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

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, article 16 states that the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADS in Spanish) should implement, within 12 months, the necessary actions to ensure that environmental management plans include specific considerations related to climate change adaptation and mitigation, especially with regard to GHG emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Dernbach , emeritus professor, a leading advocate for sustainable development, received the American Bar Association’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award in Environmental Law and Policy for his groundbreaking contributions to environmental protection. progress on sustainable development since the 1992 Earth Summit.

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Nanotech

JULY 15, 2022

The dossier states that in many cases, novel materials offer solutions to environmental problems, e.g. , by saving energy and materials because of lighter weight, and they can contribute to “a sustainable development of the environment, economy, and society.”

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Supreme Court’s West Virginia decision puts the ball of developing rules for business to contribute meaningfully to sustainability squarely in the private sector’s court. Sustainable Development Goals, U.S. leadership is … Continue reading Governing the sustainability commons.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Recuenco; Thomas Müller PDF Planning for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems Edited by Wayne Caldwell; Christopher Fullerton; Sara Epp PDF Physical Neuromorphic Computing and its Industrial Applications Edited by Toshiyuki Yamane; Bert Offrein; Akira Hirose PDF Diversity of Beetles and Associated Microorganisms Edited by Takema Fukatsu; Peter (..)

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 10, 2022

Espinoza works alongside community members on environmental research and conservation that promotes sustainable development in Puerto Rico. I also learned from her how well-intentioned ocean regulation can harm Indigenous communities. For him, these genuine relationships take time.

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Ocean 2022 Conservation Sustainable Development 104

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 26, 2024

Shapiro’s Record On Shale Gas And Health - A Look At The Grand Jury Recommendations One Year In -- Physicians For Social Responsibility - PA: Gov. Million Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumped On PA Public Roads Since DEP’s ‘Moratorium’ On Dumping Started 6 Years Ago [4.17.24] -- Gov. 27 Released 1.1

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Nanotech

JANUARY 5, 2022

The recommendations identified in the project include the following proposals for action on the sustainable development, safe innovation, and safe handling of engineered nanomaterials: .

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Because water scarcity will jeopardize all the other Sustainable Development Goals, it should solidify our collective determination to limit temperature increases to 1.5° This will require long-term finance and novel mechanisms to regulate how the public and private sectors work together.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2022

UNESCO defines biosphere reserves as “learning places for sustainable development.” We shouldn’t allow private interests to turn a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve into a monster development for financial gain. The Niagara Escarpment, one of Ontario’s natural wonders, has been described as a “masterpiece of living art.”

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Conservation 2002 Sustainable Development Natural Resources 104

Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

It creates new obligations for government agencies that regulate the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs), as well as agencies who serve the most vulnerable sectors. This centralized method resulted in a slow rule making process, with non-binding commitments. Chile’s new Act reverses this centralized approach.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Shapiro's silence,” said Musil. Shapiro’s Record On Shale Gas And Health - A Look At The Grand Jury Recommendations One Year In [PaEN] -- Physicians For Social Responsibility - PA: Gov. Million Gallons Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumped On PA Public Roads Since DEP’s ‘Moratorium’ On Dumping Started 6 Years Ago [PaEN] -- DEP Imposed $2.2

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations 2023 114

A Greener Life

MAY 3, 2022

Investors and customers will increasingly ask these questions, he says, even if regulators don’t – and will move business to jurisdictions with more robust regulation if they don’t get the right answers. . Lessons for India’s public energy giants .

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Renewable Energy Sustainable Development 98

Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 30, 2021

Citywide policies and regulations for sustainable development — especially development in the floodplain — and flood mitigation solutions will require coordination with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, License and Inspections, the Department of Public Property, the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department and more.

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Sea Level Climate Change 2011 Atmosphere 98

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

By regulation in Pennsylvania, the floodway, in areas that do not have a detailed floodplain mapping is assumed, absent evidence to the contrary, to extend 50 feet back from the top of bank on both sides of the stream. Floodplains often contain wetlands and other areas that are vital to a diverse and healthy stream ecosystem.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Elsewhere, there are other significant commitments to fulfil: to put an end to Chile’s “ sacrifice zones ”, areas of the country impaired by chronic socio-environmental and economic problems; to create a state company to regulate the extraction and use of lithium, and to promote a new model of sustainable development.

