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

A Greener Life

Enhanced coal production Despite the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed the countries of the world to lower carbon emissions, India has seen no need to reduce coal use. 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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Anti-Green-Washing-Soft-Policy: A Comparison of Transnational Eco-Labeling

Vermont Law

In fact, eco-labels illustrate powerful tools of consumer-driven environmental protection and show that green-washing can be stopped through soft law approaches. From 1990 to 2014, the contribution towards climate protection made by recycling paper, cardboard and cartons was upsized by a factor of 7.5, ISO standards. ,

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

2, 2014). [8]. During a campaign stop in North Dakota, Mr. Trump made his views known about the international climate agreement reached by 195 countries in 2015 in Paris: President Obama entered the United States into the Paris Climate Accords – unilaterally, and without the permission of Congress. 1, 2014, 4:39 PM), [link]. [9].

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

In the first complaint, the Center alleged that a chemical manufacturer and importer headquartered in Akron, Ohio, had failed to report 843,047 pounds of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2,3-dibromopropyl ether) and five other substances that it imported during the 2013–2015 reporting period. The House bill ( H.R.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

34-2015-80002005 (Cal. The complaint alleged, among other claims, that a 2014 biological opinion concerning the effects of continued operations of the lobster fishery on endangered and threatened species, including the right whale, was arbitrary and capricious. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA inspectors found that the two companies failed to submit timely quadrennial reports regarding their imports of five chemical substances between 2012 and 2015 under the 2016 CDR Rule. EPA, Pay $117,000 in Fines (Oct. 6, 2021).]] Challenge to Denial of PFAS Testing Petition Stayed After EPA Granted Administrative Reconsideration.

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