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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

As of February 2025, there are two pending climate cases in Japan, namely, Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow and Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. In 2022, the amount of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions nationwide was over one billion tons , making Japan the 5 th largest GHG emitter in the world.

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All Eyes on Baku: Expectations for Canada at COP29

Enviromental Defense

When countries signed the Paris Agreement back in 2015, they agreed to centre equity in how we tackle the climate crisis. In short, developed countries committed to providing $100 billion to vulnerable countries every year between 2020 and 2025. COP29 is the deadline for negotiations that would set a new target for 2025.

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Hearings (Part 1)

Law Columbia

The UNGA requested the ICJ render an opinion on the following questions: (a) What are the obligations of States under international law to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHG) for States and for present and future generations? (b)

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We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought

Real Climate

the year on which the 20-year period 2025-2044 is centred, as stated in Table 4.5 On their own, our greenhouse gas emissions would have caused a much higher warming, were it not for the masking effect of aerosol pollution. 2 of the Paris Agreement as “pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5ºC”.

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China’s oil demand could peak in 2025

A Greener Life

By Jiang Mengnan Chinas oil demand is projected to peak at approximately 770 million tonnes in 2025, according to a forecast by the China National Petroleum Corporations Economic and Technological Research Institute (ETRI), reports Caixin. Image generated by AI.

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One Last Climate Warning in New IPCC Report: ‘Now or Never’

Inside Climate News

Greenhouse gas emissions need to peak by 2025 to limit global warming close to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit), as targeted by the Paris Agreement, the report says. degrees Celsius (2.7

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Key Takeaways from the 2024 Hearing (Part 3)

Law Columbia

Micronesia , Ghana , and Saint Lucia also emphasized that cessation and non-repetition would involve reducing greenhouse gas emissions, cutting fossil fuel subsidies, and phasing out fossil fuels. States such as Barbados , Chile , and Seychelles controverted these arguments.