Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 13, 2021

This is a pretty clear illustration of how sea level starts to rise slowly; but in the long run, sea-level rise caused by fossil-fuel burning and deforestation in our generation could literally go off the chart and inundate many coastal cities and wipe entire island nations off the map. But first things first. Observed Past Rise.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After the adoption of the Paris Agreement, which included a notable recognition of the human rights dimensions of climate change, courts have seen a rights turn in climate litigation. The rise of rights-based climate litigation. In Future Generations v.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

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. 2017 CA 006685 B (D.C. He had been convicted of misdemeanor trespass and felony criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief in October 2017.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Chevron filed the third-party complaint in December 2017 against the company—of which the Norwegian State is majority stakeholder—for indemnity and contribution. Brazilian Court Granted a Preliminary Injunction Ordering the Removal of Cattle Herds from Farms that Caused Deforestation. Indigenous Environmental Network v. Trump , No.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The court noted that the administrative record currently documented the Corps’ decision to reissue NWP 12 in 2017. In 2017 Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission modified a fuel rule to allow a maximum of 10% ethanol in gasoline sales, up from 5.8%.

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