Publication Date
11-8-2024
Document Type
Book Chapter
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Climate adaptation, Preemption law, Climate Change, Global Warming, Environmental Law
Abstract
As high-level warming becomes more common, it is critical for human society to respond effectively and forcefully to meet the many challenges coming our way. We have to be prepared for a 1.5- to 4-degrees Celsius (°C) increase in temperature.1 The scale of the coming change and the relatively short time frame in which it will occur both suggest that our society will need to respond in a highly coordinated and efficient way to best put our limited resources to work. This in turn will require all levels of government - local, state, regional, national, and international - to work in coordination toward achieving reasonable climate adaptation, for us to avoid the worst disruptions due to climate change. Preemption law can make a mess of all of this, as it has done in areas related to climate mitigation in recent years; but preemption done right can instead be a critical tool for effective climate adaptation.
Rights Holder
Kevin J. Lynch, Environmental Law Institute
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by Environmental Law Institute. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This book chapter was originally published as Kevin J. Lynch, Preemption: Opportunities and Obstacles for Climate Adaptation, in Adapting to High-level Warming : Law, Governance, and Equity 119-137 (2024).
Publication Title
Adapting to High-level Warming : Law, Governance, and Equity
First Page
119
Last Page
137
Recommended Citation
Kevin J. Lynch, Preemption: Opportunities and Obstacles for Climate Adaptation, in Adapting to High-level Warming : Law, Governance, and Equity 119-137 (2024).
ISBN
9781585762699