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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

Legal Planet

For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. Or low-carbon energy from renewable energy systems rather than nuclear power, with its needs for cooling water. Such shifts are non-linear, and practically irreversible.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

An Oregon Circuit Court set aside the Oregon Secretary of State’s decision to reject two clean energy ballot initiatives and allowed the measures to be processed and circulated for the November 2020 election. Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment.

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