Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

We know that Trump would exit the Paris Agreement (again). They call for packing government agencies like EPA with MAGA-friendly appointments and firing 50,000 of the most experienced and expert civil servants. It’s important to understand fully not just the immediate effect, but the permanent impact of a second Trump term.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As I prepare to attend the UN’s 28 th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28 ), I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between the UN climate talks and litigation, especially in light of the stark reality that parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement are falling short on key milestones leading up to the next month’s meeting.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Czech Republic , ordering the Czech government to create a more ambitious emissions reduction plan based on its obligations under the Paris Agreement ( Press Release of Czech Climate Litigation ). The court also enjoined the Czech government from continuing to interfere with the plaintiffs’ rights.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

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. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. In the U.S.,

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

He personally intervened to help negotiate the Paris Agreement. He also packed the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, with conservative opponents of government regulation. He attempted to undermine climate action by state governments. And he withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Law Columbia

MAY 15, 2024

This violation was attributed to the Swiss government’s failure to implement the robust regulatory framework necessary for fulfilling its commitment to reduce emissions as set out in the Paris Agreement. To date, 59 countries , including 25 ECHR signatories, have enacted climate framework laws.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Perhaps less excitingly, but more consequentially, Brazil also has a long tradition of progressive environmental policies and climate governance, playing a key role in several international conferences. After all, to achieve the main goal of the Paris Agreement , namely keeping the rising global average temperature below 2°C (35.6°F)

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

First, he promised to re-join the Paris Agreement on `the first day in office´, second, he wants to embark on an ambitious phase-out programme for fossil fuels and third he promised to re-join the Iran Nuclear Deal. The earliest possible departure for the US from the Paris Agreement would, accordingly, be 4 November 2020.

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Last year, climate negotiators in Glasgow finalized the Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets, clearing the way for the expansion of emissions trading and carbon pricing worldwide. The post Governing Emissions Trading in California and China appeared first on Legal Planet. Stay tuned.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The federal government has gotten a late start in cutting US emissions anyway, due to Republican resistance. will once again withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Still, I think we might expect to see a partial rollback of this signature climate law. Would a Trump victory be the end of the world?

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

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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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Joining me are thousands of government officials and third-party observers, mostly from the United Nations, other international organizations, and non-governmental bodies, who have converged on the city for two weeks of talks. Much of the focus is on implementing the Paris Agreement , the landmark climate deal reached last year at COP21.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2024

A new report published today by the Sabin Center examines the laws governing international transport of carbon dioxide for sequestration. Much of the report would also be relevant to the shipping of carbon dioxide between other regions, though domestic laws at either end of the trip may also be relevant.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

So far, the country has adopted several laws to strengthen the legal framework towards achieving these goals. Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The following article is part of an Eco-Perspective special in which the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is collaborating with the VLS COP22 Observer Delegation. How do you see the future of the Paris Agreement without, possibly, you?”. support for the Paris Agreement if elected. By DJ Haskin. Even if the U.S.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Applicable Law to the ITLOS Advisory Opinion The applicable law for the ITLOS advisory proceedings is determined by Article 293 of UNCLOS. However, ITLOS is not responsible for implementing the UNFCCC or the Paris Agreement. These rules are, in effect, binding norms incorporated into UNCLOS.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2023

The requests are pending at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here for an initial analysis of the advisory opinion request). The rules governing written proceedings are quite flexible. Both the science and law around climate change have progressed.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2021

trillion infrastructure law , of which about half is new funding. The law provides a heady influx of money for public transit, rail, electric vehicle charging stations, and transmission. All Nebraska utilities (which are all government bodies) set carbon neutrality targets for midcentury. Legislation.

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Legal Planet

JULY 5, 2023

So, what if all parties – government, private sector, environmental groups, the public more broadly -actually made difficult choices and compromises, sometimes even involving important principles, in the face of dire consequences. trillion or 6.8 percent of GDP in 2020 and are expected to increase to 7.4

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As a government delegate, I have been involved in the UN climate negotiation process since 2017 to uphold Bangladesh’s and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group’s position. Article 6 is central to the Paris Agreement , and to make the Agreement fully operational these issues needed to be resolved.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

These debates were the focus of the Emmett Institute’s all-day symposium on Friday, March 8 at the UCLA School of Law. As a member of the cabinet, the secretary leads the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs and oversees government-government consultation with California’s tribes. She started with a nod to California’s past. “The

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Law Columbia

JULY 1, 2022

Brazilian Supreme Court recognizes the Paris Agreement as a human rights treaty. On the same day, in another part of the world, Brazil’s highest court made an unprecedented recognition of the importance of the Paris Agreement. In practice, the law in question is overridden by the treaty. In PSB et al.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

With the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Tuesday Aug 16, the most significant climate legislation in US federal history (so far) became law. Now that the US federal government is finally acting on climate, what impact does that have on the eagerness of China or India to fulfill their pledges or even increase their ambition?

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Law Columbia

APRIL 9, 2024

Switzerland (“ KlimaSeniorinnen ”), the Court held that by failing to put in place a domestic regulatory framework for climate change mitigation, the Swiss government violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the right to respect for private and family life. In Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Organizations delivered petitions to the Prime Minister’s Office today, asking that the federal government follow through on its COP26 promise to implement a strong, ambitious cap on oil and gas emissions . The federal government has still not released any details about how they plan on accomplishing their COP26 commitments.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

So for my last Climate Law and Policy class at UCLA Law this semester, I once again asked my students to tell me what they are thinking about the future of climate policy in light of today’s global circumstances, keeping in mind lessons we’ve learned through the semester. –Polina Hristova, LLM 2022. –Jay Parepally, JD 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2024

Canada promised to cut its greenhouse gas emissions after the 2016 Paris Agreement. It was part of the global agreement where 195 countries all agreed to reduce their emissions, and Canada has set this promise into law. The federal government has set targets and policies for most sectors in the economy….except

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2024

Incorporating International Climate Change Law to Maintain the ECHR’s Relevance Amid the Climate Crisis “Everything could be different – and yet there is almost nothing I can change.” C ategorical differences between KlimaSeniorinnen and Court’s existing environmental case law ‘KlimaSeniorinnen’ had thus exhausted all domestic remedies.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Until recently, few could have anticipated that methane, a GHG not even mentioned in the Paris Agreement, would be central to COP28’s most headline-grabbing announcements. Subnational governments of Brazil, Bolivia, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Canada, Nigeria, and the United States are among the signatories of the coalition.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2024

Conscious of the “subsidiary” role of the ECtHR and the need to respect democratic decision-making by states in line with the separation of powers, the Court emphasized the discretion or “margin of appreciation” enjoyed by state governments (paras. Carbon budgets are used in two senses in the climate law and policy world.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The hope is that a high-level statement from Chinese and American leaders like this one will unleash more activity among climate experts, private companies, and other governments when they meet in Dubai. My colleague Alex Wang, faculty co-director at the UCLA Emmett Institute, took part in events at APEC and will be in Dubai for COP28.

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