Legal Planet
APRIL 8, 2024
It’s also one of the countries that’s least prepared to adapt to climate change, which will be much worse by then. The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative rankings show that Nigeria as the 17 th most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. ” Climate change will only make things worse.
Legal Planet
APRIL 13, 2023
A new wave of cases differs from traditional environmental lawsuits by highlighting the connections between preserving the Amazon and the climate, the grave risk of greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation, and the critical role of the forest as a major global carbon sink. The timing of these climate disputes is not accidental.
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Law Columbia
MARCH 29, 2023
Photo by Mathias Reding on Unsplash Climate change litigation has finally reached the world’s highest court. On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States with respect to climate change.
Environmental and Urban Economics
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Climate change adaptation refers to our individual and collective ability to cope with Mother Nature’s more intense weather punches in terms of extreme heat, drought, fire, flood and many other place based risks. In my 2010 Climatopolis book, I asked; “If Milton Friedman ran the U.S How Does a “Climate “Crisis” Emerge?
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. 2002 SB1078.
Environmental and Urban Economics
JULY 11, 2021
John Cochrane has posted an important blog post about adapting to climate change. Take a look at David Sattherthwaite's 2010 tough review of my 2010 Climatopolis book. I have working on the costs of climate change for 15 years now going back to my 2005 Death Toll paper. My Thoughts; 1.
Legal Planet
MARCH 30, 2023
The upshot was that the US resisted any effort to address climate change and embraced a “drill baby drill” energy policy. The earliest government estimate of the social cost of carbon was for 2010: $21/ton with a 3% discount rate and $35 at a 2.5% billion in 2010 dollars. You can blame Bush. discount rate.
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