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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

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What’s most remarkable is that the decision calls for a 45% reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions–of not only its own but also those of its customers–within less than a decade. In the face of disappointing legislation and regulation, activists have increasingly turned to courts in the last fifteen years.

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What Happened During the Montana Youth Climate Trial

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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.