Enviromental Defense

JUNE 6, 2024

Statement by Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – At today’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI), Members of Parliament grilled the fossil fuel industry about their climate pollution.

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SPR Law

OCTOBER 10, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

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SPR Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

No 1947-A—a bill that significantly amends the affordable housing provisions of Local Law 97 of 2019 to require more buildings to meet greenhouse gas emissions caps.

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SPR Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

On September 12, 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

1) of Australia’s Environmental Planning & Assessment Act (the EPA), obligates the government to consider the public interest as part of its review of a development application. Section 4.15(1) Four Key Takeaways. Climate Change Was Recognized as Grounds for the Denial. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

In response to climate change, the Guidelines mandate the disclosure of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while the reporting of Scope 3 GHG emissions remains voluntary. Regulated Entities using carbon credits to offset their GHG emissions must report the source and quantity of such carbon credits.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Useful Environmental Law Terms.

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Edouard Stenger

APRIL 4, 2023

And the EU’s total greenhouse gases emissions fell 2.5 Despite a staggering potential for resiliency and savings, rain water toilet flushing is currently done at a quasi experimental level and laws are slow to adapt and societies even slower. percent despite hydro and nuclear shortage.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For example, maritime vessels typically struggle to meet existing “green” thresholds as zero or low-carbon fuels are still in their early stages of development. Accordingly, the Taxonomy accounts for maritime vessels that are aligned with the International Maritime Organisation’s 2023 strategy for greenhouse gas reduction.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The JTM endeavours to smoothen these socio-economic turbulences and to “leave no one behind”, which is the motto used by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well. These regions will or strongly risk to lose at some point their industries and the workers their jobs. The JTF composes the 1 st pillar.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

That’s good news because deforestation of tropical forests is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. A common definition of carbon offsets is “reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from an activity in one place to compensate for emissions elsewhere.” Leakage is essentially the risk that if you halt an activity (e.g.,

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In his inaugural address , incoming General Assembly President Peter Thompson declared that the session would focus on advancing the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September 2015. In this new era, questions abound regarding what constitutes “sustainable” development and how to achieve it.

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Acoel

MAY 1, 2023

It urges: Federal, state and local governments, and the private sector, to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to net zero or below. Congress to enact legislation to enact measures for climate adaptation and mitigation, the just transition to net zero, and sustainable development.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

If the SCC is low, new laws might not be worth the effort. Rennert says that, based on the latest science and economic conditions, policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions provide significantly greater benefits than have been accounted for previously. Firstly, as he says, “it lives in the light.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 24, 2019

These calls for large dams in Pakistan overlooked the greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydroelectricity. In terms of direct greenhouse gas emissions, Greenpeace reported, “forest areas flooded by reservoirs emit methane in the anaerobic decomposition of trees, vegetation and biomass submerged by the dam during its operation.”

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Frontiers

MARCH 24, 2023

In this blog post, we will discuss accessibility to clean water and sanitation as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 through the lens of Rachel’s research expertise and perspectives on sustainable agriculture and climate change. And of course, local action is of great importance as well.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 13, 2024

Securities complaints in Ontario and Quebec for misleading information about their sustainable financing activities have also been filed against all of the Big Five. The Big Five banks have a choice: either work with legislators to chart a change of course or have new laws – like the Climate-Aligned Finance Act – imposed on them.”

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This is vital to meet rising demand for electricity among Moroccans, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change. African countries can lead by example, reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, while continuing along the path to sustainable development. Currently, throughout Africa, 662.6

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The strategy was developed to integrate the short- and long-term actions in the Climate Action Plan into the City’s development review processes to help reach the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2024

Emissions of methane, which makes up more than 80 percent of fracked gas and is a potent greenhouse gas, need to be held to the absolute minimum. Furthermore, those standards must be significantly more broad than the selected pollutants touted in this study. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Unfortunately, however, the region is also highly vulnerable to the damaging effects of the climate crisis, despite not being significant emitters of greenhouse gasses. It also includes a section of downloadable resources that might be useful for stakeholders who are planning on using the law to advance their cases.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

And while greenhouse gas emissions may dip this year because of lockdowns, we should not celebrate. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places. ” Manning Environmental Law is a Canadian law firm based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 10, 2019

On December 28, 2018, California adopted comprehensive amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines , which include a suite of provisions aimed at improving the analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts in state environmental reviews. Section 15064.4(2)(b) of Fish & Wildlife, 62 Cal.4th

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

CAFOs — specifically their large manure lagoons — are also a huge source of methane , a potent greenhouse gas, as well as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter, 3 all of which pose risks to human health. Sustainable Development of Water Resources. NRCS Protracts. California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The groups have long called for Canada’s most important environmental law, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), to be strengthened to better protect the environment and human health. In 2017, the House Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development recommended strengthening CEPA.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2022

Bill S-5 proposes to recognize, for the first time in federal law, the human right to a healthy environment, and makes important updates to the legislative framework for regulating toxic substances. In 2017, the House Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development recommended strengthening CEPA.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Burning unsustainably harvested wood fuel contributes to approximately 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In April this year, Lyft went carbon neutral , using carbon credits purchased from the sustainability firm 3 Degrees to offset the carbon footprint from its rides. Exposure to these cooking practices can also be deadly.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5% Wolf, AG Shapiro To Support A Total Ban On Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater; 240.4

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 31, 2024

law applies. However, the expansion of offshore wind is but one part of the Biden Administration’s strategy which includes the protection of 30% of all marine areas by 2030 and the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Twelve nautical miles from shore to sea are the territorial waters, where full U.S.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 11, 2025

Part 1 focused on discussions regarding applicable law, and the no-harm rule. Cameroon even urged the ICJ to confirm the existence of the right to a healthy environment as a customary international law norm. Spain stressed that Resolution A/76/L.75

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 14, 2025

Yes, nations need energy for economic development, but that energy can and should come from clean resources, not dirty fossil fuels. The EPA has found the current (or any increasing) mix of atmospheric concentrations of six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, poses a threat to human health. Carbon pollution is pollution.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First, the court found that Exxon failed to show that federal common law justified removal, even if it might provide a defense. and non-U.S. Sierra Club v.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

International law, which is based on sound scientific evidence , clearly establishes the pressing need for effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. After all, to achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement , namely keeping the rising global average temperature below 2°C (35.6°F)

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service concludes that the petition presents credible and substantial information that human-caused mortality may be a potential threat to the species in Idaho and Montana, due to new state laws that permit increased wolf hunting. The Trump administration removed gray wolves from the endangered species list in November 2020.

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