2016 Carbon Emissions Politics 
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 9, 2021
Bernal was politically-minded from a young age. But what galvanized her political consciousness were the Standing Rock protests, a sustained resistance movement of Native American communities against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, beginning in 2016. In order for the land to be fruitful, there needs to be water,” she said.
Legal Planet
JULY 28, 2022
There’s people living in Livingston Parish, for example, flooded in 2016, whose lives — everything in their life was destroyed,” he said. At other end of the country and the political spectrum, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill providing $640 billion to fund coastal resilience efforts. The bill includes $1.5 Download as PDF.
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Legal Planet
MAY 16, 2023
On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax. That was repealed in 2014, and the ensuing period saw little progress.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. trillion tons.]
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. Cultural rights include the right to freedom for scientific research and creative activity, and the right to participate in cultural life.
A Greener Life
JANUARY 18, 2022
They found that the past seven years were the world’s warmest by a clear margin, with 2016 and 2020 the warmest on record. The C3S director Carlo Buontempo said, “These events are a stark reminder of the need to change our ways, take decisive and effective steps toward a sustainable society and work towards reducing net carbon emissions”.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. The court cited Healey’s participation in the AGs United for Clean Power Press Conference in March 2016 and her attendance at a pre-press conference closed-door meeting with a climate change activist and a lawyer with a “well-known global warming litigation practice.” 451962/2016 (N.Y.
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