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Three International Climate Priorities for UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Union of Concerned Scientists

When countries signed on to the 2015 Paris Agreement, they made initial voluntary commitments (the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) to reduce their heat-trapping emissions, and agreed to revisit them every five years to reflect the “highest possible ambition.” (see of the Paris Agreement ).

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Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

Already this year, we have seen the leading edge of the 2022 danger season. Here is just a snapshot of what we’ve seen elsewhere around the world in 2022 so far: An early, intense heatwave in India and Pakistan starting in March, with temperatures reaching as high as 122 F, has caused at least 90 deaths and untold suffering.

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At COP 27, Developing Countries Fight to Define a Global Goal on Adaptation

Law Columbia

of the Paris Agreement establishes a “Global Goal on Adaptation” (GGA), committing Parties to the tasks of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate response in the context of the temperature goal.”

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7 ” Available at SSRN 4198146 (2022). Ryan-Collins.

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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

Law 1844 of 2017 on the Paris Agreement. The framework binds Colombia to international agreements, including the UNFCCC (Law 164 of 1994), the Kyoto Protocol (Law 629 of 2000) and the Paris Agreement (Law 1844 of 2017). Law 1523 of 2012 on risk management. Decree 298 of 2016 on the National Climate Change System.

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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B Prior to the reform, constitutional environmental protection was developed in the case law of the Constitutional Court. The next hearing is scheduled for June 21, 2022 ( A Sud et al.