Remove 2017 Remove Carbon Dioxide Remove Clean Energy Remove Paris Agreement
article thumbnail

Latest UN, IEA, WMO Climate Reports Show Global Emissions Dangerously High, Emergency Action Required

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. Energy investments, which accounted for just over 2% of global GDP annually between 2017 and 2021, rise to nearly 4% by 2030.

article thumbnail

October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule repealing the Clean Power Plan and finalizing the final Affordable Clean Energy rule in its place. States and Cities Challenged Rule Preempting State Regulation of Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions. West Virginia v. 15-1363 et al. Center for Biological Diversity v.

2019 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

A few days after the California court issued its order, North Dakota and Texas asked the Wyoming federal court to lift a stay that the court had imposed in December 2017. DOE estimated that the standards would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 99 million metric tons and save consumers and businesses $8.4 2017 CA 006685 B (D.C.

2018 40
article thumbnail

May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in December 2017 and March 2018 because the environmental assessments for the lease sales failed to meet National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements, including by failing to take a hard look at cumulative climate change impacts. Briefs Filed in Challenges to ACE Rule and Clean Power Plan Repeal.

2020 40
article thumbnail

May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. Keystone XL was authorized under the 2017 NWP 12. FEATURED CASE.

2021 40
article thumbnail

November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017. Reorganized Peabody Energy Corp. County of San Mateo (In re Peabody Energy Corp.) , No. Circuit Upheld Department of Energy LNG Export Authorizations from Three More Facilities.

2017 40
article thumbnail

Climate Reregulation: Three Months In

Law Columbia

On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement. The Department of Energy is another major player in climate policy, given the significance of energy efficiency standards to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and the need to swiftly transition to a clean-energy economy.