Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Following are some of my key takeaways (detailed in this and another forthcoming report) about the appropriate role of emissions trading in climate change policy and general thoughts on improving the effectiveness of carbon markets. – Emissions trading as part of a portfolio of climate policies.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 7, 2023

Attribution science , which is about understanding the role of climate change versus natural weather patterns and climate variability, can help us better understand the connections between extreme weather and climate change, provide new insight into what specific emissions are driving the worst impacts, and help shape climate solutions.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

Australia has had a change of government. The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Australia was recently ranked last out of sixty countries in climate policy.The victorious Labor candidate told his supporters, “Together we can end the climate wars.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

That made an investor revolt last week over the giant mining company’s climate disclosures especially notable. It’s also notable that this took place in London, showing that investor worries about climate change are worldwide. Even before last week’s investor revolt, the company was under pressure to address climate change.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The UK government says a proposed new coal mine in Cumbria will have a "broadly neutral" effect on greenhouse gas emissions, but its climate change advisers disagree

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Academy of Natural Sciences

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Inspired by the book All We Can Save , a celebration of the feminist climate renaissance , we asked 15 local women who are thinking about and working on climate change to respond to the question: “If we are at a crossroads of peril and promise, where do you see possibility alive and growing?”

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 16, 2023

‘Climate reductionism’ makes everything about the climate and glosses over local context and the many interconnections of our complex world. When pursued dogmatically like that, climate action could become oppressive and unjust, with everything else pushed aside to bring down emissions.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

As my colleague Katie Segal wrote earlier this week , our team at CLEE recently released a report detailing how San Francisco can fund its ambitious Climate Action Plan. Fees: Fees on activities related to greenhouse gas emissions (such as electric utilities, vehicle parking, and property development) can raise revenue for climate investment.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In that time climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. President of the summit is the physicist and politician Alok Sharma MP , who previously served as business secretary in the UK government. C above pre-industrial levels within the next two decades. Global goals. James McKenzie.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

In summarizing its report on the consequences of climate change, the scientific body described a society running out of time to prevent unbearable damage to the planet’s lands and waters — and to the people and creatures that depend on them. Climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

With its unique design, the Paris Agreement does not prescribe specific actions by countries but encourages them to develop their own tailored approaches to combat climate change. It also encourages badly needed reforms inside and outside of government and will help create new political coalitions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

Today marks one year since the precedent-setting court ruling in the Netherlands, which ordered Shell to cut its activities’ carbon emissions by 45 percent compared to 2019 levels to align with the Paris climate agreement. N ovel Approaches to Climate Litigation. The Importance of Climate Litigation.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 2, 2021

Judge Larisa Alwin ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 from 2019 levels. “The court orders Royal Dutch Shell, by means of its corporate policy, to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 with respect to the level of 2019 for the Shell group, and the suppliers and customers of the group.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Trading in disinformation In its climate lobbying report, ExxonMobil deemed 52 associations “aligned” for acknowledging the risks of climate change, publicly backing the Paris Agreement goal of limiting average global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and taking steps to reduce carbon emissions.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 7, 2021

If the government of Ontario hoped that abolishing the Environment Commissioner, and transferring the position’s responsibilities to the Auditor General would free it from accountability on climate change, wilderness conservation, pollution and species at risk protection, it must surely be disappointed. . ENDANGERED SPECIES.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2024

All political parties can and should adopt strong policies to reduce our province’s greenhouse gas emissions, while building a robust green energy sector that supports Albertans and their communities. 30 – For more information or to request an interview, please contact: Allen Braude, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax. In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. there has been strong polarization on the climate issue.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2022

An extensive report from the Stockholm International Water Institute describes how freshwater systems and their management have been neglected by global climate change agreements. The report’s authors claim that success in lowering carbon emissions will be determined by how well the world manages its water.

