Controlling International Shipping and Aviation Emissions: Governing the Global Climate Crisis

This book assesses the extent to which two specialized UN agencies- the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal - have been able to regulate environmental pollution in the global commons.

David A. Deese is a professor of political science/international relations/international political economy at Boston College, where he researches the politics of comparative energy transition/climate policies and institutions worldwide, the global governance of international shipping and aviation emissions, and the implications of green hydrogen economies. He recently edited A Research Agenda for International Political Economy: New Directions and Promising Paths. He has also taught at Yale, Harvard, Brandeis, and Tallinn Universities.