Private Law Theory

Abbe Brown, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology, 2019, Edward Elgar Publishing, 368pp, ISBN 9781788111102. Professor Abbe Brown’s insightful book, Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology, critically examines one of the predominant subjects of our times, climate change. Contemporary political viewpoints highlight the fact that climate change, indeed the very acceptance of its existence, is not something to be taken lightly. Accepting that climate change is a pertinent issue for mankind and acknowledging the scientific evidence of its immense detrimental impact on the earth, the book commences by noting that technology is a key way of seeking to respond to and manage climate change. However, such technology, invariably developed by private actors, is often the subject of intellectual property (IP) rights … (more)

Paul Kimani, ‘Book Review: Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Technology‘, European Journal of Law and Technology, volume 12 no 2 (2021).

First posted 2021-10-26 18:00:04