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30 Years of U.S. Climate Policy

Legal Planet

remains a party to the UNFCCC , helped broker the Paris Agreement, and is till a party to that agreement today. 2015 Paris Agreement adopted with strong U.S. withdrawal from Paris Agreement. withdraws from Paris Agreement (Trump). withdraws from Paris Agreement (Trump).

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5 Ocean Victories of 2021

Ocean Conservancy

2021 has not been without its challenges. Through a changing administration, an ongoing global pandemic and a tumultuous political environment, we at Ocean Conservancy have never lost sight of our goal of a healthy and resilient ocean that supports us all. Rejoining the Paris Agreement and Making Waves at COP26.

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Taking Stock Ahead of UN Climate Conference: Five Things to Watch for at COP28 in Dubai

Union of Concerned Scientists

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to homeā€”in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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Trumpā€™s War on Environmental Protection: A Chronology

Legal Planet

Trump begins process of withdrawing from Paris Agreement. EPA moves to delay implementation of 2015 air quality standards limiting smog. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement becomes effective. Trump proposes cutting EPA funding by 30%. 2018 May. December.

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The ICJā€™s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: What Happens Now?

Law Columbia

The Republic of Vanuatu spearheaded this initiative in a 2021 announcement supported by grassroots youth groups. Part of the discussion on the need for an advisory opinion on climate change focuses on the possibility to interpret the obligations in the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

Sounding Greenā€ has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward. ” (2021). Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7

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Opinion: Increased media climate coverage must continue beyond COP26

A Greener Life

During the three major UN climate summits in the past 12 years, Copenhagen in 2009, Paris in 2015 and now Glasgow in 2021 climate coverage and interest in the issue has accelerated in the run-up to the event. After Paris, it dropped and then plateaued due to the signing of the Paris Agreement.