Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

State of Montana , against their state government. Of note, there are state constitution based climate change lawsuits against state governments pending in early stages of pleading in Hawaii , Utah , and Virginia. What would the impact be when the conservative Montana legislative branch sides with the executive branch?

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Government Fossil Fuels Climate Scientist 52

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since 2015.” Prior to the closing months of 2015, no notable OSW survey, construction, or maintenance vessel traffic existed in the Atlantic Ocean.1 Testimonies from the United Kingdom show that resolving the climate crisis has been the priority for the government over concerns related to wildlife and environmental impacts.

2015 141

2015 2016 Ocean 2017 141

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 11, 2023

In the 2015 report , water crises were ranked as the risk having the most impact. It ranks water stress tenth, arguing that governments are treating water scarcity as a “temporary crisis” and not the systemic threat that it is. The World Economic Forum has company in this regard.

Politics 321

Politics Natural Resources 2015 2023 321

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Water utilities and governments are re-evaluating customer assistance for low-income residents. It provided $350 billion to state, local, and tribal governments to respond to Covid-19, invest in infrastructure, and recover lost revenue. It is past time that local governments seek solutions to these persistent and systemic problems.

Government 244

Government 2015 2020 Technology 244

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 10, 2024

A landmark ruling in the Swiss Women’s case criticized governments for not acting in line with science and unequivocally stated that inadequate government action on climate change constitutes a violation of human rights. The other two cases were dismissed due to procedural issues, not due to the merits of the cases.

Climate Change 294

Climate Change Government Law 2012 294

Legal Planet

JUNE 24, 2024

One post focused on the federal government’s successful criminal prosecution of a San Joaquin Valley water district manager who illegally diverted millions of gallons of water from the government’s Central Valley Project for more than two decades. Problem solved, right? Unfortunately, no.

Technology 258

Technology Technology Environmental Science Law 258

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector.

Nuclear Power 258

Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 2030 258

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 15, 2022

Hardship swiftly followed: the government began periodic water shutoffs in early 2022, and declared a state of emergency in June. Water shortages have hit Monterrey almost every year since 2015. The government has had to crack down on illegal water siphoning from the few pipes that still flow.

2005 246

2005 Climate Scientist 2015 Government 246

Vermont Law

AUGUST 31, 2015

On May 24, 2015 Pope Francis used his. Religious and social leaders are taking steps to push governments around the world to take action and protect our atmosphere. Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical: The Environmental Reader’s Digest Version. He linked science, morality and church doctrine to do so. By Ashton Roberts. encyclical.

2015 40

2015 Climate Change Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide 40

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. Last year, South Korea strengthened its renewable portfolio standard to 25% renewables by 2034 The government hopes to reduce electricity consumption 14% by 2030. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

Climate Change 246

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2030 246

Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The movement follows a worldwide upsurge in climate change-related cases, which have more than doubled since 2015. The court also ordered the State, considered remiss, to release the resources of the Climate Fund , a government program that aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Brazil) is also noteworthy.

Climate Change 226

Climate Change Deforestation Paris Agreement Rainforest 226

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% U-235) for China’s CEFR. Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019.

Nuclear Power 339

Nuclear Power 2016 2017 2018 339

CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3), upheld the City of Livermore’s (“City”) approval of a 130-unit affordable housing project on a downtown infill site and its accompanying determination that the project was CEQA-exempt under Government Code section 65457 (“Section 65457”). ( Save Livermore Downtown v. 2015) 62 Cal.4th City of Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__

Government 90

Government 2009 2013 2014 90

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2022

In addition, the state has required local governments, when they are developing their general plans that control land-use and development, to account for the risk of fire. CEQA generally requires disclosure and feasible mitigation of significant environmental impacts from government-approved development projects in the state.

Law 130

Law Government 2015 Regulations 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2024

A 2015 survey by UCS and the international climate disclosure organization CDP found that few companies were willing to disclose their memberships or discuss whether their public stance on climate change aligned with the groups they funded (associations are not required by law to disclose their members or boards of directors).

Fossil Fuels 295

Fossil Fuels 2023 2015 Climate Change 295

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Our study, which examined net-zero legislation and litigation in Brazil, China, Germany, and the United States, will become even more pertinent as nations grapple with implementing their commitments under the Paris Agreement from 2015 and the more recent consensus reached in Dubai.

Paris Agreement 295

Paris Agreement Law Fossil Fuels Climate Change 295

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2022

On January 25, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee heard from several witnesses from Central Pennsylvania reporting that State Government has refused to pay stormwater management fees designed to help the Commonwealth meet Chesapeake Bay cleanup obligations and for other areas of the state. That’s exactly what’s happening.

Government 61

Government 2025 Law 2022 61

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Representatives Scott Peters (D-California) and María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), the NCARS bill would improve how the federal government prepares and responds to extreme weather and climate-related disasters. Over a decade, from 2007-2017 , the direct costs of extreme weather events to the federal government was $350 billion.

Climate Change 246

Climate Change Government 2021 2007 246

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We have a series of laws governing these harms: OSHA for the risks to workers; the Clean Water Act and the Oil Spill Act for water pollution; the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act for strip mining; and special legislation dealing with public lands, coastal areas, and offshore drilling. Combustion of fuels is an even bigger problem.

