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9 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 549 (2007-2008)
Success by a Thousand Cuts: The Use of Environmental Impact Assessment in Addressing Climate Change

handle is hein.journals/vermenl9 and id is 555 raw text is: SUCCESS BY A THOUSAND CUTS: THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE Caleb W. Christopher* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .......................................... 550 I. N EPA & EIA Overview ........................................................................ 552 II. Overview of Current Environmental Impact Assessment Law s and Practice ............................................................................... 557 III. The Current State of Climate Change ................................................ 559 A. International Initiatives: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ................................................... 561 B. Domestic Possibilities for Regulating CO2 ................................... 562 IV. Environmental Review in Depth ........................................................ 564 A. EIA as a Flexible Decision-making Tool ...................................... 564 B. Pinning the Tail: The Elusive Definition of Significance ......... 566 C. Climate Change as a Cumulative Issue under EIA ....................... 568 D. Professional Technical Guidance on EIA and Climate Change .... 590 V. Comparative International Technical Guidance on EIA and C lim ate C hange .................................................................................. 59 1 VI. Domestic EIS Examples: Wind Power Development ........................ 593 VII. EIA Process & Climate Change ........................................................ 595 A. Scoping & Climate Change .......................................................... 596 B. Alternatives Analysis & Impact Assessment ................................ 596 C. Mitigation, Offsets, and Project Redesign .................................... 598 D. EIA as a Tool to Evaluate Climate Change Impacts upon a P roject ........................................................................................ 60 1 E. Strategic Policy Behind EIA and Climate Change ........................ 603 C onclusion ................................................................................................. 605 A ppendix I ................................................................................................. 609 A ppendix II ............................................................................................... 6 11 * AICP, B.A. 1998, Macalester College; M.S. 2003, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; J.D. 2007, Pace University School of Law. Mr. Christopher is an Advisor to the United Nations Mission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

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