Climate Change, Cattle, and the International Legal Order

Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Williams is Lecturer in Environmental Law at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. Klappentext Livestock food systems need to be rapidly rethought to tackle the global climate crisis. This book examines how climate concerns for the livestock sector are governed in international law and addresses the sector's inclusion or (lack thereof) across the international governance of climate change, agriculture, forests and trade.The book provides a wide-ranging analysis of legal regimes on the international level that affect emissions from cattle (and where relevant, livestock more broadly). On this basis, tensions, interactions, and common themes for livestock emissions mitigation across the international climate change, forestry, agricultural and agri-trade regime are identified. This showcases where productive synergies and damaging tensions have emerged across the cross-cutting nature of livestock governance, enabling goals of fairer and more effective emissions mitigation for the sector to be achieved. In addition to addressing issues such as food security and public health, the book highlights the problem of affluence in reducing cattle emissions from meat consumption. This key insight is significant in terms of tackling future livestock emissions trajectories, particularly in relation to securing climate justice within the agricultural sector and securing equitable and effective livestock solutions. The book is a key text for all those with an interest in the legal governance of climate change and agriculture, adding to the timely debate on the future sustainability of the global diet and the relationship between affluence and climate change. Vorwort This book analyses reasons for the livestock sector's inclusion (or lack thereof) across the international governance regime for climate change, agriculture, forests and trade. Zusammenfassung Livestock food systems need to be rapidly rethought to tackle the global climate crisis. This book examines how climate concerns for the livestock sector are governed in international law and addresses the sector's inclusion or (lack thereof) across the international governance of climate change, agriculture, forests and trade.The book provides a wide-ranging analysis of legal regimes on the international level that affect emissions from cattle (and where relevant, livestock more broadly). On this basis, tensions, interactions, and common themes for livestock emissions mitigation across the international climate change, forestry, agricultural and agri-trade regime are identified. This showcases where productive synergies and damaging tensions have emerged across the cross-cutting nature of livestock governance, enabling goals of fairer and more effective emissions mitigation for the sector to be achieved. In addition to addressing issues such as food security and public health, the book highlights the problem of affluence in reducing cattle emissions from meat consumption. This key insight is significant in terms of tackling future livestock emissions trajectories, particularly in relation to securing climate justice within the agricultural sector and securing equitable and effective livestock solutions. The book is a key text for all those with an interest in the legal governance of climate change and agriculture, adding to the timely debate on the future sustainability of the global diet and the relationship between affluence and climate change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. Introduction to Climate Change and the Cattle Sector3. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Climate Regime 4. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Agricultural Regime 5. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Forest Regime6. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Agricultural Trade Regime7. Reconciling Climate Justice in the International Legal Order for Climate Change an...

Vorwort
This book analyses reasons for the livestock sector's inclusion (or lack thereof) across the international governance regime for climate change, agriculture, forests and trade.

Autorentext
Rebecca Williams is Lecturer in Environmental Law at Glasgow University, UK. She was formerly the Interim Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, UK, having received her PhD in Law from the European University Institute, Italy.

Klappentext

Livestock food systems need to be rapidly rethought to tackle the global climate crisis. This book examines how climate concerns for the livestock sector are governed in international law and addresses the sector's inclusion or (lack thereof) across the international governance of climate change, agriculture, forests and trade. The book provides a wide-ranging analysis of legal regimes on the international level that affect emissions from cattle (and where relevant, livestock more broadly). On this basis, tensions, interactions, and common themes for livestock emissions mitigation across the international climate change, agricultural, forest and agri-trade regime. This showcases where productive synergies and damaging tensions have emerged across the cross-cutting nature of livestock governance, enabling goals of fairer and more effective emissions mitigation for the sector to be achieved. In addition to addressing issues such as food security and public health, the book highlights the problem of affluence in reducing cattle emissions from meat consumption. This key insight is significant in terms of tackling future livestock emissions trajectories, particularly in relation to securing climate justice within the agricultural sector and securing equitable and effective livestock solutions. The book is a key text for all those with an interest in the legal governance of climate change and agriculture, adding to the timely debate on the future sustainability of the global diet and the relationship between affluence and climate change.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Introduction to Climate Change and the Cattle Sector 2. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Climate Regime 3. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Agricultural Regime 4. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Forest Regime 5. Climate Change and Cattle in the International Agricultural Trade Regime 6. Conclusion: Reconciling Climate Justice in the International Legal Order for Climate Change and Cattle