Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

This past week, I attended the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in Hangzhou, China. In previous posts, Ive explained what the IPCC is, why this assessment cycle is crucial , and highlighted its role in climate action. Approving expert meetings and passing the budget. Whats Next for the IPCC?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Plans countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement would lead to an increase in overall emissions by 2030 and that trend desperately needs to be reversed. Methane gas has devastating effects on the climate system and its extraction and combustion generate numerous harms to human health. Science shows that keeping the 1.5

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Despite all the work, all the dedication, of thousands of people around the world, there’s a good chance we’ll blow past the Paris Agreement’s targets. In the long run, warming will be determined by how much carbon we pump into the atmosphere before we stop. Suppose we do miss those targets?

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Japan ) and a second in Yokosuka in 2019 ( Yokosuka Climate Case ). In the 2019 case, the judgments focused on the procedural aspect of the replacement of the coal-fired power plant and discussion of the climate issues was limited. Kobe Civil Case Awaiting an Appeal Judgment In Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

The 60th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded on Friday, culminating in a marathon 26-hour final session that underscored the urgency and complexity of global climate discussions. The IPCC also decided to organize an expert meeting on carbon dioxide removal technologies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It is 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide (CO2) at trapping heat on short timescales. If policymakers can reduce short-term, high-impact heat-trapping gases such as methane we can limit warming and keep the Paris Agreement goals within reach. But its short lifetime in the atmosphere is also a reason for hope.

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Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law. This marks the first time that an international tribunal has issued an advisory opinion on State obligations regarding climate change mitigation.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

Can the new advisory opinion interpreting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) move us beyond the lethargy of unmet climate change policy needs ? By accepting the COSIS request, ITLOS boldly advanced the international law of climate change to take full account of its harmful impacts on the marine environment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

N ovel Approaches to Climate Litigation. As the impacts of climate change expand, so do the types of climate litigation claims. The suit seeks to hold them personally liable for failing to adopt and implement a climate strategy that aligns with the Paris agreement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The suit claims that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute misled the public despite clear knowledge that their products cause climate change. For more than 50 years , the fossil fuel industry has obstructed meaningful climate action. at UMass Amherst.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Support for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is growing globally. Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Paris Agreement did not reference or define CDR, nor did it define the term “removals.”

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2024

A new report published today by the Sabin Center examines the laws governing international transport of carbon dioxide for sequestration. We focus, specifically, on the shipping of carbon dioxide that was captured in Europe to the United States for sequestration there.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Worldwide, nature’s power to breathe, filter and store carbon dioxide can provide more than 1/3 of emissions reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement target, according to a pioneering study by The Nature Conservancy and partners. Trees capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2) through the process of photosynthesis.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The study—" Leveraging the potential of nature to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions in Washington State ”—centers on how Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) harness the capacity of forests, wetlands and farmlands to absorb and store carbon dioxide that’s in the atmosphere, lessening the impacts of climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Four important global reports released in the last two days set up a deeply sobering context for the upcoming annual international climate talks in Egypt, also called COP27. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 7, 2024

Creator: George Stoyle The oceans absorb large quantities of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities. Yet, both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement treat the ocean primarily as a sink of instrumental value to the climate system.

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

‘Despite decades of warnings, we are still heading in the wrong direction’ By Bob Berwyn Research released this week raises new questions about how much more Earth may warm, or cool, if and when human carbon dioxide emissions zero out.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Sabin Center wrapped up Climate Week NYC last Friday with an event exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). As evidenced by the 150-plus people in attendance, ocean CDR is attracting growing attention as a possible climate change mitigation option.

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Physics World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

However, the optimism was dented when a report released yesterday from Climate Action Tracker , which monitors the impact of national climate policies, found that current commitments will lead to global warming of at least 2.4°C That is well above the Paris agreement, designed to keep warming as far below 2°C as possible.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. A landmark decision recognizing the impacts of climate change on human rights. In September this year, the U.N.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 4, 2024

Youth4ClimateAction in Republic of Korea We are in a critical decade for action on climate change. National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures.

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Frontiers

JULY 28, 2022

The findings of their review, published today in the journal Frontiers in Climate , identify seven reasons why carbon accounting for coastal ecosystems is not only extremely challenging but risky. These include the high variability in carbon burial rates, vulnerability to future climate change, and fluxes of methane and nitrous oxide.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

On March 9, 2023, the Japanese Supreme Court refused to hear the first climate change litigation brought before it without specifying substantive reasons. The Plaintiffs in the Kobe Civil Case claimed a violation of personal rights to life, bodily integrity and health on account of climate change.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Countries across Africa could lose 14% of their per capita GDP to climate change by 2050 and 34% by 2100, even if average global warming is held to 1.5°C, C, according to a report released this morning at this year’s UN climate conference, COP 27 , in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Photo credit: Anouk Delafortrie / Twitter.

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Ivy Protocol

MAY 18, 2023

Author: Ieva Blazauskaite (Ivy Protocol, Marketing Lead) To meet the climate goals outlined by the Paris Agreement, a unified approach, combining both Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and Engineered Carbon Removal Solutions is crucial.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Last week I had the tremendous honor of providing expert testimony on the ocean effects of climate change to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany. Currently, 168 countries are party to UNCLOS, and this is the first time that climate change-related matters have been applied to the Law of the Sea.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

The January 2023 decision focused on 2 distinctive issues which are explored in this blog: (1) application of the Guideline and (2) the plaintiffs’ standing claims based on specific climate change impacts on fishing as a livelihood. million tons, equivalent to about 1/5000th of the world’s emissions.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) released its long-awaited advisory opinion on climate change. There was little discussion, either in the written statements or at the oral hearing, of so-called “marine geoengineering” activities that seek to use the ocean to combat climate change.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 21, 2023

Credit: Tobias Reich, Unsplash The Sabin Center’s Global Climate Change Litigation Database currently lists over 2000 cases. And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country? And what do they say about the future of climate litigation in the country?

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

We’re already experiencing the impact of climate change across the world; now an update from the IPCC suggests weather extremes could become the norm in the near future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In a blog post last month, I wrote about the growing interest in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the complex legal issues it raises. ” Climate change is already causing serious and irreversible damage, which ocean CDR could help to prevent or minimize.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2024

Incorporating International Climate Change Law to Maintain the ECHR’s Relevance Amid the Climate Crisis “Everything could be different – and yet there is almost nothing I can change.” This is mainly due to the interplay of climate physics underpinning climate change and the rationale of the judicial process.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 16, 2017

These days the United States’ federal government is promoting coal and backtracking on climate ambition and the European Union is no longer cutting its greenhouse gases emissions. So, who is leading the fight against climate change ? China, India and South Korea are. . Rest asured that I will keep you all updated on that.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. As the appellate court stated, Dutch citizens have the right to protection against dangerous climate change, also from Shell. Royal Dutch Shell.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Here are the news that caught my interest as the annual climate change conference, COP23, is currently taking place in Bonn, Germany. It is safe to write that since Hurricanes Maria and Irma and this year’s climate horror stories , climate change is not a distant threat anymore but a day-to-day reality.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Positions of the Parties on Energy and Climate Themes Climate Targets and International Cooperation Most parties think that the current climate agreements (Paris Agreement and the Dutch Climate Agreement ) should stay in force (VVD, CDA, D66, PvdA) or that the targets should even be set higher to 55 or 60% in 2030 (GL, SP, CU, PvdD).

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