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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

2009 CARB established Low Carbon Fuel Standard for vehicles. 2015 SB350. Required zero carbon emissions from power grid by 2045. Required net zero emissions by 2045 and an 85% reduction in carbon emissions (not counting offsets). 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system. 2016 SB 32. 2018 SB100.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. trillion tons.]

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Navigating Net Zero Via the Law  

Union of Concerned Scientists

Our study, which examined net-zero legislation and litigation in Brazil, China, Germany, and the United States, will become even more pertinent as nations grapple with implementing their commitments under the Paris Agreement from 2015 and the more recent consensus reached in Dubai.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

in 2015 to 13.3% In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. in 2021, according to LinkedIn’s Green Skills Report.

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Business and industry must rise to the challenge of climate change

Physics World

President of the summit is the physicist and politician Alok Sharma MP , who previously served as business secretary in the UK government. That increase will breach the targets agreed by the 2015 Paris climate agreement set at COP21 and bring widespread devastation and more instances of extreme weather. Global goals. James McKenzie.

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Shell’s reckless divestment from Niger Delta

Corp Watch

The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land.

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Opinion: Unrest underlines need to reform Kazakhstan’s energy sector

A Greener Life

The government had abruptly stopped subsidies, dramatically increasing the price for consumers. These protests, triggered by an issue in Kazakhstan’s energy sector, have rapidly expanded to cities all over the country and have broadened to include political demands and tense standoffs between protesters and the police.