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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

In this blog post, we will briefly explain (i) the background of climate change laws in Colombia, (ii) the nature and reach of the ‘ Acción de Cumplimiento ,’ and (iii) the two judgments and their implications for climate action in Colombia. Law 1523 of 2012 on risk management. Law 1931 of 2018 on climate change action.

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How Finance can help stop climate change: Green bonds

Edouard Stenger

If growth was slow from the first green bond issuance to 2012, things have accelerated since. From a mere three billion USD in 2012 it has grown to $81 billion in 2016 and could reach $150 billion this year. Green bonds are indeed often oversubscribed due to their success.

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A Global Instrument to End Plastic Pollution

Ocean Conservancy

UNEA was created in 2012 to foster and create a system of international environmental governance. Every two years the assembly meets to provide leadership, catalyze intergovernmental action on the environment and contribute to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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How we Conceptualize Security will Shape our Response to Environmental Challenges

HumanNature

Those embracing the analytical connection between the environment and security have since adapted their terminology to speak to a wide spectrum of environmental “threats” including climate change, transboundary pollution, natural disasters, and resource scarcities. Global climate security conference, London, 2012.

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How Does Applied Microeconomic Research Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation?

Environmental and Urban Economics

We face a serious climate change adaptation challenge. They are wrong to doubt the ability of our society to continue to flourish in the face of climate change. Rhode, 2012. Climate Change Adaptation Will Offer a Sharp Test of the Claims of Behavioral Economics ," The Economists' Voice , De Gruyter, vol.

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Sports Organizations Buy Carbon Offsets to Finance Cookstoves in Low-Income African Countries

Law Columbia

Five sports entities explained why they have become industry leaders by engaging with voluntary carbon offset markets at Friday’s Sports and Climate Change Summit. Photo courtesy of South Pole. Offsetting these unavoidable emissions can help support clean cooking technology, and other ventures with sustainable development benefits.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S.