Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

A new wave of cases differs from traditional environmental lawsuits by highlighting the connections between preserving the Amazon and the climate, the grave risk of greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation, and the critical role of the forest as a major global carbon sink. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms. Methane is also a fast-acting greenhouse gas in terms of its impact on the climate.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 22, 2024

T he California Air Resources Board reports that in 2021, heavy-duty trucking was responsible for over 30 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, making up roughly 10% of the state’s total emissions.

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The Energy Law

JANUARY 6, 2010

By Stephen Wiegand On December 15, 2009, EPA published in the Federal Register its final endangerment findings with respect to greenhouse gases. 15, 2009) [[link] This rulemaking is a response to Massachusetts v. Many view the existing Clean Air Act as ill-suited to the regulation of greenhouse gases. See 74 Fed.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In a 2009 report he authored for the Rivers Coalition in Cambodia, an NGO alliance, Baird predicted the dam “would result in increased poverty and malnutrition over a wide area in Cambodia.” The analysis showed, however, that overall evaluations of environmental losses from hydropower dams have increased since 2012.

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Real Climate

APRIL 2, 2021

But this also raises other questions: 1) Can we expect the season to continue to lengthen as global warming from increasing concentration of globally well mixed greenhouse gas (GWM-GHG) continues to warm the Atlantic SSTs? 2009 ), a quiescent period of volcanic eruptions ( Mann et al. 778-781, 2009. 2013 ; Sobel et al.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 21, 2023

In the run-up to the Copenhagen climate negotiations in 2009, President Mohamed Nasheed held a cabinet meeting in scuba gear 20 feet underwater to show what awaited the low-lying island nation of the Maldives if serious action were not taken to reduce greenhouse gases. It was the site for one of the most iconic climate policy photos.

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The Energy Law

APRIL 7, 2010

By Stephen Wiegand EPA recently announced its position regarding the timing of the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Program. In October 2009, new EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that EPA would reconsider and accept public comment on the Johnson memorandum.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 31, 2010

By Stepehen Wiegand In October 2009, EPA promulgated the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 22, 2023

It would be one thing if this topic was only prospective, about leases to be entered into in the future, but the reality is there are very large numbers of existing leases including with renewal terms that are for premises that will be regulated by emergent greenhouse gas emission disclosure and reduction statutes, rules, and regulations.

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Legal Planet

JULY 13, 2021

By 2009, environmental challenges–especially climate change–were severe enough that humans have obligations to understand how technologies can help overcome them and to use these technologies, as appropriate. Even though many observers may find ESIs unappealing, they deserve greater attention to help achieve sustainability.

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Law of the Lands

JANUARY 16, 2019

On November 8, 2018, the Board issued its Reasons for Decision in a case involving allegations of disturbances due to odour, flies, dust, light, noise and vibration arising from the operation of a biodigester at a large greenhouse operation. The Application was brought by a number of residents living in the vicinity of the operation in 2015.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Rather than simply requesting the company disclose information related to production of greenhouse gas emissions, the court weighed the impacts of climate change as part of its balancing test to determine whether the project was in the public interest. Section 4.15(1) Four Key Takeaways. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Washington Nature

JUNE 8, 2021

These strategies aim to conserve, restore, and improve land management in order to increase carbon storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. After peaking in the 2007-2008 legislative session, the number of climate bills proposed and passed fell greatly between 2009 and 2016, corresponding to the recent recession period.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 12, 2023

California has set ambitious climate goals, which include reducing state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 percent by 2030 and reducing GHGs 85 percent (and achieving statewide carbon neutrality) by 2045.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent. And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. Ontario has a successful track record when it comes to building renewable power.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A number of initiatives contributed to reaching the goal, including strategies that involved students, faculty, and staff-- -- Energy efficiency retrofits including boilers, chillers, lighting, and water fixtures -- Behavior changes like Building Automation System scheduling and management, an annual student Energy Challenge, strategically optimizing (..)

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Since 2007, only 2009, 2013 and 2014 had more ice at the end of the melt season. One way to do that is to tell the Coast Guard to lead the way on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ship traffic at the International Maritime Organization and to better prepare for climate-related changes here at home. But you can help turn the tide.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 12, 2021

But it also indicates that by swiftly and drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the worst effects of climate change can be prevented, avoiding worst-case outcomes for water availability. And it shows that certain trends such as rising seas and shrinking ice sheets will continue even if carbon pollution were halted immediately.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 23, 2023

This blog post details the latter: it discusses how a 2022 bilateral agreement between Belgium and Denmark authorizing the provisional application of the 2009 amendment to the London Protocol on CO 2 export was instrumental for this cross-border operation. This amendment was adopted at the 2009 Conference of the Parties to the LP.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 5, 2023

Extracting oil from the sand is an energy-intensive process that results in massive emissions of greenhouse gasses even before the oil is used for things like energy, transportation or petrochemicals and plastics. An aerial view of the Suncor oil sands extraction facility on the banks of the Athabasca River in Alberta, Canada, in 2009.

