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"This book explores a disciplinary matrix for the study of the law and governance concerning mining and minerals from a global perspective. The book considers the key challenges of achieving the goals of Agenda 2030 and the transition to low-carbon economies and the circular economy. The perspective encompasses the multi-faceted and highly complex interaction of multiple fields of international law and policy, soft law and standards, domestic laws and regulations as well as local levels of ordering of social relations. What emerges is a largely neglected, unsystematised and under theorised field of study which lies at the intersection of the global economy, environmental sustainability, human rights and social equity. But it also underlies the many loopholes to address at the local level - land and land holders, artisanal miners, ecosystems, local economies, local linkages and development - which are structurally absent from decision-making processes. The book identifies challenges to building a truly cosmopolitan academic discipline and identifies a research agenda for further studies in this fast-changing field"--

Mining law. --- Mineral industries --- Law --- Energy --- Environmental and Natural Resources Law (Law) --- Law and legislation.

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On June 1, 2017, President Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris agreement on climate change. Despite this decision, American firms continued investing in low-carbon technologies and some states committed to tougher environmental standards. To understand this apparent paradox, this paper studies how a weakening of environmental standards affects the behavior of profit-maximizing firms. It finds that a relaxation of emission standards (i) may increase firms' incentives to adopt clean technologies, but not to pollute less; (ii) may negatively affect industry profitability if it is perceived as temporary; and, when this is the case, (iii) the unilateral adoption of stricter standards by large states may increase the expected profitability of every firm.

Climate Change and Environment --- Climate Change and Health --- Energy and Environment --- Energy Demand --- Environmental and Natural Resources Law --- Environmental Policies --- Governance --- Law and Development --- Legal Products --- Legal Reform --- Paris Agreement --- Policy Reversal --- Private Sector Economics --- Science of Climate Change --- Social Development --- Social Policy --- Subnational Regulation --- Technology Adoption