Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Now-Justice Breyer argued that it was misleading to consider the environmental impact of nuclear power without also considering the impact of alternatives such as coal. She also called for international consultations and for strategies to deal with deforestation.

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Environment, Law, and History

JANUARY 12, 2022

Now-Justice Breyer argued that it was misleading to consider the environmental impact of nuclear power without also considering the impact of alternatives such as coal. She also called for international consultations and for strategies to deal with deforestation.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Over the course of the book, Razzouk takes on plastic, flying, nuclear power, offsets, green finance, and a variety of other solutions and non-solutions. But that overlooks the role of the meat industry in deforestation. Unfortunately, the baby goes out with the bathwater on several occasions, in my view.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 4, 2022

This involved continuing to decommission its last six nuclear power plants, even though a reversal would at least preserve some low-carbon electricity capacity. There was some progress reached on ending deforestation and phasing out coal before, as in true COP tradition in the 11th hour and, a deal was struck.

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