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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2023

Florian Rabitz
Florian Rabitz
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Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

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Transformative Novel Technologies and Global Environmental Governance , pp. v - vi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023
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Contents

  1. List of Acronyms

  2. 1Introduction

  3. 2Technology and Sustainability

    1. 2.1Transitions, Transformations, Resilience

    2. 2.2Techno-Fixing Sustainability

    3. 2.3Technological Lock-In

    4. 2.4Promises and Perils

    5. 2.5Ambiguity

    6. 2.6Techno-Fixes and Political Alternatives

  4. 3Technology and International Institutions

    1. 3.1The Functions of International Institutions

    2. 3.2How Do International Institutions Respond?

    3. 3.3When Do International Institutions Respond and Why Do They Do So in Different Ways?

    4. 3.4How Could International Institutions Respond in Better Ways?

    5. 3.5Beyond International Institutions

    6. 3.6Methodological Considerations

  5. 4Biotechnology

    1. 4.1Bioinformatics and Biodiversity Conservation

    2. 4.2Gene Drives and Synthetic Biology for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration

    3. 4.3Genetic Resources and Digital Sequence Information

    4. 4.4The Seed Treaty

    5. 4.5The Nagoya Protocol

    6. 4.6The Cartagena Protocol

    7. 4.7The World Health Organization

    8. 4.8Conclusions

  6. 5Climate Engineering

    1. 5.1Transitioning to Net Zero

    2. 5.2Responding to Catastrophic Climate Change

    3. 5.3The London Convention and the London Protocol

    4. 5.4The OSPAR Convention

    5. 5.5The Convention on Biological Diversity

    6. 5.6The Paris Climate Agreement

    7. 5.7The United Nations Environment Assembly

    8. 5.8The Montreal Protocol and the Vienna Convention

    9. 5.9Conclusions

  7. 6Mining Beyond National Jurisdiction

    1. 6.1Metals in the World Economy

    2. 6.2Metals and Sustainability Transitions

    3. 6.3The Outer Space Treaty

    4. 6.4The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

    5. 6.5The Antarctic Treaty System

    6. 6.6Conclusions

  8. 7Conclusions and Outlook

    1. 7.1Islands of Effectiveness in a Sea of Dysfunctionality

    2. 7.2Institutional Design and Normative Fit

    3. 7.3Regulated Use, Prohibition, and Precaution

    4. 7.4The Regulation of Scientific Research

    5. 7.5Path Dependence

    6. 7.6Managing Trade-48

    7. 7.7Beyond Global Environmental Governance

    8. 7.8Concluding Remarks

  9. Index

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  • Florian Rabitz, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
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  • Florian Rabitz, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
  • Book: Transformative Novel Technologies and Global Environmental Governance
  • Online publication: 24 August 2023
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