment Like a Waste Bucket: Chu Yee Wah v Director of Environmental Protection Journal Article Hong Kong LJ, 41 , pp. 1, 2011. @article{lin2011treating, title = {Treating Our Environment Like a Waste Bucket: Chu Yee Wah v Director of Environmental Protection}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2011}, date = {2011-01-01}, journal = {Hong Kong LJ}, volume = {41}, pages = {1}, publisher = {HeinOnline}, abstract = {In the face of growing public concern about the state of the environment and the impact of environmental degradation on public health in Hong Kong, concerned citizens are resorting to the courts for remedial action. 1 Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a process concerned with predicting the likely effects of a proposed project on the environment before a decision on whether the project in question should proceed. 2 In Hong Kong, the EIA process has taken place largely under the radar since the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) came into force in 1998.'However, the recent judicial review of the Director of Environmental Protection's decisions concerning the EIA of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (the HKZM Bridge) has brought the EIA process under the spotlight. The broad spectrum of issues raised in this litigation is essentially concerned with the management of air quality in Hong …}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } In the face of growing public concern about the state of the environment and the impact of environmental degradation on public health in Hong Kong, concerned citizens are resorting to the courts for remedial action. 1 Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a process concerned with predicting the likely effects of a proposed project on the environment before a decision on whether the project in question should proceed. 2 In Hong Kong, the EIA process has taken place largely under the radar since the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) came into force in 1998.'However, the recent judicial review of the Director of Environmental Protection's decisions concerning the EIA of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (the HKZM Bridge) has brought the EIA process under the spotlight. The broad spectrum of issues raised in this litigation is essentially concerned with the management of air quality in Hong … | |
Lin, Jolene Education, Science, Culture, Sports, Religion, Labour and Social Services Book Chapter ohannes (Hon), Chan SC; Lim, C L (Ed.): Sweet and Maxwell, 2011. BibTeX | Tags: Culture, Education, Labour, Religion, Science, Social Services, Sports @inbook{Lin2011ec, title = {Education, Science, Culture, Sports, Religion, Labour and Social Services}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {ohannes Chan SC (Hon) and C.L. Lim}, year = {2011}, date = {2011-01-01}, publisher = {Sweet and Maxwell}, keywords = {Culture, Education, Labour, Religion, Science, Social Services, Sports}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
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Koh Kheng Lian, Lye L H; Lin, Jolene Crucial issues in climate change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the world Book World Scientific, 2010. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Asia, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol @book{koh2010crucial, title = {Crucial issues in climate change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the world}, author = {Koh Kheng Lian, L.H. Lye and Jolene Lin}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, publisher = {World Scientific}, abstract = {Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World focuses on responses to climate change in the world''s most populous region. This book provides the most comprehensive insight to the climate change discourse within Asia to date by drawing on the diverse disciplines and experience of legal practitioners, climate change consultants, government officials and academics. Individual chapters address issues such as how the various Asian countries OCo highly disparate in their cultures, socio-economic conditions and political systems OCo are responding to climate change, the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change, and the effective implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Asia. Sample Chapter (s). Foreword (37 KB). Chapter 1: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of Meas in Asia and the World (138 KB). Contents: Setting the Stage: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of MEAs in Asia and the World (NA Robinson); Reframing Global Warming: Toward a Strategic National Planning Framework (SV Valentine); Climate Change OCo Living in the Anthropocene (J Obbard); Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): An Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia (J Lin); CDM in China (X Yang & X Wang); Empirial Considerations in the Development of CDM Projects in Asia (WIY Byun & FHC Chan); Making Markets Work OCo A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform (C Streck & J Lin); Emissions Trading in the European Union and Asia: Regional Framework: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme OCo Past, Present and Future (K Deketelaere & M …}, keywords = {Asia, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World focuses on responses to climate change in the world''s most populous region. This book provides the most comprehensive insight to the climate change discourse within Asia to date by drawing on the diverse disciplines and experience of legal practitioners, climate change consultants, government officials and academics. Individual chapters address issues such as how the various Asian countries OCo highly disparate in their cultures, socio-economic conditions and political systems OCo are responding to climate change, the challenges of mitigating and adapting to climate change, and