Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Current national climate pledges fall well-short of the Paris Agreement goal to keep global average temperature increase this century well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C At COP26, China submitted a long-term development strategy , pursuant to Article 4(19) of the Paris Agreement.
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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Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 7, 2021
After an unsuccessful COP in Madrid (2019), as a Bangladeshi citizen (a country often referred to as “ground zero” for its climate vulnerability) I had to wait another two years to renegotiate issues that were blocked and left unresolved at COP25. But why it was important to resolve these issues urgently at COP26?
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
As I prepare to attend the UN’s 28 th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28 ), I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between the UN climate talks and litigation, especially in light of the stark reality that parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement are falling short on key milestones leading up to the next month’s meeting.
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. Two months later, in January 2019, the claimants sued the state before the Conseil d’Etat for rejecting their demands.
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
The most emblematic decision came from the Federal Supreme Court, the highest Court in the Brazilian legal system, which ruled in July 2022 that the Paris Agreement is a human rights treaty. The Brazilian court became the world’s first to give this status to the Paris Agreement, setting an important precedent for Brazil and the world.
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