Law Columbia

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Given this, over the last century, a large body of international law has been developed to govern ocean-based activities. But none of the relevant international agreements were designed with ocean CDR in mind. In fact, when the agreements were first adopted, the possibility of ocean CDR was not even being discussed.

Precautionary Principle 59

Precautionary Principle Carbon Dioxide Ocean Radiation 59

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Consequently, the response to this advisory opinion request should consider the climate change regime set by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (Paris Agreement) concerning the ocean. 12 of the Paris Agreement , among others.

Climate Change 98

Climate Change Law Paris Agreement Ocean 98

Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

Government 52

Government Law Waste Clean Air Act 52

Dario Piselli

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In recent years, and with growing intensity since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the concept of environmental health has emerged as a fundamental prism through which to analyse the complex interplay between global health and environmental law.

Paris Agreement 40

Paris Agreement Law Air Pollution Waste 40

Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2021

On April 29, 2021 the German Constitutional Court (the Bundesverfassungsgericht, or GCC) rendered a ground-breaking judgment, requiring the German government to establish specific plans to achieve its mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal. (An By Jaap Spier [1]. An English press release is available here. threshold must not be passed.

2030 49

2030 Paris Agreement Climate Change Precautionary Principle 49

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Moreover, with this strategic litigation, the Czech Republic joins the list of countries where citizens are challenging governments’ overall responses to climate change. In April 2021, a group of Czech citizens filed a case against the national government for its inaction on climate change. On the claim against the government.

Paris Agreement 40

Paris Agreement Climate Change 2030 Precautionary Principle 40

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Colorado Federal Court Remanded Local Governments’ Climate Case to State Court. The court said the defendants’ argument that the plaintiffs’ state law claims were governed by federal common law appeared to be a matter of ordinary preemption, which would not provide a basis for federal jurisdiction. Rhode Island v. Chevron Corp. ,

2019 40

2019 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40