Dr Nicola Swayne
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
carbon rights, carbon trading, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, environmental law, international law, planning law, renewable energy, sequestration projects
Research field
Law
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- International Conservation Union (IUCN) Commission on Environmental Law (by invitation) (2007-present)
- Law Society of Queensland (2005 – 2010)
- National Environmental Law Association (2005 – 2012)
- Alliance for Law, Governance and the Environment (co-founder) (2007-Present)
- Global Governance Project (Glogov) (2008- Present)
- Environmental Law Roundtable of Australia and New Zealand Associate (2007-2012)
- Golden Key International Honour Society (by invitation) (1998 – Present)
Teaching
- LWB136 Contracts A
Publications
- Swayne, N. & Phillips, A. (2012). Legal liability for carbon capture and storage in Australia: Where should the losses fall? Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 29(3), 189–216. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/49720
- Swayne, N., (2012). Regulating coal seam gas in Queensland: Lessons in an adaptive environmental management approach? Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 29(2), 163–185. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/49293
- Durrant, N., (2011). Legal issues in carbon farming: Biosequestration, carbon pricing, and carbon rights. Climate Law, 2(4), 515–533. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48030
- Christensen, S., Durrant, N., O'Connor, P. & Phillips, A. (2011). Regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal mining activities in the context of climate change. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 28(6), 381–415. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/46661
- Durrant, N., (2010). Legal Responses to Climate Change. Federation Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39197
- Durrant, N., (2010). Carbon capture and storage laws in Australia: project facilitation or a precautionary approach? Environmental Liability, 18(4), 148–157. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39198
- Durrant, N., (2010). The Australian response to climate change: business as usual or legal innovation? Environmental Law and Management, 22(3), 105–114. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/39199
- Durrant, N., (2009). Addressing climate liabilities in common transactional documents. In W. Gumley & T. Daya-Winterbottom (Eds.), Climate Change Law: Comparative, Contractual and Regulatory Considerations (pp. 139–157). Thomson Reuters Lawbooks. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/17850
- Durrant, N., (2007). Emissions Trading, Offsets and Other Mitigation Options for the Australian Coal Industry. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 24(5), 361–381. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43230
- Durrant, N., (2007). Tortious Liability for Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Climate Change, Causation and Public Policy Considerations. QUT Law Review, 7(2), 403–424. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14206
QUT ePrints
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Selected research projects
- Title
- An Integrated Legal Regime for a Sustainable Carbon Cycle
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP1094061
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Sustainable Development; Property Rights; Natural Resources Law; Climate Change Regulation; Environmental Law
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.