Protecting the Last Frontier

Space Mining and Environmental Sustainability

Gabrielle Leterre

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Kluwer Law International
29 April 2024

International law; International space & aerospace law

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Aerospace Law and Policy Series

Space resource activities-better known as ""space mining""-is the next step in humankind's utilization of outer space. Previous space activities have belatedly caused us to realize that fragile environments do not end with Earth's atmosphere. Today, the most striking problem is the agglomeration and increasing generation of nonfunctional space objects (space debris) in orbit. Tomorrow, with the development of new space activities, unanticipated environmental problems will arise beyond Earth orbit. This book seeks to anticipate the inevitable legal framework that will need to be put in place and, in particular, considers the necessity to create legal standards to support the environmental sustainability of space resource activities.

To that end, the book assesses the efficiency of existing space law in addressing environmental threats and reflects on the potential contribution international environmental law can offer. The array of applicable mechanisms considered includes a detailed examination of the following:

what kind of environmental problems may arise from space resource activities;

which norms of international law are relevant in addressing these threats within the framework of sustainability;

the United Nations Space Treaties;

domestic space legislations that directly address space resource activities or that are particularly significant from an environmental perspective; and

soft law, especially instruments and guidelines from international organizations acting in the space sector, such as the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).

Contrary to a common idea, space resources-such as the ones found in situ on celestial bodies-are limited and need to be managed rationally. It is indubitable that activities beyond Earth orbit will have an impact on the surrounding environment, raising a host of potential issues, which go beyond the question of debris, such as contamination and the risk of overexploitation. Ultimately, this book drafts the roadmap for the environmentally sustainable exploitation of space resources from a legal standpoint and proposes a sustainability framework articulated around a set of standards. Concerned lawyers and policymakers worldwide will greatly appreciate the book's set of objective standards and concrete measures. This practical approach, which includes the comprehensive review of instruments governing space activities, will lead them to navigate with assurance the different normative levels of legal action for astro-environmentalism.

By: Gabrielle Leterre
Imprint: Kluwer Law International
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 612g
ISBN: 9789403533179
ISBN 10: 940353317X
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 29 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active