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STATEMENT: Wealthy countries fail to deliver on climate finance at COP29 

Enviromental Defense

The result is that countries in the Global South have not been granted the necessary funds to adapt to climate disasters or to effectively reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023 at COP28 , countries agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels” and scale up renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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All Eyes on Baku: Expectations for Canada at COP29

Enviromental Defense

After 30 years of international negotiations failing to mention the root cause of the climate crisis, the acknowledgement that we must phase out all fossil fuels and massively scale up renewable energy in order to effectively tackle the climate crisis, was both long overdue and extremely significant.

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The International Court of Justice delivers watershed climate ruling

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen A ruling by the highest global court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), states that individual countries must protect their people and environment from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and act with due diligence to fulfil this obligation. Even fossil-fuel subsidies can be illegal.

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What Lliuya v. RWE Means for Climate Change Loss and Damage Claims

Law Columbia

While the court dismissed the claim brought by Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya against RWE, the country’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, it nonetheless delivered groundbreaking findings on civil liability for major GHG polluters.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

These clean energy technologies are pivotal to Brazil’s goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting its international climate commitments. Ethanol accounts for over 40% of fuel used in Brazil’s vehicles, making it a key component of the country’s renewable energy strategy. The 2015 Mariana dam collapse spilled 43.7

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A Duty on Public Bodies to Prioritize Climate Action? Coolglass Windfarm Limited v. An Bord Pleanala

Law Columbia

Planning law has proven to be a useful tool for climate activists seeking to block or challenge new fossil fuel developments. However, it has also been used to frustrate efforts to accelerate the renewable energy transition by delaying the construction of new renewable energy infrastructure (see here ).

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Sabin Center Publishes New Report on the Legal Framework for Removing Atmospheric Methane via Soil Amendments

Law Columbia

Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas, with each ton of methane emitted trapping approximately 80 times more heat in the earths atmosphere than a ton of carbon dioxide over a 20-year timescale. Reductions in certain methane emissions, particularly from the fossil fuel sector, can be implemented cheaply and efficiently.