Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Given this, over the last century, a large body of international law has been developed to govern ocean-based activities. Back in 2008, the parties adopted a resolution which stated that, “given the present state of knowledge, ocean fertilization activities other than legitimate scientific research should not be allowed.”

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Precautionary Principle Carbon Dioxide Ocean Radiation 56

Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

Over the last decade, courts, legislatures and various bodies of government in countries around the world have sought and won ecosystem protection through nature rights. The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. What countries have declared rights of nature?

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 107

Legal Planet

MAY 19, 2024

(credit: PBI Actuarial Consultants) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in coordination with an equally myopic and partisan Florida Legislature, has approved new state legislation ( HB 1645 ) that eliminates the term “climate change” from numerous existing Florida statutes that former Republican Governor Charlie Crist signed into law in 2008.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Sea Level Politics 363

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. The court said the defendants’ argument that the plaintiffs’ state law claims were governed by federal common law appeared to be a matter of ordinary preemption, which would not provide a basis for federal jurisdiction. Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp. ,

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

23] In response to Fukushima, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear plants and the cost of electricity went up. But given the fungible nature of silicon, some fear the Chinese government could evade such controls. [36] In Germany, the government has had to resort to various mechanisms to prevent utilities from going bankrupt.

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Electricity Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 2019 100