The handbook of global companies

The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of global policy on climate and the environment. It combines the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of experts from around the world to explore current debates and the latest thinking in the search for global environmental solutions

This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international energy issues in one volume. Maps the emerging field of global energy policy both for scholars and practitioners; the focus is on global issues, but it also explores the regional impact of international energy policiesAccounts for the multi-faceted nature of global energy policy challenges and broadens discussions of these beyond the prevalent debates about oil supplyAnalyzes global energy policy challenges across the dimensions of mark

The Handbook of Global Companies brings together original research addressing the latest theories and empirical analysis surrounding the role of global companies in local, national, and international governance. Offers new insights into the role of global companies in relation to policy and governance at local, national, and international levels. Brings together newly-commissioned research by a global team of established and up-and-coming scholars from the fields of international relations, political science, public policy, and beyond. Considers the environme

The Handbook of Global Companiesbrings together original research addressing the latest theories and empirical analysis surrounding the role of global companies in local, national, and international governance.Offers new insights into the role of global companies in relation to policy and governance at local, national, and international levelsBrings together newly-commissioned research by a global team of established and up-and-coming scholars from the fields of international relations, political science, public policy, and beyondConsiders the environmental and societal responsibilities of global corporations.Covers topics including the spatial locations of global companies; debate about the power they wield and their role as catalysts in new forms of governance; and the ways in which global companies share authority with the state and international organizations to drive policy processesSpeculates on the broader potential and limitations of global governance

Intro -- The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Part I Global Policy Challenges -- Chapter 1 Global Climate Change -- Understanding the "Problem(s)" of Climate Change -- Climate Science -- Beyond Climate Science: What Kind of Problem Is Climate Change? -- The Global Responses to Climate Change -- Multilateral Governance -- Beyond the Multilateral Process -- Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place? -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Global Water Governance -- Introduction: Global Water Challenges -- The Organization of Water Governance -- The Phases of Governance -- Phase 1: Transboundary Institutionalization Experiments (pre-1960) -- Phase 2: Global Water Policy Initiatives (1960-1992) -- Phase 3: Hybridization of Policy Initiatives (1992-2003) -- Phase 4: Attempt at System-Wide Coherence (2003-2012) -- The Policy Arena -- Introduction -- 1960-1990 -- 1992-2003 -- The Law Arena -- Phases -- Principles -- The UN Watercourses Convention -- UNECE Convention -- Berlin Rules -- Supranational and Transboundary Agreements -- Groundwater Rules -- The Human Right to Water -- Court Cases on Water -- Other Legal Regimes with an Impact on Water -- The "Water Wars" Debate -- Key Issues in Water Governance for the Twenty-first Century -- References -- Chapter 3 Biodiversity and Conservation -- The Importance of Biodiversity and the Current Challenges -- The Initial Global Regulatory Response -- The Convention on Biological Diversity -- The CBD's Inherent Weaknesses -- The CBD's Regulatory Development -- The CBD's Strategic Deployment of Targets -- The CBD's Identity and the Direction of International Biodiversity Preservation Law -- References -- Chapter 4 Marine Environment Protection -- Introduction -- The Marine Environment.

Presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of global policy on climate and the environment. It combines the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of experts from around the world to explore current debates and the latest thinking in the search for global environmental solutions

The Handbook of Global Companies brings together original research addressing the latest theories and empirical analysis surrounding the role of global companies in local, national, and international governance. Offers new insights into the role of global companies in relation to policy and governance at local, national, and international levels. Brings together newly-commissioned research by a global team of established and up-and-coming scholars from the fields of international relations, political science, public policy, and beyond. Considers the environme