the effective implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Asia. Sample Chapter (s). Foreword (37 KB). Chapter 1: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of Meas in Asia and the World (138 KB). Contents: Setting the Stage: Climate Disruption: Remaking the Agenda of MEAs in Asia and the World (NA Robinson); Reframing Global Warming: Toward a Strategic National Planning Framework (SV Valentine); Climate Change OCo Living in the Anthropocene (J Obbard); Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): An Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia (J Lin); CDM in China (X Yang & X Wang); Empirial Considerations in the Development of CDM Projects in Asia (WIY Byun & FHC Chan); Making Markets Work OCo A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform (C Streck & J Lin); Emissions Trading in the European Union and Asia: Regional Framework: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme OCo Past, Present and Future (K Deketelaere & M … | |
Ki, Bonnie Cheng Yan; Lin, Jolene The Tseung Kwan O landfill controversy Journal Article Hong Kong LJ, 40 , pp. 537, 2010. Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Hong Kong @article{ki2010tseung, title = {The Tseung Kwan O landfill controversy}, author = {Bonnie Cheng Yan Ki and Jolene Lin}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, journal = {Hong Kong LJ}, volume = {40}, pages = {537}, publisher = {HeinOnline}, abstract = {This article examines the controversy that arose from the Hong Kong Government's plan to extend the South East New Territories Landfill in Tseung Kwan 0 into the Clear Water Bay Country Park, particularly how the proposed landfill extension led to a confrontation between the government and the legislature. The authors argue that s 14 of the Country Parks Ordinance (Cap 208) imposes an obligation on the Chief Executive to make an order which he is not free to repeal thereafter. This arrangement comports with the overall statutory scheme and purpose of the legislation which features a four-stage process with provisions for public consultation. The controversy calls into question the efficacy of this four-stage process as well as that of the environmental impact assessment regime. The authors suggest that there is a need to consider strengthening the statutory mechanism for public involvement to prevent a …}, keywords = {Hong Kong}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This article examines the controversy that arose from the Hong Kong Government's plan to extend the South East New Territories Landfill in Tseung Kwan 0 into the Clear Water Bay Country Park, particularly how the proposed landfill extension led to a confrontation between the government and the legislature. The authors argue that s 14 of the Country Parks Ordinance (Cap 208) imposes an obligation on the Chief Executive to make an order which he is not free to repeal thereafter. This arrangement comports with the overall statutory scheme and purpose of the legislation which features a four-stage process with provisions for public consultation. The controversy calls into question the efficacy of this four-stage process as well as that of the environmental impact assessment regime. The authors suggest that there is a need to consider strengthening the statutory mechanism for public involvement to prevent a … | |
Lin, Jolene An Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia Book Chapter Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World, pp. 99–126, World Scientific, 2010. @inbook{lin2010overview, title = {An Overview of the Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, booktitle = {Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World}, pages = {99--126}, publisher = {World Scientific}, abstract = {This paper seeks to give an overview of the performance of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Southeast Asia. The author argues that the modest performance of Southeast Asia in the CDM world is largely due to demand-side factors that are related to the structure of the CDM market. Addressing these demand-side factors will require time and international agreement. In the meanwhile, a supply-side initiative that should be developed is greater regional cooperation amongst the Southeast Asian countries to achieve the economies of scale that come from pooling of resources to develop technical know-how and information systems that will aid project developers, financial institutions and governments. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) provides an established regional framework to pursue such cooperation. This paper also examines the role that Singapore, an international financial …}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } This paper seeks to give an overview of the performance of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Southeast Asia. The author argues that the modest performance of Southeast Asia in the CDM world is largely due to demand-side factors that are related to the structure of the CDM market. Addressing these demand-side factors will require time and international agreement. In the meanwhile, a supply-side initiative that should be developed is greater regional cooperation amongst the Southeast Asian countries to achieve the economies of scale that come from pooling of resources to develop technical know-how and information systems that will aid project developers, financial institutions and governments. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) provides an established regional framework to pursue such cooperation. This paper also examines the role that Singapore, an international financial … | |
Lin, Jolene Environmental Law and Policy in China: Responding to Climate Change Book Chapter Yu, G (Ed.): Routledge, 2010. BibTeX | Tags: China, Climate Change, Environmental Law @inbook{Lin2010d, title = {Environmental Law and Policy in China: Responding to Climate Change}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {G. Yu}, year = {2010}, date = {2010-01-01}, publisher = {Routledge}, keywords = {China, Climate Change, Environmental Law}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