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Environmental and Urban Economics

JULY 11, 2021

My 2009 piece; " Urban Growth and Climate Change" fleshes this out. In my own microeconomic research on the climate change challenge, I have not emphasized policy priorities today because I believe that the political economy is such that global greenhouse gas emissions will continue to rise. Here is 2012 video where I elaborate.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Imagine the sheer futility of the greenhouse gas emissions stemming from the production of that wasted food— hurting the planet for no reason. Penguin Books: London, 2009. [7] Roughly a quarter of the freshwater utilized in worldwide food production ends up being wasted because the food it helps grow is ultimately not consumed [3].

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

Ideally, the best way to save these islands is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Increased levels of greenhouse gases from human industry and agriculture are the root cause of the erosion occurring within the Pacific Islands. Atkinson, S., & Gorong, B. Coastal change in the Pacific Islands. 4] Houghton, J.,

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

This is not the first time that the legislature has diverted RGGI proceeds for other purposes—it also diverted $90 million in 2009 and $41 million in 2015 to the general fund. Jessica Wentz. Associate Director and Fellow. If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

As I blogged about last October, the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is currently undergoing its 2012 program review. When the program’s allowance budgets were set for the years 2009 through 2012, administrators assumed that natural gas prices would remain high and that electricity demand would be robust and growing.

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Edouard Stenger

JULY 27, 2018

For example nuclear energy has become uneconomic if not exhorbitant and clean coal is still not a reality (although this might change ). – Factor Five (2009). Verdict: This book should enable you to better grasp what is behind green growth and how it could benefit us all. – Crossing the Energy Divide (2009).

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Additionally, if overapplied manure fertilizers emit harmful greenhouse gasses, increase leaching and runoff (EPA, 2024), and add unnecessary salts to soils (Hoidal, Rosen, & Pagliari, 2021). Variables such as animal type, feed materials, and manure handling and storage can all impact nutrient availability and utilization. United States.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Additionally, if overapplied manure fertilizers emit harmful greenhouse gasses, increase leaching and runoff (EPA, 2024), and add unnecessary salts to soils (Hoidal, Rosen, & Pagliari, 2021). Variables such as animal type, feed materials, and manure handling and storage can all impact nutrient availability and utilization. United States.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is a positive development, given that the applicability of the 2009 Gas Directive to hydrogen has been discussed controversially in the past. Accordingly, the Directive as well as the Regulation differentiate between rules applicable to natural gas and gases more broadly defined. 2 (11) rGD).

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HumanNature

APRIL 10, 2023

Scientists used satellite data of ship tracks and climate models to estimate that, globally, changes in low-level clouds due to human-caused (anthropogenic) pollution has a cooling effect that is equivalent to about 25-33% of the anthropogenic warming caused by greenhouse gases , or approximately 1 Watt of energy per square meter.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

An Urgent Call The Ecological Society of America (ESA) calls on world leaders attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to pledge immediate action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gas emissions to limit rising global temperatures initially to 2.0⁰

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In 2009 the King of Bhutan proclaimed his Himalayan country was ‘carbon negative’ because all of its power was hydroelectric or solar buttressed with large forested areas. carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, all emissions?). It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

And it helps lower greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change and its negative effects.” Background DEP and Reinvestment Fund launched the Green Energy Loan Fund in 2009 with $12 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It creates good-paying jobs in energy efficiency system manufacturing and installation.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The call-to-action for COP26 couldn’t be clearer: We must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we want to save the ocean, planet and even the people we love. World leaders also failed to realize the pledge they made in 2009 to provide $100 billion in climate financing to lesser developed countries. Time is running out.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 6, 2020

The 2019–2020 fires ranked sixth in fatalities, about half as many as the fifth-place year, 1926, and a fifth as many fatalities as the worst fire on record in 2009. The bottom line is that other human activities have a greater impact on the frequency and severity of forest fires than the emission of greenhouse gases.

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Columbia Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

through greenhouse gas emissions or changes in carbon sequestration). This language was only on the books for five months before the Obama administration enacted a 2009 amendment to remove it. There is no statutory basis for simply ignoring greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration impacts in section 7 consultations.

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