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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

Law Columbia

However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. The EU presents the NDC as one Party ( Regulation (EU) 2018/842 ).

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Climate Policy in the World’s Fourth Largest Country

Legal Planet

Indonesia’s 2021 climate pledge under the Paris Agreement was to reduce emissions from 2020-2030 by 29%. For example: “Many electricity sector policies awaiting implementing rules and regulations are not aligned with each other, or contradict related non-energy regulations. Several official plans.

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ITLOS and the importance of (getting) external rules (right) in interpreting UNCLOS

Law Columbia

Thus, ITLOS clarified UNCLOS as a legal basis for obligations to address climate change and its adverse effects, alongside the United Nations climate treaties, i.e. the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC ) and the Paris Agreement. This is most pronounced in the references to the Paris Agreement.

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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero

Law Columbia

Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. presidential envoy on climate change, summarized all of this in a speech to the ABA’s 2021 annual meeting. “You LSEW adopted a similar resolution in 2021.

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Singapore Publishes Eligibility List Under the International Carbon Credit Framework

Clean Energy Law

The Eligibility List followed the signing of an inaugural Article 6 implementation agreement with Papua New Guinea on carbon credits cooperation. The Eligibility List for a given host country will be established under the corresponding implementation agreement.

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The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: An introduction into the joint blog symposium

Law Columbia

Attention to the link between climate change and the law of the sea increased significantly with the formation of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law ( COSIS ) by Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu in 2021. The Convention and the Paris Agreement are separate agreements, with separate sets of obligations.

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The Canadian Energy Regulator again paints a future that contradicts federal climate commitments and fails to chart a course for success

Enviromental Defense

The agency is the Canada Energy Regulator, and its mandate is “advising and reporting on energy matters.” Energy Futures 2021 has two main projections of Canada’s future energy needs. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources needs to direct the Canada Energy Regulator to provide much needed information in its 2022 report.