[Wigsat-l] Call for Papers - Clean Tech & International Trade

[Sophia Huyer]

Call for Papers
Topic: Clean Tech & International Trade

Sustainable Development Law and Policy ("SDLP") is currently accepting  
submissions for its Spring 2009 issue on Clean Tech & International  
Trade, focusing on the emerging international clean tech industry. If  
you would like to submit an article for consideration, please send  
your paper or a summary of your topic to sdlp at wcl.american.edu.

Topic summaries are due: March 8, 2009.
Final papers are due: March 15, 2009.

A summary is not required but only complete submissions will be  
accepted after January 5.

Call for Papers: Clean Tech & International Trade

Submissions Due: March 15, 2009

Sustainable Development Law and Policy (“SDLP”) is accepting  
submissions for its spring 2009 issue on Clean Tech & International  
Trade, focusing on the emerging international clean tech industry.

SDLP’s Clean Tech & International Trade issue will provide a forum for  
legal practitioners and other experts to discuss the legal, social,  
and political currents of the clean tech industry. We strive to create  
an issue that will expand the discourse and facilitate the exchange of  
ideas about this emerging industry. Potential topics include but are  
not limited to:
• Political dynamics in tech transfer
• Lessons learned from MEAs
• Barriers to tech transfer
• Driving the clean tech trade
• IP, clean tech investment, and job creation
• CCS projects and financing
• Comparative analysis of renewable energy policies
• Regulating chemicals export, including ozone depleting substances  
with climate co-benefits
• Governance of UNFCCC financing mechanism frameworks
• Building capacity in developing countries through clean tech
• Is the CDM tech transfer?
• Transfer of adaptation technologies
• International investment by China
• Tech transfer and human rights

SDLP aims to represent a range of viewpoints, including those from  
academia, the public and private sectors, multilateral organizations,  
and others. View recent issues at http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/sdlp/.

Requirements for Submission
Submit article or abstracts for consideration to  
sdlp at wcl.american.edu. Summaries are due: March 8, 2009. Final papers  
are due: March 15, 2009. A summary is not required but only complete  
submissions will be accepted after March 8.

Page/Word limit: 15 pages (double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman  
font, ~3500 words).
Electronic Format: Emailed in Microsoft Word.
Article Format: Follow the format presented in previous SDLP  
Introduction outlining the article. issues. Conclusion summarizing  
findings, arguments, and/or recommendations
Citations: Include the name and author of the cited source, title of  
publication, publisher, date of publication, relevant page numbers,  
and website address (if applicable). Provide a citation to every fact,  
opinion, statement, and quote that is not your original idea.
Author Biography: Include a 3-4 sentence biography and indicate  
whether you would like your email address included with the published  
article.
Supplementary Information: We encourage submission of photographs and  
graphics to accompany your article. Please send proof of permission to  
use others' images.

We reserve the right to reject submissions or hold submissions on file  
for later publication. We also reserve the right to revise your  
submission and/or cut text. You will have the opportunity to accept or  
reject any revisions. SDLP accepts submission of timely articles that  
have already been published elsewhere with written permission from the  
previous publisher.

SDLP is available online at LexisNexis, Westlaw, VLex and Hein Online  
and is widely distributed in the Washington, DC community and  
worldwide to law and graduate schools, representatives of  
international organizations, and environmental law and sustainable  
development practitioners worldwide. You can also view recent SDLP  
issues at http://www.wcl.american.edu/org/sdlp/.