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Government Climate Change Renewable Energy Sustainable Development 98

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Gray: This is really about a distinction between regulated compliance markets and voluntary carbon markets. Regulated compliance markets, like California’s or Quebec’s Cap-and-Trade Programs or the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, place a legal requirement on emitting companies.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Transparent country-specific regulations need to be put in place. But it matters how these funds are being mobilized.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

-- PA American Water Partners With Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Plant Trees For Customers Who Switch To Paperless Billing In April [PaEN] -- Stewards Of The Water Start On Land, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Volunteers Plant Trees At Horn Farm Center In York County [PaEN] -- Gettysburg: Adams County Watershed Alliance, Keystone 10 (..)

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Conservation Earth Day Renewable Energy Clean Energy 84

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. Frontiers is a signatory of the United Nations Publishers COMPACT.

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Climate Change Government Conservation Sustainable Development 98

Manning Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Provide for independent third-party review by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to ensure accountability for all future governments. Enshrine greater accountability and public transparency into Canada’s plan for meeting net-zero emissions by 2050.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When proposing a new regulation or investment project, they often have to present a regulatory impact analysis showing that its environmental benefits outweigh the financial costs. Maximilian Auffhammer, professor of International Sustainable Development at the University of California Berkeley, has reviewed it and is impressed.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2024

While voluntary industry measures to reduce pollution are not inherently problematic, they are no substitute for strict regulation and enforcement of standards to protect public health and the environment. “The fact that one site is not exceeding this standard should be the absolute minimum expectation and is hardly data worth celebrating.

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Natural Gas Air Pollution Fossil Fuels Regulations 108

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. To support this conclusion, the court points to the legislation, regulation, planning documents, and principles of ESD discussed above. Section 4.15(1)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Shapiro’s Administration would allow any industry operator to self-regulate its activities. Shapiro Administration Complicity After the zeal with which Attorney General Shapiro investigated and condemned operations of the shale gas industry in Pennsylvania, it is shocking that Gov. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Air Pollution 85

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 10, 2021

For CNOOC, the investment in Guyana’s development also complements China’s foreign policy goals: “Carrying out national initiatives and actively promoting the development and construction of countries along the Belt and Road is an honourable mission for CNOOC,” read a statement from 2019. Climate and governance risks.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2021 Comcast Signs Agreement To Purchase 250 MW Of Solar Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutral Goal U.S.

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Earth Day Natural Gas Conservation Waste 52

Law Columbia

MAY 28, 2021

Renouncing the importance of wording within the treaties, which is the main mean by which law regulates and obliges, undermines legal certainty. In the elaboration of the assessment (§4.),

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

As you know, this blog post is linked to two Sustainable Development Goals, in your past work, you have criticized the SDGs specifically in relation to South Asia, that they they don’t go far enough being only aimed at improving the living conditions of low-income countries without any sort of real, transformational economic policy.

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Carbon Emissions Climate Change Fossil Fuels Technology 105

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 10, 2019

During his United Nations (“UN”) Speech, Brazil President Bolsonaro made clear his government’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development to benefit Brazil and the world. The text of the agreement outlines all parties’ commitment to promoting sustainable development. solemn commitment.”

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

“Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water – that’s why my Administration secured this record-breaking agreement with Shell to hold them accountable for violating the laws and regulations that protect our environment,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 24, 2019

Following the severe drought in southern Pakistan in the latter half of the 1990s, development proponents have been eyeing the construction of the Kalabagh Dam as “a surrogate for a litany of Sindhi grievances against the Punjabi-dominated political, military, and bureaucratic system in Pakistan. appeared first on.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

UN Under-Secretary General and UNECE Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova; Scott Foster, Director of Sustainable Energy, UNECE; and Jurgen Keinhorst, Chair, Committee on Sustainable Energy, presented the award to GBA Executive Director Jenna Cramer on September 22.

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Environmental Progress

MAY 28, 2020

It gives us the food we eat, the water we drink, the materials with which we build our homes, and the mechanisms that regulate our weather patterns, our ocean currents, and much more. How the “earth’s systems” regulate our ability to exist and thrive on planet earth has been less understood.

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Climate Change Solar Power Paris Agreement 2019 52

Vermont Law

AUGUST 17, 2023

Only if we help, shall all be saved. ” - Jane Goodall , conservationist Ecotourism holds immense potential as a tool for conservation, community empowerment, and sustainable development. Governments must enforce stringent regulations, conduct carrying capacity assessments, and invest in infrastructure development.

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Acoel

JUNE 3, 2021

Not only are decisions related to access to environmental information and public participation covered, but also those decisions that could affect the environment or violate environmental laws and regulations. Significantly, the right includes free technical and legal assistance to persons or groups in vulnerable situations. .

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