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Livestock Operations Are Responsible for Over Half of California’s Methane Emissions—Why Won’t CARB Regulate Them?

Legal Planet

To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels. To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels. CARB can regulate dairy methane. Timestamp at 2:05:10).

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. 2016 SB 32. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32.

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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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Environmental Law Again Front-and-Center at California Supreme Court

Legal Planet

In 2016 Monterey County voters passed Measure Z, a citizen initiative intended to bar the drilling of new oil and gas wells in the county and ban the use of fracking technology for existing wells in Monterey County. Later this month the justices will hear arguments in Chevron U.S.A.

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Sustainable Finance 101: Transforming Finance for a Sustainable Future

Enviromental Defense

Canada promised to cut its greenhouse gas emissions after the 2016 Paris Agreement. Why financial regulation? Regulations are like the guardrails on the highway – they ensure safety and order. Thoughtful regulations are the reason cars have seat belts and we can trust what’s on the supermarket shelves.

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Proposed Amendments to Endangered Species Act Regulations Could Curtail Protections for Species Imperiled by Climate Change

Columbia Climate Law

This blog takes a closer look at how the proposed amendments could affect ESA management decisions for species that are imperiled by climate change. In this context, new tools and approaches are needed to improve protections for species that face an existential threat due to climate change.

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PEC Blog: Pennsylvania Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 9.6% In 2021

PA Environment Daily

Pennsylvania’s power generation sector is one of the nation’s largest — and thus, also, one of the biggest emitters of climate-changing greenhouse gases. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Pennsylvania’s power plants are now releasing more CO2 than they have since 2016. Update: Read more here.]