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HumanNature

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Land-Use and Climate Change Growing urban populations are accelerating land-use change (LUC) around the globe, as witnessed in the Front Range of Colorado 1–3. In recent history, we have witnessed LUC exacerbating climate change due to disturbed soils, development of greenhouse gas (GHG) producing land uses, and more 4.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 8, 2022

The disaster has experts questioning how well Australia is prepared for climate change. This week, Circle of Blue highlights a recent report from the United Nations climate panel. . In its latest report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – or IPCC – issued a blunt warning to the world: You’re running out of time.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In a pathbreaking opinion, the German Constitutional Court ordered the government to adopt much stricter emissions targets for 2030. Those targets are to be keyed to achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping climate change below 2 °C and as close to 1.5 °C Here, I want to briefly summarize some key rulings.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 13, 2022

In terms of climate policy, however, it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as China. That’s understandable in terms of India’s current carbon emissions, which are now only a quarter of China’s. But given the growth of the economy, carbon emissions were projected to continuing growing steadily through 2030.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Guest Post by Philip Cafaro , Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Colorado State University Scientists and climate ethicists argue that more attention needs to be given to population growth’s role in the climate crisis. This longstanding approach, however, has proven itself a failure.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Greenberg Traurig’s Steven Russo , Co-Chair of the Environmental Practice and the firm’s New York Environmental Practice, is joined by Shareholder Todd Kaminsky and Of Counsel Jane McLaughlin in the Government Law & Policy Practice to discuss the New York State Climate Action Council’s adoption of the final scoping plan, which will serve as (..)

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Brazil: When a court accepts the legally disruptive nature of climate change. The decision suggests that courts can reconcile the legally disruptive nature of climate change with the fundamental role that adjudication plays in maintaining the stability of legal orders, and it could influence other cases and decisions across the world.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

The upshot was that the US resisted any effort to address climate change and embraced a “drill baby drill” energy policy. Carbon emissions stayed about constant under Bush, with an average around 5.6 The social cost of carbon is an estimate of the harm done by one additional ton of carbon dioxide.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The destruction caused by climate change is directly linked to human activity, primarily burning fossil fuels. There are multiple realistic, tangible solutions that would rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, yet policy addressing anthropogenic climate change remains slow and insufficient.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

With our energy plan and innovative projects like PA PULSE, my Administration will create energy jobs, take real action to address climate change pollution, ensure consumers pay less on their bills, and continue to ensure Pennsylvania maintains its energy independence for years to come.” “We

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

Our latest report has modeled what is actually possible if federal and provincial governments take public transit seriously as a tool to fight climate change. This is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions produced by 20 million cars. We think that’s an important missing piece in Canada’s climate plan.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals.

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Climate Change Blawg

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The carbon emissions from heating domestic homes account for around 13% of the UK’s annual carbon emissions. The carbon emissions from heating homes is comparable to the contribution of all petrol and diesel cars in the UK.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

Sustainable Pittsburgh's Sustainable Community Development Network will host an August 6 webinar on Climate Action Planning - Resources And Funding Opportunities from Noon to 1:15 p.m. Municipalities now have access to numerous new resources to support climate adaptation efforts.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

to integrate food and farm policy in a way that addresses climate change and helps farmers reduce their carbon emissions. Agriculture needs to be a part of the climate solution, given that it is responsible for about 11 percent of heat-trapping carbon emissions in the United States.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

climate policy. The federal government is now supporting that role with federal funding for states. Two key states have ramped up their plans for carbon neutrality, while offshore wind made a big step forward in the Midwest of all places. It’s not just the direct funding for state governments that makes me think this.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

A federal court in Australia ruled that the government had a “duty of care” toward its young people to protect them from climate change. Historically, Exxon has been the most recalcitrant of all the major oil companies, and it has been a major funder of climate change denial.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 16, 2022

Countries around the world have increasingly adopted climate change laws over the last two decades. This is partially attributable to the dynamism in international climate negotiations but also a growing appreciation of the crucial role that national laws and policy measures play. Overview of the Climate Change Act 2021.

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