Fossil Fuels 238

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Clean Water Act Climate Change 238

Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Industry lobbyists weakened Europe's air pollution rules, say Greenpeace The Guardian PaulaR Fri, 02/16/2024 - 20:05 Thursday, March 5, 2015 Read more Arthur Neslen and Rob Evans Governments, including the UK, are allowing energy industry representatives to help draw up Europe’s air quality limits resulting in proposed standards on coal plant emissions (..)

Air Pollution 40

Air Pollution 2015 2024 Government 40

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In a widely read report in 2015 that ECCSCM conducted with the Michigan chapter of the Sierra Club, Taylor revealed for the first time that nearly 700 million gallons of liquid manure was spread annually in the western Lake Erie basin. Government agencies, nevertheless, are trying. There’s no way to stop it from reaching tiles.”.

2020 317

2020 2010 Waste Conservation 317

Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

A bare-chested old man lies in the emergency room of a government hospital in northeast Nigeria. The government has even tried to retrain some herders to work as ranchers, but there is little known about the progress of this initiative. We want the government to help us. A floundering government response. We grew up here.

Government 338

Government Climate Change 2016 2018 338

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 6, 2021

Sustainability-related financing has tripled since 2015, with a tenfold increase in flows to environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds, an eight-fold increase in sustainable debt issuance and a doubling in the value of ESG-related deals by private equity and venture capital firms, according to a report by Generation Investment Management.…

2015 85

2015 Government 85

Legal Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

Many of these challenges rely on the California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s narrow interpretation of Proposition 218 in its 2015 Capistrano Taxpayers Association v. However, tiered water rates throughout the state have been and continue to be challenged under Proposition 218 , a California constitutional amendment passed in 1996.

2015 130

2015 Conservation 2013 Environmental Protection 130

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 27, 2024

Governments should be doing everything in their power to tackle both the climate and affordability crisis that is hitting so many of us. In fact, new analysis we released today finds that in 2023, the federal government provided the fossil fuel Industry with at least $18.6 What progress has the Government made?

Fossil Fuels 85

Fossil Fuels Government 2023 Renewable Energy 85

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The process requires the government to assess past progress, project future emissions, and come up with a strategy to meet its climate goals. The scoping process has been key to California’s success in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenhouse 227

Greenhouse Air Pollution 2012 Renewable Energy 227

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

It’s a privilege to be here representing the Union of Concerned Scientists with my colleagues, peers from other NGOs and wider civil society and government and private sector leaders from around the globe. Our shared aim? To secure a livable future for people and the planet for generations to come. The legacy of Sharm el-Sheikh: up to u s.

Paris Agreement 130

Paris Agreement Climate Change 2015 Sea Level 130

Circle of Blue

JUNE 17, 2021

Government agencies and nonprofit groups are preparing for difficult months ahead. When this photo was taken, in April 2015, the well at their nearby home had been dry for 18 months and they visited the depot twice a week for water. It is trying to reach people who might be leery of government intervention.

2012 363

2012 2014 2016 Government 363

Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. As a result, the Conseil d’Etat requested the government to justify how the reduction path to 2030 can be respected without stricter measures.

Paris Agreement 240

Paris Agreement 2018 Climate Change 2019 240

Environmental and Urban Economics

JANUARY 4, 2022

This is a highly optimistic adaptation paper and it puts Government at the center of achieving adaptation progress. In my 2015 paper, I discuss the broad issue. In the absence of government regulation, insurance prices for real estate will rise there. Kahn Matthew E., 12(1), pages 25-30, August.

2015 100

2015 Government Climate Change 2013 100

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency. That’s something we at the GCF Task Force are very focused on with respect to engagement between subnational governments and Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Gray: Yes, for sure. Download as PDF

Deforestation 162

Deforestation Government Rainforest 2022 162

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The breakthrough happened in 2015, at the landmark conference in Paris. Government ministries from Albania, Morocco, and Peru also signed on. By championing skills development, data exchanges, systematic approaches, research and development, governance, and financing, the Paris Pact, in its intent, helped set the course for the climb.

2015 363

2015 2018 Government Climate Change 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2023

A more thorough history would include the settling and colonization of California by the Spanish (1500s) and Mexican (early 1800s) governments, but for brevity, I focus here on the intentional and duplicitous actions of the California state government (established in 1850) and its co-conspirator: the United States federal government.

Government 361

Government Climate Change Natural Resources Regulations 361

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 22, 2021

One water utility, Southern Water, was fined £90 million for deliberately dumping wastewater into waterways from 2010 to 2015. The pollution has sparked criticism from the public, prompting stricter laws from the government and promises from utilities to lower pollution. Sewage pollution is rampant in U.K. ON THE RADAR.

2021 242

2021 2010 2015 Climate Change 242

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The revised 2030 energy and climate plan, unveiled by the government, targets the expansion of wind and solar power. The country, still not over its financial woes following its Euro-Zone crisis in 2015, has been hit with severe floods and wildfires this year. The previous plan released in 2019 had set out only a 66% share.

Renewable Energy 52

Renewable Energy 2030 Solar Power 2014 52

Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

million to settle charges it lobbied for federal contract with federal money The Washington Post PaulaR Mon, 09/18/2023 - 19:50 Thursday, August 27, 2015 Read more Lisa Rein The world’s largest defense contractor has agreed to pay $4.7 Lockheed Martin pays $4.7

2015 40

2015 2023 Government 40

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But we wanted to take a moment to lay out our expectations, both for what COP28 must deliver as well as the Government of Canada. (If At COP27, the Government of Canada failed to champion calls for a fossil fuel phaseout. Canadians expect more from their government this year.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement Government Greenhouse 98