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30 Years of U.S. Climate Policy

Legal Planet

remains a party to the UNFCCC , helped broker the Paris Agreement, and is till a party to that agreement today. Perhaps most importantly, the federal government has invested billions of dollars in clean energy. 2015 Paris Agreement adopted with strong U.S. 2017 Trump announces U.S.

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Illuminating a Path to a Cleaner and More Resilient Energy System in Cuba

Law Columbia

The recommendations include possible changes to Cuban domestic policies to, among other things, encourage greater public and private investment in the country’s energy transition. But over the past 10 years, Cuba’s policymakers have identified some potential pathways towards a clean and resilient energy system.

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The Last Four Years — and the Next Four

Legal Planet

In September 2017, Eric Biber and I published a threat assessment after the first 200 days of the Trump Administration. The 2017 report was organized at the tool that Trump could use, rather than specific policy questions. The 2017 threat assessment. The 2017 threat assessment. The 2017 threat assessment.

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STAFF NEWS: FIVE FELLOWS JOIN THE SABIN CENTER

Law Columbia

laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading. Her work explores international and domestic (U.S.)

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Ask a Scientist: In Moments of Despair, Climate Progress Can Keep Hope Alive

Union of Concerned Scientists

This historic funding will bolster more than 60 Energy Department programs focused on increasing system reliability and resilience and expanding access to renewable energy resources. More than 70 percent of the climate litigation cases filed in the United States since 2017 have cited UCS research. It’s a big deal.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). Murray Energy Corp. June 29, 2017). June 28, 2017). Clean Air Council v.

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European banks continue to fund fossil fuels?

A Greener Life

Even though this represented a fall from the $106 billion lent in 2020 and the $83 billion lent in 2019, it is still above the $49 billion and $50 billion figures of 2018 and 2017 respectively and represents a huge investment in an industry that should be radically shrinking and not growing if we are to have any hope of staying below the 1.5