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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

The IPCC calls this a “robust acceleration ( high confidence ) of global mean sea level rise over the 20th century”, as did the SROCC in 2019. That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. The finding of sea-level acceleration is not new.

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Climate Litigation and Children’s Rights: Unpacking the CRC’s New General Comment

Law Columbia

11 GC26), with due regard to the precautionary principle (IV. The post further explores the potential implications of this clarification for climate litigation, while highlighting the key provisions that underscore the responsibilities of states in safeguarding children’s rights within the ever-evolving environmental landscape.

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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

In 2019, the city of Toledo, Ohio adopted the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a municipal law that gave the lake rights of its own. In 2019, a group of Peruvian youths filed a suit against Peru, alleging that the government has not taken sufficient action to address climate change. The case is pending a decision. Peru : Alvarez et al v.

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Navigating the Intersection of Climate Change and the Law of the Sea: Exploring the ITLOS Advisory Opinion’s Substantive Content

Law Columbia

The Lost Link Between UNCLOS and Climate Change: Substantive Parts of the COSIS Advisory Opinion Questions In 2019, the IPCC put into evidence the importance of the oceans in the climate change regime. This effectively brought climate change to the realm of UNCLOS, which does not expressly deal with the issue.

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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

Law Columbia

See Brian Preston’s brilliant analysis, The End of Enlightened Environmental Law, Journal of Environmental Law 2019, 31, 399-411. Last but not least: the precautionary principle requires that potentially colossal damage be averted. 3] ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007 for the unofficial English translation under 7.5.2. [4]

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

R ), which was created in 2019 to bring this case. Following the precautionary principle, citizens have the right to be concerned about the quality of their environment and do not have to wait for climate conditions so unfavorable that they do not allow their basic needs of life to be met.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

21] In 2019, German electricity prices were 45 percent higher than the European average. [22] 22] A study published in late 2019 found that Germany’s nuclear phase-out is costing its citizens $12 billion per year. [23] 52] And from 2010 to 2019, consumers from across the U.S. per megawatt-hour on average in 2012 to $30.42