The legal landscape around climate change is complex, unstable, and expanding. Scientists continue to publish new findings, policy makers regularly adopt new regulations, and petitioners file new litigation, nationwide and around the world. Hence the need for this third edition. Most of it is completely new, and the few chapters carried over from the second edition have been thoroughly updated. This edition explores the following topics:Overview and Context:







Introduction and The Multilateral Climate Regime 

U.S. Federal Regulation and Litigation: 





Evolution of U.S. Climate Law and Policy
Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act
Non-CO2 Pollutants
Environmental Impact Assessment
Climate Justice
Endangered Species Act
Climate-Related Financial Risk Management and Disclosure
Civil Remedies

Regional, State, and Local Actions:





State and Multistate Climate Action
Local Initiatives

Energy Regulation





Electricity Regulation, Markets, and Governance
Land Use and Transportation Policies Addressing Climate Change



The Next Legal Frontiers





Carbon Capture and Sequestration and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Agriculture
Climate Change and Public Natural Resources
Climate Adaptation Law
U.S. Climate Change Law and Policy: Taking Stock