Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2

Derclaye, Estelle

Abstract

It has now almost become trite to say that global warming is one of the most pressing problems we are facing. Very few would also now deny that the cause of this greenhouse effect and the correlated climate change is man. What has not been much noted so far is that this extraordinary release of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the earth’s atmosphere may be due in major part to our patent laws. Indeed, the main goal of patent laws is to incentivise industrial and technological development, which in turn creates pollution including the release of GHG.

Citation

Derclaye, E. (2009). Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2. International Energy Law Review, 2009(5-6),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Nov 21, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 2, 2022
• Journal: International Energy Law Review
• Print ISSN: 1757-4404
• Electronic ISSN: 1757-4404
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2009
• Issue: 5-6
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