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Sea level in the IPCC 6th assessment report (AR6)

Real Climate

The take-away message is: for high emissions we’d likely get close to a meter, sticking to the Paris agreement would cut that down to half a meter. That we cannot turn this back is the reason why the precautionary principle should be applied to the climate crisis. Source: IPCC AR6, Figure SPM.8.

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

According to the applicants, the unlawful interference consisted of executive inaction in the area of climate protection, respectively by not taking mitigation and adaptation measures according to the obligations under the Paris Agreement. 2022 Prague Municipal Court Decision.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court previously reached the same conclusion in December 2018, but the California Supreme Court directed it to reconsider the case in light of the Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Friends of the Eel River v. Ireland , 2017 No. Each respondent has ratified the Convention. Friends of the Irish Environment v.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The court noted that the administrative record currently documented the Corps’ decision to reissue NWP 12 in 2017. Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. Ruling on Modification to Ethanol Fuel Rule , 610/2019 (Supreme Court of Mexico).

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