Edited Books
- Geo-Engineering the Climate: Law, Ethics and Policy Considerations (William C.G. Burns & Andrew Strauss, eds., 2013, Cambridge University Press)
- Adjudicating the Climate: International and National Causes of Action on Climate Change (William C.G. Burns & Hari Osofsky, editors, 2009, Cambridge University Press)
- The Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World, (William C.G. Burns & Alexander Gillespie editors, 2003, Transnational Publishers)
- Topical Editor, Water Organizations and Library Resources section, Encyclopedia of Water Science (B.A. Stewart & Terry Howell eds., 2003, Marcel Dekker)
- Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States (Alexander Gillespie & William C.G. Burns, eds., 2000, Kluwer Academic Publishers)
Journal Articles
Book Chapters
- Human Rights Dimensions of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage: A Framework for Climate Justice in the Realm of Climate Geoengineering, Climate Justice: Case Studies in Global and Regional Challenges (Abate, ed., Environmental Law Institute Press, 2016)
- Climate Geoengineering: Promise or Peril on a New Earth?, New Earth Politics (Nicholson & Jinnah, eds., MIT Press, 2016) (co-author: Simon Nicholson)
- Sites for Sore Eyes: The World Heritage Convention and the Specter of Climate Change, in Climate Change Law and Policy: A Reader (William Rodgers & Michael Robinson-Dorn, editors, Carolina Academic 2010)
- The Exigency for Climate Change Litigation, Adjudicating the Climate: International and National Causes of Action on Climate Change (William C.G. Burns & Hari Osofsky, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2009)
- Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Ocean Acidification: The Potential Impacts on Ocean Biodiversity, in Saving Biological Diversity: Balancing Protection of Endangered Species and Ecosystems (Springer 2008)
- Trade Liberalization and Global Environmental Governance: The Potential for Conflict, in Handbook of Environmental Politics (Edward Elgar, 2005) (co-author and lead author: Kate O’Neill)
- The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Cetaceans, in The Future of Cetaceans in a Changing World, (William C.G. Burns & Alexander Gillespie editors, 2003, Transnational Publishers)
- The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the Freshwater Resources of Pacific Island Developing Countries, in The World’s Water (Peter H. Gleick, ed., Volume 3, Island Press, 2002)
- The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Developing Countries, in Climate Change in the South Pacific: Impacts and Responses in Australia, New Zealand, and Small Island States (Alexander Gillespie & William C.G. Burns, eds., 2000, Kluwer Academic Publishers)
Encyclopedia Entries
- Geoengineering, Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of Science and History (ABC-Clio 2012)
- Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Green Issues and Debates (Sage 2011)
- Carbon Taxes to Address Climate Change, The Green Series: Toward a Sustainable Environment, Volume I: Green Energy (Sage 2010)
- The Impacts of Globalization on Biodiversity, Encyclopedia of Globalization (R. Robertson & J.A. Scholte, editors, Routledge 2006)
Reports, Position Papers, Contributions to Proceedings
- (Contributing author) Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Current state of knowledge and potential role of philanthropy, September 9th, 2019 Meeting Proceedings (2019)
- Marine Geoengineering Governance, Center for International Governance Innovation, Special Report (2019) (in press)
- A Response to Reynolds, et. al., Five Solar Geoengineering Tropes that have Outstayed their Welcome, FCEA Comments Paper (November 2016)
- Climate Engineering under the Paris Agreement: A Legal & Policy Primer, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Special Report, Nov. 1, 2016 (co-author: A. Neil Craik)
- The Paris Agreement and Climate Geoengineering Governance: The Need for a Human Rights-Based Component, Centre for International Governance Innovation Papers, No. 111 (October, 2016)
- (Co-author with other committee members), Legal Principles Related to Climate Change, Report of the International Law Association, Climate Change Law Committee (2014)
- (Co-author with other committee members), Terms in the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea or in Convention Analysis that the Convention Does Not Define, Report of the International Law Association (American Branch), Law of the Sea Committee (2007)
- William C.G. Burns & Mark Simmonds, Precautionary Principle Guidelines: Progress Report, Scientific Committee, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, CS2/Doc17 (2003)
Book Reviews
- International Law: Cases and Materials (Don Anton, et al.), 7 International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law & Economics (2007)
- National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime (Dana R. Fisher), 5(3) Global Environmental Politics (2005)
Newspaper Op-Eds/Commentaries
- The Future of Clean Coal, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk), Dec. 31, 2016
- Dangers of Trying to Set Earth’s Thermostat, USA Today, August 11, 2013
- Bush’s Climate Change Initiative is Not Enough, San Diego Union Tribune, February 27, 2002 [co-author: Andrew Strauss]
- Alternative Energy and Better Mileage Rules Can Offset a Mideast Oil Shutoff, Columbus Dispatch, November 12, 2001 and 12 other papers with a total circulation of over 1.1 million.
- Nuclear Power Comes Out Swinging, San Diego Union Tribune, May 16, 2001 [co-author: Kate O’Neill]
- The Case Not Made for Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, San Diego Union Tribune, February 19, 2001
- U.S. Should Lead the Way on Global Warming, San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 2000
Online Publications
Guest Editorships
- Fall/Winter issue of Climate Law, special issue on climate geoengineering law (2015) (co-editor, Simon Nicholson)
- Spring & Summer issues of the Carbon & Climate Law Review (2013), special issues on climate geoengineering law
- Special issue on fisheries, Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences (Summer 2013) (Co-editor, D.G. Webster)
- GHG Market Report: 2012, International Emissions Trading Report (Board of Editors)
- Special Issue on the Precautionary Principle and Biodiversity: 5(1-2) International Journal of Global Environmental Issues (2004)
Bibliographies
Online Projects
- Creator, Environmental Justice Resources on the Net, Tulane University Law School, http://www.tulane.edu/~telc/assets/pdfs/EJ2_.pdf
- Principal Investigator, Geoengineering Ethics Project, University of Montana, The Center for Ethics, http://www.umt.edu/ethics/EthicsGeoengineering/default.aspx
- Creator, International Wildlife Law Project of the International Law Association – American Branch: International Environmental Law Group, http://www.internationalwildlifelaw.org
- Creator & Administrator, Teaching Climate Change Law & Policy Blog, http://www.teachingclimatelaw.org
- Creator and Coordinator, The Precautionary Principle Project (P3), http://www.institute.redlands.edu/P3
TEACHING INTERESTS:
- Ocean & Coastal Law & Policy
- Climate Change Law & Policy
- International Envirnmental Law & Policy
RECENT AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Environmental Studies & Sciences: 2019
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Arts & Sciences, Bradley University
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