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The Court Has Spoken: A Healthy Climate is a Human Right

Union of Concerned Scientists

The opinion included the key fact that 71% of greenhouse gas emissions between 1988 and 2017 could be traced to just 90 companies, the Carbon Majors. Along these same lines, the Court specified that certain business have greater responsibilities due to their cumulative, historical contributions.

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Ontario’s So-Called Affordable Energy Act Will Leave Ontarians in the Dark About Energy Decisions and Costs

Enviromental Defense

Worse still, the law strips energy planning of its focus on addressing climate change and greenhouse gas reductions and sidelines the critical role of energy conservation.

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The Future is Green: Amending State Constitutions to Safeguard the Environment for Future Generations

Vermont Law

A group of youths in Hawaii used their states Green Amendment to sue the Hawaii Department of Transportation for its increased release of greenhouse gas emissions, which contributes to man-made climate change. Then, in 2017, the Court overturned its previous decision, holding that the test previously established by the Court was incorrect.

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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. A judicial site visit to Huaraz took place in 2022, and evidentiary hearings were held in 2025.

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The Fast Fashion Backlash Is Fueling a Sustainability Revolution

Scientific American

In 2017 Marsh co-founded the Hudson Valley Textile Project (HVTP), a natural-textile supply chain that aims to break free from the global fashion industry. The fashion industry is also responsible for up to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions—more than the aviation and shipping industries combined.

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CAFOs: Harming People Now, Later, and Forever

Vermont Law

CAFOs dominate agriculture in the United States: in 2017, an estimated 99% of all meat sold in the U.S. Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat more effectively than carbon dioxide. EPA in 2017. Greenhouse gases are major drivers of global climate change. came from animals confined in CAFOs.

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Agriculture, Animals, and AI – Modern Solutions for Age-Old Problems

Vermont Law

In 2017, the investment value for AI technologies totaled nearly 520 million dollars; it is expected to be 2.6 AI technology mitigates soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. Put simply, the more frequently AI is used, the more effective it becomes. billion by 2025. But it isn’t projected to slow down – rather, it will speed up.