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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7

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Guest Commentary: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ First Resolution on the Climate Emergency: Implications for Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

Two notable climate litigation cases, the 2013 Athabaskan petition and the 2021 Cité Soleil petition , are still pending. The resolution also calls on countries to “move towards a clean and just energy transition.” This transition has already led to climate litigation.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. From 2013 to 2014, Indian coal production was 565 million tonnes; from 2022 to 2023, that had increased by 58% to 893 million.

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It’s (Past) Time for Rich Countries Like the US to Pay Up for Climate Loss and Damage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Back in 2013, nations acknowledged the need to deal with loss and damage via the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) on Loss and Damage , whose mandate was reinforced in Article 8 of the Paris Agreement. Will COP27 live up to its promise?

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Department of State to produce correspondence of two officials related to climate change, the December 2016 Paris Agreement, the “legal form” of the Paris Agreement’s provisions, the Kyoto Protocol, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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The Problem is Not Brazil. The Problem is COP

Legal Planet

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of homes powered by clean energy was at stake. Energy Information Administration projects that retail electricity prices are expected to continue a rapid rise this year, with the average price increasing 13 percent from 2022 to 2025.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. All five have signed the Paris Agreement but, according to petitioners, none have made or kept commitments that align with keeping temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius.

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