Exploiting icebergs

Analysis of the legality of the practice of exploiting icebergs from Antarctica based on the Antarctic Treaty and the Paris Agreement.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5907678

Keywords:

Feasibility, Exploitation, Iceberg, Law

Abstract

This article has as main objective to present the current legal feasibility of the practice of exploiting Antarctic icebergs in accordance with the current international laws, these laws being the Paris Agreement and the Antarctic Treaty System. Throughout this article, the history of the practice of towing and exploiting icebergs will be demonstrated, as well as how the practice is currently applied and whether it could be legally applied specifically in Antarctica as the UAE Iceberg Project and the Project Cape Town project suggest. The legal feasibility of the practice of exploiting Antarctic icebergs will be demonstrated through an analysis of the laws that protect the Antarctic environment and that directly or indirectly influence the practice already mentioned. It is possible to emphasize that this type of agreements can affect not only the subscribers but also their respective international allies.

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Author Biography

Yago Magalhães Fontes, Centro Estadual de Educação Tecnológica Paula Souza - Faculdade de Tecnologia de Praia Grande (FATECPG)

Graduated in Foreign Trade at the Paula Souza State Technological Education Center (2020). Volunteer for environmental causes by the organization Greenpeace Brasil (2020). Volunteer in research on COVID19 by Fold at Home (2020).

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2021-06-30

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Magalhães Fontes, Y. (2021). Exploiting icebergs: Analysis of the legality of the practice of exploiting icebergs from Antarctica based on the Antarctic Treaty and the Paris Agreement. Revista Do CEAM, 7(1), 35–43. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5907678

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021)

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