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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

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Note: On September 26, 2019, the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a workshop on seeking an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice. By Michael B. Professor Michael Gerrard gave a presentation about the legal and procedural issues that would be involved.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

Although not a silver bullet, it is likely to have positive consequences of decreasing GHGs, advancing work to prepare for the worsening physical impacts of climate change, and encouraging climate friendly innovations. [10] 4] David Vogel, California Greenin’: How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader (2018). [5]

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ESA Policy News: February 6, 2023

ESA

The subcommittee funds the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service. Climate: Twenty-seven Democratic members of Congress wrote to US Climate Envoy John Kerry asking him to push the United Arab Emirates to remove Sultan Al Jaber as the head of this year’s U.N. climate talks.

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