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

Law Columbia

Colombia accounts for 0.4 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”). 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.

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: Monitoring and Policy Strategies

Legal Planet

In a previous blog post , I briefly reviewed some of the innovative strategies to reduce methane emissions from agricultural livestock and rice operations, which have the potential to combat a significant source of global greenhouse gas emissions. Agricultural Methane Regulation. Emissions Inventorying and Baselining.

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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. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Guest Essay: Investments In Clean Pennsylvania Air, Land And Water Will Pay Off For Decades

PA Environment Daily

Other programs, like the Alternative Fuel Rebate for consumers and the Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and made electric cars more accessible to Pennsylvania drivers. Looking to the future, the biggest threat to Pennsylvania's communities, public health, and environment is climate change.

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A Decade of CEQA Developments

CEQA Developments

Superior Court (2014) 59 Cal.4th My August 8, 2014 post on the case can be found here. CEQA analysis of GHG/climate change impacts is different – and difficult. The Supreme Court, in Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. CEQA’s “subsequent review” rules are elucidated.

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It’s High Time to Ban “Monster Fracking” in California

Legal Planet

.” The Times article focuses on the alarming intersection of three current environmental crises–water supply shortages, groundwater contamination, and excessive greenhouse gas emission levels–that threaten California and other states across the nation. aquifers.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change.