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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

In the face of disappointing legislation and regulation, activists have increasingly turned to courts in the last fifteen years. Environmental Protection Agency (2007) forced the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. However, given the unprecedentedruling’s questionable logic, I doubt that it stand on appeal.

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Federal Acquisition Regulation Council Amends Limitations on Subcontracting: Compliance and Risk Mitigation Considerations for Your Small Business

Arnold Porter

Effective September 10, 2021 , the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council revised FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, and related FAR sections to address an inconsistency between that clause and the corresponding Small Business Administration (SBA) regulation at 13 C.F.R. § 125.6.[[N: N: SBA promulgated 13 C.F.R.

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Don’t Make the Same Mistake Twice

Vermont Law

The successes and failures of international regulation of ocean waste provide a basis for developing a model for effective regulation of orbital debris. MARPOL is particularly important for the regulation of marine pollution from ships spilling oil and other harmful substances. [14]. 7, 2019). [4]. 4, 2019, [link].

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

First issued by the EIB (European Investment Bank) in 2007 in Sweden, green bonds have grown from $11 billion USD in 2013 to $1 Trillion USD in December 2020 globally. Transparent country-specific regulations need to be put in place. ” Journal of banking & finance 98 (2019): 39-60. Zerbib, Olivier David.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

Legal Planet

That the state official who oversees the permitting and regulation of all major energy projects in Montana could be ignorant of the UN body that has been issuing increasingly urgent assessments about global warming and climate data for 30 years is unbelievable and distressing. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

million yuan in 2019 over price-fixing on Lexus cars in eastern Jiangsu province. million yuan over Lexus price-fixing Reuters | December 27, 2019 China's market regulator on Friday has fined Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor 7203.T SEC 2019) Toyota Motor Corporation Subsidiaries (via U.S. China fined Toyota 87.6

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75 million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million in 2013.

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