A Global Assessment of the Law and Policy

Authors

J. B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Law School
J. Salzman, UCLA Law School

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

University of Queensland Law Journal

Publication Date

2020

ISSN

0083-4041

Page Number

503

Keywords

ecosystem services, climate stability

Disciplines

Environmental Law | Law

Abstract

Through building waves of legal scholarship and litigation, a group of legal academics and practitioners is advancing a theory of the public trust doctrine styled as the “atmospheric trust.” The atmospheric trust would require the federal and state governments to regulate public and private actors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to abate climate change.

Recommended Citation

J. B. Ruhl and J. Salzman, A Global Assessment of the Law and Policy, 39 University of Queensland Law Journal. 503 (2020)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/1192