Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. The ABA House of Delegates, the ABA’s policy making body, adopted resolutions urging action on climate change in 2008 and 2019.

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Law Columbia

JULY 1, 2022

Brazilian Supreme Court recognizes the Paris Agreement as a human rights treaty. On the same day, in another part of the world, Brazil’s highest court made an unprecedented recognition of the importance of the Paris Agreement. In PSB et al. In practice, the law in question is overridden by the treaty.

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Trading in disinformation In its climate lobbying report, ExxonMobil deemed 52 associations “aligned” for acknowledging the risks of climate change, publicly backing the Paris Agreement goal of limiting average global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and taking steps to reduce carbon emissions.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Article 8 of the Paris Agreement explicitly recognizes the importance of averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change. In 2019, at COP25, the Santiago Network was established to advance technical support on loss and damage in developing countries.

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Frontiers

JUNE 9, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic not only caused a global health and economic crisis but also significantly reduced global CO2 emissions in 2020 by 6 to 7%, compared to 2019. To recover economically, many governments worldwide have invested in recovery plans to stimulate the economy and support employment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

In 2019, air pollution more broadly was responsible for about 6.7 Modeling has shown that if the United States is going to live up to its Paris Agreement targets aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 A recent study found that more than 99 percent of the global population is exposed to unsafe levels of PM 2.5 What can be done?

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. Her work explores international and domestic (U.S.)

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The 2019 climate strike in Seattle. While the bipartisan infrastructure bill’s passage late last week was a major step forward, the US must do more to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and demonstrate leadership in the face of the climate and biodiversity crises. Photo by Nikolaj Lasbo.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 7, 2021

March for Climate Justice in Kolkata, India, in September 2019. In just over a month, the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement was signed will decide the fate of global climate action. Climate groups in South Asia and across the world are demanding urgent climate action at COP26. By Lou Del Bello.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The EU is facing a key challenge in climate and energy governance. It has agreed to address climate change under the Paris Agreement , and put forward increasingly ambitious policy targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050. insufficient implementation), it can issue recommendations and potentially take corrective action (Knodt, 2019).

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Moreover, with this strategic litigation, the Czech Republic joins the list of countries where citizens are challenging governments’ overall responses to climate change. In April 2021, a group of Czech citizens filed a case against the national government for its inaction on climate change. On the claim against the government.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

The case was filed by 45 residents in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 2019. The Japanese government recognized the urgent need to secure power supply and implemented some measures to expedite the construction of new power plant. One of these was the abovementioned Guideline established in 2012.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

According to the report , average net annual human-caused GHG emissions were at their highest levels in human history between 2010 and 2019, with urban areas responsible for an increasing proportion of the emissions. C increase, the IPCC report states GHG emissions must be cut back by 43% by 2030 and 84% by 2050 (relative to 2019 levels).

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Environmental Europe

JULY 29, 2020

Especially in the wake of the 2015 Paris Agreement, policy monitoring and review has become the core way in which the international community seeks to reach climate targets. Towards Harder Soft Governance? References: Schoenefeld, J.J. & & Jordan, A. Monitoring Climate Policy in the EU. DOI: [link] [OPEN ACCESS].

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

below the baseline, a slight decrease from the 2021 reduction of 37.1% (accountable due to workers returning to the office), but still greater than the pre-pandemic 2019 reduction of 19.8%. million and reduced water consumption by 32.8% The Pittsburgh 2030 District comprises property partners representing more than 550 buildings occupying 87.1

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Consequently, the response to this advisory opinion request should consider the climate change regime set by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (Paris Agreement) concerning the ocean. 12 of the Paris Agreement , among others.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

But in reality the proposed emission targets were achieved 11 years early in 2019—without the plan ever even taking effect. Research has shown that the country’s remaining coal plants are responsible for 3,800 premature deaths per year, based on 2019 data. Coal is the most destructive fossil fuel in terms of its climate impact.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 24, 2022

In 2008, the year before I turned 30, the UK government introduced the world’s first legally binding climate change legislation the Climate Change Act. I had to wait 37 years of my life until the world finally agreed to a global climate deal with the Paris Agreement in 2015. This has since changed many times.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Fermín Koop New government plan says US$86 billion of spending needed to boost energy transition – while backing natural gas too. In its pledge to the Paris Agreement on climate change, known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC), Argentina committed to limiting its net emissions in 2030 to 349 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

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HumanNature

APRIL 10, 2023

Many scientists, including the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, have endorsed additional research into these and other climate intervention techniques due to concerns that current pledges are not sufficient to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C C temperature target. Resources: ABOUT US – MCB Project.

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E2 Law Blog

MAY 7, 2021

These developments confirm that the goal of fulfilling the Paris Agreement and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest will increasingly shape EU and German law-making for the foreseeable future. The Federal Climate Change Act became effective in 2019. Further legislative action may be just around the corner.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 29, 2022

Earlier this month, ocean leaders from governments, businesses and expert organizations around the world gathered for the seventh annual Our Ocean Conference in the island nation of Palau. For example, in 2019 Norway and SeaBOS joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI). © Felipe Victoria(Ocean Conservancy).

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Acoel

MAY 1, 2023

In 2019, after the United States had withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, the American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates adopted a climate change resolution (No. In the meantime, the coalition is also hosting regular webinars on the 2015 Paris Agreement and climate-related issues.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2022

Second, it could influence decisions by administrative and judicial bodies, for example with regard to the approval of specific projects, such as oil and gas infrastructure and undertakings not in line with the Paris Agreement (see Section 3 below). 179/2019 ). In Neubauer, et al. In Neubauer, et al.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Court’s jurisdiction was invoked pursuant to Article 32 of the Constitution through a Writ Petition urging the Court to seek from the Government (the Respondents herein) “an emergency response plan for the protection and recovery” of the GIB in 2019.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2021, courts worldwide further defined governments’ and companies’ duty of care in relation to climate change, as well as a governments’ extraterritorial responsibility for climate harm. National courts advance climate mitigation pushing governments towards increased action. See an analysis of the decision here.

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Manning Law

APRIL 4, 2021

Countries around the world committed to drastically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris Agreement. In Canada, the federal government passed the Act to implement its commitments. The court noted that Canada, which has a federal system of governance, requires a balance between federal and provincial powers.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2021

On April 29, 2021 the German Constitutional Court (the Bundesverfassungsgericht, or GCC) rendered a ground-breaking judgment, requiring the German government to establish specific plans to achieve its mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal. (An By Jaap Spier [1]. An English press release is available here. threshold must not be passed.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

News that the Pakistan government plans to secure financing and start construction on a long-stalled 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the port city of Gwadar has triggered a debate on the direction of the country’s energy sector. “We Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

January 30, 2019. Executive Order 80 supports the 2015 Paris Agreement and sets several goals for the state to meet by 2025: Reduce state greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels. The most direct effect of the executive order will be on state government operations. Leopards, lions, and zebra – oh my!

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After the adoption of the Paris Agreement, which included a notable recognition of the human rights dimensions of climate change, courts have seen a rights turn in climate litigation. was brought by 16 children and youth against five States (Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Turkey) in 2019. In Neubauer, et al.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2022

In September 2019, the IACHR held a hearing for civil society organizations who called on the IASHR to recognize the climate crisis, imploring nations in the region to take further and substantive steps to address climate change. Finally, this resolution contributes to a more precise definition of climate obligations of OAS governments.

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