Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
So far as I can tell, the first serious American effort to cut emissions was the passage of California’s Pavley Act in 2002, which mandated cuts in carbon emissions from vehicles. In 2007, the Supreme Court held that EPA had jurisdiction to regulate greenhouse gases at the federal level. Waiting for Congress: 2000-2010.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 6, 2023
Last week, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an initiative measure that would have imposed severe restrictions on oil and gas development in Monterey County is preempted by state law and therefore invalid. The decision came in the case of Chevron U.S.A., County of Monterey.
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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. 2002 SB1078. Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2006 AB 32. 2015 SB350.
Real Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
A friend asked me if a discussion paper published on Statistics Norway’s website, ‘ To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions? ’, was purposely timed for the next climate summit ( COP28 ). I don’t know the answer to his question. But this discussion paper is problematic for sure.
Enviromental Defense
MAY 1, 2024
While “natural” gas is mostly composed of methane, a greenhouse gas that’s 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide during its first 20 years in the atmosphere, Ebel and his industry counterparts have succeeded in minimizing the perception of its climate impact.
Greenbuilding Law
OCTOBER 8, 2023
The de riguer environmental imperative of responding to the immediate threat of global warming through reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to the detriment of other environmental impacts, is simply taking one environmental impact too far. This is not my perspective alone.
A Greener Life
APRIL 11, 2024
This brings up important questions about whether Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Gaza could lead to significant violations of international laws protecting the environment during wars. The term, while not officially recognized in international law, is gaining traction as the environmental impacts of war become increasingly apparent.
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