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New, Updated Carbon Majors Dataset Holds Promise for Researchers, Litigators

Union of Concerned Scientists

Not only did he track down and aggregate production numbers for ninety fossil fuel producers and cement manufacturers, he also traced this information through global geopolitical events, like the fall of the Soviet Union, and corporate shakeups like the dissolution of Standard Oil in the early 20 th century and the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999.

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EPA’s Denial of Louisiana’s Revised SIP

The Energy Law Blog

On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. To comply with the 2015 SIP Call rule, Louisiana had proposed revising its SIP by removing LAC 33:III.2201.C.8,

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Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. © GIDEON MENDEL, Vilian Sousa da Silva,Taquari District, Rio Branco, Brazil, March 2015 C-print. Courtesy of the artist. Programming.

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International Trade and “Embedded Emissions” after KlimaSeniorinnen: The Extraterritoriality of Climate Change Obligations

Law Columbia

In KlimaSeniorinnen , the ECtHR noted the general acceptance, including by Swiss authorities, that ‘the GHG emissions attributable to Switzerland through the import of goods and their consumption form a significant part (an estimate of 70% for 2015) of the overall Swiss GHG footprint’ (para.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law Blog

The Supreme Court has recognized a small category of state-law claims that “arise under federal law” for purposes of federal question jurisdiction, “because federal law is a necessary element of the. Communications include firm news, insights, and events. claim for relief.” 3d 805 (7th Cir.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Executive Order 80 supports the 2015 Paris Agreement and sets several goals for the state to meet by 2025: Reduce state greenhouse gas emissions by 40% from 2005 levels. 26 that could not by any normal definition fall into any of those categories. 26 that could not by any normal definition fall into any of those categories.

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Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

The types of important questions that fall within this category do not include requests to the ICJ for advisory opinions. In any event, the ICJ could reformulate the question on its own. It is not entirely clear whether that would require a simple majority of those present and voting, or a two-thirds vote of those present and voting.