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Lin, Jolene Supporting Adaptation in Developing Countries at the National and Global Levels Book Chapter B. Richardson S. Wood, McLeod-Kilmurray & Le Bouthillier H Y (Ed.): Edward Elgar, 2009. BibTeX | Tags: Developing Countries @inbook{Lin2009, title = {Supporting Adaptation in Developing Countries at the National and Global Levels}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {B. Richardson, S. Wood, H. McLeod-Kilmurray & Y. Le Bouthillier}, year = {2009}, date = {2009-01-01}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, keywords = {Developing Countries}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Lin, Jolene Private Actors in International and Domestic Emissions Trading Schemes Book Chapter Freestone, D; Streck, C (Ed.): Oxford University Press, 2009. BibTeX | Tags: Emissions Trading Schemes, Private Actors @inbook{Lin2009b, title = {Private Actors in International and Domestic Emissions Trading Schemes}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {D. Freestone and C. Streck}, year = {2009}, date = {2009-01-01}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, keywords = {Emissions Trading Schemes, Private Actors}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Lin, Jolene The Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia Book Chapter Koh Kheng Lian, Lye L H; Lin, Jolene (Ed.): World Scientific Press, 2009. BibTeX | Tags: South-East Asia @inbook{Lin2009c, title = {The Clean Development Mechanism in Southeast Asia}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = { Koh Kheng Lian, L.H. Lye and Jolene Lin}, year = {2009}, date = {2009-01-01}, publisher = {World Scientific Press}, keywords = {South-East Asia}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Lin, Jolene Creating a Market for Clean Air: The Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Ordinance Journal Article Hong Kong Law Journal, 39 (2), pp. 269-284, 2009. @article{Lin2009d, title = {Creating a Market for Clean Air: The Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Ordinance}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2009}, date = {2009-01-01}, journal = {Hong Kong Law Journal}, volume = {39}, number = {2}, pages = {269-284}, keywords = {Clean Air}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene; Streck, Charlotte Mobilising Finance for Climate Change Mitigation: Private Sector Involvement in International Carbon Finance Mechanisms Journal Article Melbourne Journal of International Law, 10 (1), pp. 70-101, 2009. BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change, Private Actors @article{Lin2009e, title = {Mobilising Finance for Climate Change Mitigation: Private Sector Involvement in International Carbon Finance Mechanisms}, author = {Jolene Lin and Charlotte Streck}, year = {2009}, date = {2009-01-01}, journal = {Melbourne Journal of International Law}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, pages = {70-101}, keywords = {Climate Change, Private Actors}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
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Lin, Jolene Judicalisation of Governance? The case of Singapore Book Chapter Ginsburg, Tom; Chen, Albert (Ed.): Routledge, 2008. @inbook{Lin2008, title = {Judicalisation of Governance? The case of Singapore}, author = {Jolene Lin}, editor = {Tom Ginsburg and Albert Chen}, year = {2008}, date = {2008-01-01}, publisher = {Routledge}, keywords = {Singapore}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } | |
Streck, Charlotte; Lin, Jolene Making Markets Work: A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform Journal Article European Journal of International Law, 19 (2), pp. 409-442, 2008. BibTeX | Tags: Climate Change @article{Lin2008b, title = {Making Markets Work: A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform}, author = {Charlotte Streck and Jolene Lin}, year = {2008}, date = {2008-01-01}, journal = {European Journal of International Law}, volume = {19}, number = {2}, pages = {409-442}, keywords = {Climate Change}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
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Koh, Tommy; Lin, Jolene The Land Reclamation Case: Thoughts and Reflections Journal Article Singapore Year Book of International Law, 10 , pp. 1-7, 2006. @article{Koh2006, title = {The Land Reclamation Case: Thoughts and Reflections}, author = {Tommy Koh and Jolene Lin}, year = {2006}, date = {2006-01-01}, journal = {Singapore Year Book of International Law}, volume = {10}, pages = {1-7}, keywords = {Singapore}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
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Lin, Jolene Creating an Emissions Trading Scheme in Singapore Journal Article Australian Journal of Asian Law, 7 (2), pp. 107-142, 2005. @article{Lin2005, title = {Creating an Emissions Trading Scheme in Singapore}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Australian Journal of Asian Law}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, pages = {107-142}, keywords = {Singapore}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |
Lin, Jolene Tackling Southeast Asia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Journal Article Singapore Year Book of International Law, 9 , pp. 191-208, 2005. BibTeX | Tags: South-East Asia, Wildlife @article{Lin2005b, title = {Tackling Southeast Asia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade}, author = {Jolene Lin}, year = {2005}, date = {2005-01-01}, journal = {Singapore Year Book of International Law}, volume = {9}, pages = {191-208}, keywords = {South-East Asia, Wildlife}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } | |