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Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close

Union of Concerned Scientists

Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014. It can, and must, start now to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 They obviously include climate change, but it also include health impacts from air pollution and water pollution.

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Japanese Courts Admit the Operation of New Coal-Fired Power Plants in Kobe

Law Columbia

In Kobe city, the construction of two new coal-fired power plants was planned, and the operator started the environmental impact assessment despite the opposition by the Kobe residents in 2014. In addition to the above claims based on climate change, the Plaintiffs in the Kobe civil case also strategically included arguments on air pollution.

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Using the Free Market to Affect Change: An Argument for Environmental Taxes

Vermont Law

In November 2014, the United States and China—two of the world’s most significant emitters—. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. international climate change agreement. the Paris Agreement. Air pollution generally has many proven. Air pollution also.

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Guest blog post: Japanese Court Upholds Mistakes in post-disaster Energy Policy in Yokosuka Climate Case Decisions

Law Columbia

In reality, however, the eight old coal-fired power plants had been shut down since 2014. This significantly improved air quality in the local area. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 and entered into force the following year in 2016, with Japan also submitting its NDC.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

These potential intervenors alleged that the additional emissions during the stay period would harm their interest in protecting their residents from the effects of air pollution and climate change. Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the City of Chicago sought leave to intervene on behalf of the petitioners.

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Disinformation Alert: Fossil Fuel Interests Preparing to Deploy False Claims about New EPA Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

Their disinformation apparatus is therefore starting to spin up in response , pushing out false and misleading narratives that aim to water down the pollution measures as much as possible. The 2014-focused study referenced above found that Black Americans were most affected by the toxic power plant emissions. degrees Celsius.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court also found that the plaintiffs had demonstrated irreparable injury based on “the waste of publicly owned natural gas, increased air pollution and associated health impacts, and exacerbated climate impacts.”

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