Legal Planet

MARCH 7, 2024

Back in 2019, at the last face-to-face Assembly, the Swiss proposed a resolution to assess the science and possible governance of ‘climate altering techniques’ aka geoengineering. Wider involvement The most striking development compared to 2019 was that this time around many more countries got involved.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 13, 2021

The IPCC calls this a “robust acceleration ( high confidence ) of global mean sea level rise over the 20th century”, as did the SROCC in 2019. That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. The finding of sea-level acceleration is not new.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

11 GC26), with due regard to the precautionary principle (IV. The post further explores the potential implications of this clarification for climate litigation, while highlighting the key provisions that underscore the responsibilities of states in safeguarding children’s rights within the ever-evolving environmental landscape.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

In 2019, the city of Toledo, Ohio adopted the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a municipal law that gave the lake rights of its own. In 2019, a group of Peruvian youths filed a suit against Peru, alleging that the government has not taken sufficient action to address climate change. The case is pending a decision. Peru : Alvarez et al v.

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Deforestation Climate Change Earth Day Precautionary Principle 105

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

The Lost Link Between UNCLOS and Climate Change: Substantive Parts of the COSIS Advisory Opinion Questions In 2019, the IPCC put into evidence the importance of the oceans in the climate change regime. This effectively brought climate change to the realm of UNCLOS, which does not expressly deal with the issue.

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Climate Change Law Paris Agreement Ocean 98

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2022

R ), which was created in 2019 to bring this case. Following the precautionary principle, citizens have the right to be concerned about the quality of their environment and do not have to wait for climate conditions so unfavorable that they do not allow their basic needs of life to be met.

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Law Columbia

MAY 10, 2021

See Brian Preston’s brilliant analysis, The End of Enlightened Environmental Law, Journal of Environmental Law 2019, 31, 399-411. Last but not least: the precautionary principle requires that potentially colossal damage be averted. 3] ECLI:NL:HR:2019:2007 for the unofficial English translation under 7.5.2. [4]

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