Tree Clearing, Hunger Strikes and Kyoto Targets – The Need for a Middle Ground.

Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 28 3: 201-212, 2011

University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law Research Paper No. 15-51

13 Pages Posted: 4 Jun 2015

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Justine Bell

The University of Queensland - T.C. Beirne School of Law

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

Climate change and loss of biodiversity have emerged as serious environmental problems in Australia and internationally. Australian governments have introduced laws designed to address these problems, including laws that restrict, and in some cases prohibit, tree clearing. Although regulation of tree clearing is needed to reduce emissions and protect biodiversity, there has been an overreliance on tree clearing bans by the Australian government as a means of meeting Kyoto targets, thereby reducing the need for emission cuts in other sectors. This article addresses recent legal, political and social developments in this area, and suggests a move towards a middle ground that provides for limited clearing in a sustainable manner, accompanied by emission cuts in other sectors.

JEL Classification: k00

Suggested Citation

Bell, Justine, Tree Clearing, Hunger Strikes and Kyoto Targets – The Need for a Middle Ground. (2011). Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 28 3: 201-212, 2011, University of Queensland TC Beirne School of Law Research Paper No. 15-51, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2611489

Justine Bell (Contact Author)

The University of Queensland - T.C. Beirne School of Law ( email )

The University of Queensland
St Lucia
4072 Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

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