Enviromental Defense

JULY 5, 2024

When campaigns criticized McKay and RBC , he used his platform to complain in a national paper that RBC was being unfairly targeted on social media and deferred responsibility for RBC’s fossil fuel financing to the government and other Canadian CEOs. And many people, including those in the government, are falling for it.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The federal government argued that denial of the motion to dismiss was based on clear error and that mandamus was warranted to confine the district court to the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction. Federal Government Moved to Dismiss Keystone Pipeline Challenges. filed June 13, 2017).

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Acoel

JULY 25, 2022

But the federal government needs help, and I believe we should look to the states to provide such assistance. By 2012, 20 to 25 states had developed state climate plans. With its broad legal authorities and extensive funding resources, the federal government is best positioned to lead the nation’s collective response to climate change.

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Vermont Law

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than four months from the release of the Paris agreement, Professor Mark Latham does not share the optimism expressed by others. It was expected to set the stage for a five percent reduction in carbon emissions that would occur beginning in 2008 through 2012, based on 1990 emission levels.

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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. 2012 CA 008263 B (D.C.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2023

remains a party to the UNFCCC , helped broker the Paris Agreement, and is till a party to that agreement today. Perhaps most importantly, the federal government has invested billions of dollars in clean energy. 2012 EPA adopts regulation limiting carbon emissions for new cars. withdrawal from Paris Agreement.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 2, 2021

Climate litigation is now established as a critical part of domestic climate governance regimes. At least 13 climate-related ISDS cases filed between 2012 and the present were identified. We have identified at least 13 climate-related ISDS cases filed between 2012 and the present. Photo: Steve Buissinne, Pixabay.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Montana Federal Court Agreed to Consider Keystone XL-Specific Documents and 2012 Biological Opinion in Challenge to Authorization Under Nationwide Permit. Williams , No. 19-cv-6855 (E.D.N.Y. C076888 (Cal.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. Brazil famously hosted the UN Earth Summit in 1992 and Rio+20 in 2012. C above pre-industrial levels (Paris Agreement, art.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In 2012, coal accounted for 37 percent of US electricity, while natural gas and renewables—including hydropower—accounted for 30 percent and 11.7 What does a divided government mean for US climate policy? My first example, from Florida, shows that advocacy groups can succeed when local and state governments fail to act.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 4, 2021

In the case challenging President Biden’s revocation of the presidential permit, the federal government moved to dismiss, arguing that the case was moot, that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant relief against the president and the agency defendants, and that the states lacked standing, which also made venue improper. Trump , No.

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Environmental Europe

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A week after the Paris Agreement entered into force, the United States have elected Donald J. Trump and his current attacks on the Paris Agreement are not just a US story but matter to the entire world – as evidenced by Chinese calls for continued US engagement in the Paris Agreement. 2] Ibid, p.333.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement. Read more here>>> A Government-Wide Approach. This all-of-government approach is already taking root. It also instructs federal agencies to promote climate policies.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

6, 2012). [7]. If you still have a glimmer of hope that the federal government will continue to play a meaningful role and remain engaged in carbon reduction efforts under the Trump Administration, consider this: Mr. Ebell is employed at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in Washington, D.C. 2, 2014). [8].

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