Greenhouse Precautionary Principle Regulations 
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels requires urgent and serious steps to reduce greenhouse gas. Shipping currently makes up nearly 3% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG) released worldwide, and those emissions are on track to increase.
Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2023
The first part asks the Court to unpack the State Parties’ obligations to prevent, reduce, and control pollution of the marine environment “caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.” The question is divided into two parts. This will be one of the main questions addressed in the advisory opinion.
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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).
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants. 13] California regulators in 2020 over-estimated the contribution they could reasonably expect from renewables. The situation could have been avoided,” said the CEO of CAISO.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 8, 2025
The first lesson is one consistent with the pre-existing literature and case studies generally speaking, the most effective policies in driving short-term reductions are a mix of different tools, including subsidies, pricing, and regulation.
Legal Planet
MARCH 17, 2025
In late 2009, EPA made a formal finding often called the Endangerment Finding that greenhouse gases may endanger human health and welfare. Understanding the Endangerment Finding Two requirements must be met before a substance can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. First, it has to qualify as an air pollutant.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 7, 2019
Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. States Filed Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Changes to the Endangered Species Act Regulations.
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