Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In a pathbreaking opinion, the German Constitutional Court ordered the government to adopt much stricter emissions targets for 2030. By taking weak initial measures, the government hadn’t entirely precluded the possibility of compliance with the Paris target. Here, I want to briefly summarize some key rulings. C as possible.

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JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

With the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Tuesday Aug 16, the most significant climate legislation in US federal history (so far) became law. Now that the US federal government is finally acting on climate, what impact does that have on the eagerness of China or India to fulfill their pledges or even increase their ambition?

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

The study also found that in 2019, customers without a water meter, paid an average of $500 more per year for water than metered customers. Since December 2020, the federal government has allocated over a billion dollars for water debt relief, but due to administrative hurdles that money has been slow to reach families in need.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 15, 2024

Last month, the federal government amended the IAA – and the changes mean that major projects can no longer be rejected based on their climate impacts. A strong project review process is the only way governments can assess the environmental and social impacts of major projects like pipelines, mines, transmission lines and dams.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The UK government has released a long-term vision for the country’s burgeoning space sector. The National Space Strategy includes several measures that it says will “unleash” the industry’s potential and brings together – for the first time – the UK government’s civil and defence space activities. UK space sector set for take-off.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2023

This week, on March 21 and 22, the federal government is defending its Impact Assessment Act (IAA) (formerly Bill C-69) at the Supreme Court of Canada. We spent years fighting for much-needed legislation to strengthen Canada’s environmental laws and fix the broken project review process. That’s why we’re in court defending this law.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2015, the Dutch environmental organization Urgenda Foundation with nearly 900 co-plaintiffs took the Dutch government to court. They argued that the government was failing to take sufficient action to combat climate change, which was, in their view, a violation of its duty to protect its citizens’ well-being. In the Leghari v.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2019, 70 percent of Seattle residents lived within walking distance of a bus or train service running at least every ten minutes—up from 25 percent in 2015. Transportation choices ahead At every level of government, policymakers can make choices that lead to a more balanced transportation system.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Wells Clinic in Environmental Law, Cara Horowitz, Julia Stein, and I filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of seven law professors in the Ninth Circuit case California Restaurant Association v. Wells Clinic Faculty File Amicus Brief on Behalf of Law Professors in California Restaurant Association v. Download as PDF.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As a government delegate, I have been involved in the UN climate negotiation process since 2017 to uphold Bangladesh’s and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group’s position. Negotiations over Article 6 were highly technical and contentious in COP24 (2018) and COP25 (2019) but were then finally agreed at the last moment of COP26.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

Today marks one year since the precedent-setting court ruling in the Netherlands, which ordered Shell to cut its activities’ carbon emissions by 45 percent compared to 2019 levels to align with the Paris climate agreement. The industry’s actions, the CHR report said, were driven “not by ignorance, but greed.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2022

The civic failure of the local and state institutions, including hospitals, nonprofits organizations, government, and local businesses, became apparent immediately. The Tribes in South Dakota took notable action around their borders and in strong contrast to the hands- off let-it-rip response of local and state governments and businesses.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 28, 2022

In terms of law and management, the Colorado River basin is split in two. The tiers were updated in 2019 in the DCP. Short for drought contingency plan, the DCP was approved by the basin states and the federal government in 2019. Upper/Lower Basin. What’s that, you ask? Protection Volumes.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz

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Legal Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund dropped the company from its portfolio because of environmental destruction from mining in Indonesia. In 2019, it signed an agreement with a Chinese steelmaker to find ways to reduce emissions from steel making. A planned mine in Arizona may create a two-mile sinkhole a thousand feet deep.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. In 2019, Chile became President of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). Governance.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The US government is also committed to bolstering domestic recycling. Since 2019, the Department of Energy’s ReCell Center has been researching effective and affordable battery recycling technology. Governments and industry can leverage these five tactics to move energy storage batteries towards a more circular end-of-life stewardship.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

Planning law has proven to be a useful tool for climate activists seeking to block or challenge new fossil fuel developments. Ireland has been a particular victim of this latter problem, with developers citing concerns over current planning laws as a reason for delays in constructing onshore wind farms, among other facilities.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

And while state laws across the region regulate how, when and why water rights are sold, some worry it won’t be enough to hold back the tide. “I In 2019, that same company was in the news for purchasing water rights throughout the state and attempting to sell and lease them, prompting an ongoing legislative review of water marketing.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2024

Back then, those contracts were canceled by the Puerto Rican government for failing to improve service and meet minimum performance standards. Even though Puerto Rico’s 2019 Energy Public Policy Act mandates substantial progress in renewable energy goals sources by 2050, it barely reaches 5% today. It is truly crazy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2024

These include: Data collection and data deserts The impact of climate change and infrastructure resilience Jurisdictional overlap and gaps While these issues do not represent the entirety of the challenges and opportunities facing Indian country, I think they highlight the three most common transportation issues across Tribal governments.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Now the government is pushing ahead with settling compensation - but not via a law but via a public law contract. By the end of 2019 the country put an end-date to electricity production from coal in the Netherlands via the Law“ Prohibiting the Use of Coal in Electricity Production ”. Germany: Law or Contract?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While this recycling market is growing, there is still no federal or state law or policy that requires it – an obligation that could ensure higher recycling rates and increased efficiency. The final policy recommendations were based on a group vote which the government agency representatives recused themselves from.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

EPA repealed the Clean Power Plan in 2019 and replaced it with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, stating that Section 111(d) did not authorize the generation-shifting measures contained in the Clean Power Plan. As of now, there is no rule governing greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants in effect under Section 111(d).

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

A new report gives New York a failing grade for its flood risk disclosure laws. Some of the earliest memories I have are of protestors standing in the road, blocking semi-trucks hauling nuclear waste Environmental health concerns compelled the tribe to expand the reservation inland in 2019, away from their home on the Mississippi River.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 6, 2022

What is our government doing to keep us safe from harm? EPA proposed changes to its MON rule in 2019, regulating toxic emissions for about 200 chemical plants that produce solvents, plastics, and pesticides across the country.

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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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. According to a 2019 study , longer commute times have been linked to more stress, poorer mental health, and lower satisfaction with jobs and leisure time activities. Yes, premature death. That’s not healthy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 14, 2024

Every five years or so, Congress reauthorizes a comprehensive, multibillion-dollar law that has a major impact not only on farmers and ranchers—who make up less than 2 percent of the US population—but also on the environment, public health, and the economy. Between 2019 and 2023, the agribusiness sector contributed $3.4 million to Rep.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“It really does come down to the fact that poor people, that have the least ability to pay, are the ones who are forced to come up with the dollars to upgrade their infrastructure, but the problem is coming from external forces,” says Nick Schroeck, the former director of the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. The victory was short-lived.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The plants’ operating costs have been consistently higher than the average PJM market price of energy and capacity, and this difference accumulated to a loss of more than $900 million between 2015-2019 (see Table 4 here ). This law was at the center of likely the largest corruption and bribery scandal in Ohio’s history.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2024

For more than a century, the United States has recognized this, and maintaining roads and bridges has been a core function of federal, state, and local governments. The federal government embraced a role in supporting transit in the 1970s, but this was cut back for the past 40 years and didn’t rebound until the pandemic.

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