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A Greener Life
DECEMBER 2, 2021
above pre-industrial levels, the high ambition goal set by the Paris Agreement. “As Only 44 of the 1,030 companies on the list have announced a coal exit date, and only around 30 of them have declared dates that could be considered aligned with the Paris Agreement. Gas power should not be an option.
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 17, 2021
This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.
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Law Columbia
JUNE 1, 2022
Japan’s dependency on fossil fuel s had been slightly declining until 2010. But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels.
Edouard Stenger
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Both the United States and the European Union electricity generations have 25-30% coal (historically much higher, hence its title of King), natural gas 35%, nuclear 20-25% and renewables make up 15% on both markets. Yet, coal account for two-thirds of the carbon emissions of electricity generation in both regions. Current situation.
Columbia Climate Law
MAY 8, 2020
States, Electricity Providers Allowed to Intervene in Case Concerning Management of Glen Canyon Dam. The appellate court found that the County was “well aware of the threat posed by climate change” when it certified EIRs in 2011 and that post-2011 data were “consistent with the range of projections considered in 2011.”
Law Columbia
JUNE 8, 2021
In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.
Law Columbia
JULY 2, 2021
Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision reversing the district court’s 2018 denial of Oakland’s and San Francisco’s motions to remand their climate change nuisance cases to California state court. In re Hawaiian Electric Co. , Chevron Corp.
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