A5006439739- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Space exploration and regulation
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Innovation Policy and R&D
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- International Development and Aid
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Media Studies and Communication
- International Arbitration and Investment Law
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
International Business School at Vilnius University
2025
Kaunas University of Technology
2017-2024
Universidade de São Paulo
2014-2017
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2015
Institute for the International Education of Students
2011-2014
Abstract When does technology matter for resolving global challenges of environmental sustainability? Starting from the concept “techno-fixes” that centers on impacts challenges, I develop an alternative account assesses implications international cooperation. propose techno-political fixes to refer technologies improve cooperative prospects. Techno-political structure cooperation problems in terms distributional impacts, epistemic complexity, and/or tractability, thus facilitating joint...
Abstract Technology is of increasing importance for international cooperation, yet theory development in rationalist International Relations has not kept pace. I develop a theoretical framework explaining cooperative outcomes the regulation technology. propose that uncertainty and distribution material capacities create severe collective action problem novel technologies, which precludes robust thus limits joint gains from appropriation technological benefits mitigation risks. While severity...
Technologies for Solar Radiation Management (SRM) could limit global warming by manipulating the Earth's radiation balance. A major objection to SRM is termination problem: catastrophic consequences that are likely result from its sudden discontinuation. The problem limits reversibility of policy choices and poses risk inadvertent or enforced program collapse. It often considered a impediment governability SRM. In first attempt systematically engage with question institutional design...
The rapid expansion of human activities in outer space is likely to bring new economic, social, and political dilemmas the next 50 100 years.Future governance will have increasingly juggle earth-space social justice, resource trade-offs, environmental sustainability issues.This poses challenges global commons, i.e. whether existing studies are fit address commons a context (dis)integrates with Earth-bound governance.To explore these questions, this study uses scenario-building techniques...
ABSTRACTABSTRACTAnalysing the European Union's (EU) role in negotiations of 2010 Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing regarding genetic resources, this article argues for integration (1) EU's policy objectives (2) their achievement analysis performance leadership international (environmental) negotiations. We first develop a conceptual explanatory framework that highlights inter-relationship between both aspects. then establish EU pursued conservative process (becoming more moderate...
This article assesses the effectiveness of 2010 Nagoya Protocol to Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for addressing "biopiracy" genetic resources; that is, their biotechnological utilization in violation either provider country legislation or mutually agreed contractual obligations. Biopiracy is defined as a problem resulting from distributive conflict between and user countries, practical difficulties monitoring resources transnational context, pervasive scientific uncertainty about...
In the context of Brazil's rising energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we develop a forward-looking analysis domestic renewable energy policy framework. We probe overall effectiveness this framework by focusing on instrument design (in terms stringency and predictability) as well coherence. analyze development solar, wind hydropower, biodiesel ethanol, in period between 2003 2018. find strong increases for biodiesel, solar power, marginal ones decreasing hydropower. Predictability...
The term “climate engineering” is an ambiguous label for two categories of technologies mediating global warming, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). Whether CDR SRM should be grouped together under a common umbrella term, or whether they treated as disparate problems in need solutions, has long been matter debate. This paper first provides empirical analysis disaggregation. Topic modelling the scientific literature on climate engineering, I highlight trend...
This article investigates the presence of domestic-international linkages in Lithuanian mass media discourse on climate change. We apply domestication framework which distinguishes three types framing change media: as a domestic issue disconnected from its global dimensions, geographic location news is being produced and consumed, an that links together international levels. estimate Correlated Topic Model for dataset 583 articles published between 2017 2018. Classifying resulting topics...
Abstract Near‐Earth asteroids (NEAs) hold metal reserves that could sustain global consumption for millennia. Unresolved questions of technological and economic feasibility notwithstanding, NEA mining ensure the accessibility affordability key strategic resources, contribute to sustainability transitions displace environmentally socially harmful terrestrial mining. Based on implicit explicit normative commitments towards common heritage principle in international space law, we develop...
Gene drives are genetic modifications designed for rapidly diffusing traits throughout a target population. They currently being proposed as biological control agents to combat, instance, invasive alien species and disease vectors. also raise concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on diversity. This text assesses gene drive governance under the Convention Biological Diversity (CBD) its Cartagena Protocol Biosafety. While directly relevant objectives of both agreements, regulatory...
We propose a conceptual framework to explain why some technologies are more difficult govern than others in global environmental governance. start from the observation that pose transboundary risks, provide capacities for managing such and do both. For "ambiguous" technologies, potential risks risk management uncertain, unknown or even unknowable. Governance systems indeterminate towards ambiguous as existing norms, rules, scripts routines not imply default solutions under institutional...
The 2001 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and<br />Agriculture established a global network of seed banks which grants facilitated access to crops breeding purposes while aiming that the resulting commercial benefits are shared fairly and equitably. While treaty has been successful in terms access, not being shared. I analyze causes lack benefit-sharing treaty’s institutional design, implementation challenges wider problem structure plant genetic resources food...
Engineered gene drives are an emerging technology for the large-scale genetic modification of natural populations species. They controversial due to high levels uncertainty about their risks and benefits. We analyze in social, natural, technological contexts. discuss depth intervention compare “conventional” techniques other novel high-impact technologies. While might overpromise under-deliver solutions problems sustainable development, they also represent a paradigm shift human interference...
This paper sets a framework for using semiotics as an analytical method Earth system science. It illustrates the use of such by analysing dataset consisting 32,383 abstracts research articles pertaining to science, modelled semantic networks. The analysis allows us explain epistemological advantages this originating in systems thinking common both science and semiotics. purpose methodological proposal is that bringing recent critical planetary boundaries attention ecosemiotics biosemiotic...
Space resources such as minerals or lunar ice deposits are of growing economic and political interest in the context emerging space economy intensifying geopolitical tensions a new “space race”. Scholars stakeholders increasingly engage with question how to regulate future exploration exploitation under international law. A potential option that has drawn broad attention debate is multilateral regime would common heritage humanity aim for fair equitable sharing benefits derive...
Abstract Digitalization, genome editing and synthetic biology are presently leading to fundamental changes in the field of biotechnology. At same time, international regulatory institutions have largely failed adapt those changes. This text evaluates role interests, knowledge institutional factors for explaining nonadaptation, or ‘institutional drift’. Focusing on domains biosafety, biosecurity genetic resources, analysis highlights explanatory power and, a lesser extent, with playing only...