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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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The European Green Deal and the proposed European Climate Law reinforce the EU’s goal to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050, meaning that the EU will emit no more greenhouse gases than it removes from the air (for example through reforestation). West European Politics, doi: [link]. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan/Springer Nature, 173–91.

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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. While these numbers seem overly optimistic, due to technical as well as political and other reasons, it is clear that substantial gas storgae capacitzy in Europe exists. 2 (11) rGD).

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. 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?).

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy. Having an expiration date creates political investment uncertainty and risk, which is precisely what the Taxonomy intended to remove.

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

Through high school and college, I continued to spend my summers farming and eventually started my own mixed-vegetable operation, which I ran between 2009 and 2019. Just under half of the states have adopted greenhouse gas reduction targets, including things like support for ‘clean’ transportation, emissions limits, carbon pricing, and more.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. In addition, the same political parties brought a similar case questioning how the government paralyzed the Amazon Fund ( PSB et al. by 2020 against a 2010 baseline.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 22, 2022

Hence many soil scientists had for years been calling for a third survey, particularly those who are representatives to China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), or its top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPCCC). Forty years of change.

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HumanNature

APRIL 12, 2021

Take, for example, the claim that greenhouse gases (e.g. Disagreements and resulting discomfort can result in the social lens being seen as political and therefore something to be avoided, all while implicitly being a fundamental concern and determinant of sustainability outcomes. CO2) cause climate change. non-normative).

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations. Corporate and securities law – as well as companies and their leaders acting through lobbying and politics – also have major roles to play. [9] 24] SB 253 does not require materiality.

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Acoel

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As China’s Communist Party increases its political grip, it has been nearly impossible for foreign NGOs to operate effectively in the country and Chinese elites now chafe at requirements that they pass regular tutorials in “XI Jinping Thought.” In 2009 the U.S.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

EEOC says JBS violated Muslim worker rights-report Reuters | September 5, 2009 A federal panel has ruled that the U.S. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. arm of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA JBSS3.SA Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

EEOC says JBS violated Muslim worker rights-report Reuters | September 5, 2009 A federal panel has ruled that the U.S. Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. arm of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS SA JBSS3.SA Major Shareholders Click here for the latest list.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Nigeria: Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta by Amnesty International (2009). Royal Dutch Shell: Overview of Controversial Business Practices in 2009 (SOMO, May7 2010). Shell’s Big Dirty Secret by Friends of the Earth Europe (2009). Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire by Jack Doyle (2002).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

million tons of greenhouse gases that the project is expected to emit annually. Department of Justice | September 29, 2009 The companies also have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2.8 Political Influence Open Secrets - Tracks corporate lobbying of US politicians. Organizations such as EarthJustice and Rise St.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In 2009, the U.S. Michigan’s work to improve its oversight of CAFOs, including a proposal to update manure spreading practices with a new permitting system, has been impeded by politically influential agricultural groups led by the Michigan Farm Bureau and supported by conservative state lawmakers. . There are many others.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University What do a crack on Glen Canyon Dam and a Van Gogh painting covered in tomato soup have in common? 7] While despair, pessimism, and grief are often associated with political apathy, [8] pessimistic hope can inspire bold activism and provide an outlet for grief.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

21-23 [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Franklin Square In Philly Getting $7.8

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Copenhagen Accord of 2009 marked a pivotal moment when industrialised countries pledged to increase overall climate change financing for poorer countries to USD 100 billion a year by 2020. It is the largest military spender and historically the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Disagreements are rife, and progress is slow.

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Cresforum

APRIL 22, 2021

Today, President Biden announced that the United States would pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030, compared to a 2005 base year. greenhouse gases. In 2005, President Biden’s baseline year, U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions stood at roughly 6.0 gigatons (Gt). Gt within 8 years.

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Cresforum

APRIL 22, 2021

Today, President Biden announced that the United States would pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030, compared to a 2005 base year. greenhouse gases. In 2005, President Biden’s baseline year, U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions stood at roughly 6.0 gigatons (Gt). Gt within 8 years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Parts of EPA that historically had been run by career experts would instead be run by political appointees making decisions based on ideology , rather than science. Alarmingly, the notion of scientific integrity itself, which people from all political affiliations should support, is also under fire.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), every country on Earth is treaty-bound to “avoid dangerous climate change”, and find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally in an equitable way. above pre-industrial levels, and greenhouse gas emissions are still on an upward trend.

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Smith Enviorment

JULY 12, 2022

Three key takeaways from the court’s decision: The Court did not rule that EPA lacks authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants or other sources. EPA ) held that CO2 and other greenhouse gasses meet the definition of an air pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Effect on State Greenhouse Gas Policies.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 19, 2025

In addition, if profits can be maximized by deforestation or releasing methane or other greenhouse gases as well, then profits must again take precedence. As Paul Hawken wrote more than 30 years ago: There is no polite way to say business is destroying the world. [39] This means that the leaders of U.S. ENDNOTES [1] William J.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 13, 2025

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldins video announcement confirmed many of the sweeping changes that were reportedly in the pipeline, including trying to revoke the 2009 Endangerment Finding and all regulations and actions that rely on it. (Be The new head of the U.S. Be sure to read my UCLA colleague Ann Carlson on these moves. ) Im appalled by it.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Transportation A Cap-and-Invest Approach . In recent years, states in New England and the mid-Atlantic region have made significant progress in reducing climate change-inducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity generation sector. [1].

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Among the many attacks in President Trumps Day 1 Executive Order on unleashing American (fossil) energy , is a directive to EPA administrator Zeldin to reevaluate the agencys bedrock 2009 scientific determination of the harms caused by heat-trapping emissions and submit recommendations within 30 days (i.e. this week).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Among the many attacks in President Trumps Day 1 Executive Order on unleashing American (fossil) energy , is a directive to EPA administrator Zeldin to reevaluate the agencys bedrock 2009 scientific determination of the harms caused by heat-trapping emissions and submit recommendations within 30 days (i.e. this week).

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2023

EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases, established in litigation in 2007, now seems beyond question. 2009 EPA formally finds that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and welfare. Progress has been made under one President, only to be battered down by the next one. Senate ratifies the UNFCC treaty.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

EPA , the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. Since then, EPA has consistently regulated GHG emissions from motor vehicles, although the scope of EPA’s GHG emissions regulations has been the subject of a political tug-of-war.

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