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National Environmental Policy Act of the United States and Its Application in Climate Litigation.

Authors :
Liu Menglei
Fang Yenchin
Source :
Meteorological & Environmental Research. Jul2015, Vol. 6 Issue 7, p23-27. 5p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Because that American government and congress hold a negative attitude on responding to climate change issue, people transfer the battle stage of climate change to the court,and hope to promote government and large energy companies actively responding to climate change issue via litigation form. A large amount of related litigation appears,and a kind of special litigation type is gradually formed, namely climate change litigation. National Environmental Policy Act of the United States is one of important legal weapons used by prosecutor in climate change litigation. In National Environmental Policy Act, it stipulates environmental impact evaluation system which has close relationship with climate change litigation. The system requires that federal agency " should compile detailed environmental impact report (EIS)on major federal action which significantly affects human survival environment quality"". Litigation case of Export - Import Bank of the United States and Overseas Private Investment Corporation by Friends of the Earth, Green Peace, Boulder City, etc. is typical one related to the act. We try to evaluate and analyze text and case of the act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21523940
Volume :
6
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Meteorological & Environmental Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
110278898