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The ‘Year of Climate’ in International Courts

Legal Planet

This year promises to be the ‘Year of Climate’ in international courts and tribunals with opinions slated to be coming down from the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the International Court of Justice.

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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

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However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. Background of Spanish Climate Policy In 2016, the EU ratified the Paris Agreement, which calls on Parties to submit their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years. compared to 2005.

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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050.

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The First French Climate Litigation Ruling - Commune de Grande Synthe

Energy and Climate Law

By Dr Romain Mauger, Groningen Centre of Energy Law and Sustainability (GCELS) On 19 November 2020, the Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) issued a historic ruling in the Commune de Grande Synthe case , potentially the first step towards a landmark climate litigation outcome in France.

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Biden`s Energy and Climate Plans - A Legal Appraisal

Energy and Climate Law

First, he promised to re-join the Paris Agreement on `the first day in office´, second, he wants to embark on an ambitious phase-out programme for fossil fuels and third he promised to re-join the Iran Nuclear Deal. The earliest possible departure for the US from the Paris Agreement would, accordingly, be 4 November 2020.

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Brazil Advances in Climate Change Litigation

Legal Planet

The most emblematic decision came from the Federal Supreme Court, the highest Court in the Brazilian legal system, which ruled in July 2022 that the Paris Agreement is a human rights treaty. The Brazilian court became the world’s first to give this status to the Paris Agreement, setting an important precedent for Brazil and the world.

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Guest Contributor Sharaban Tahura Zaman: COP26 outcome on Carbon Markets: Takeaways for the Global South

Legal Planet

After an unsuccessful COP in Madrid (2019), as a Bangladeshi citizen (a country often referred to as “ground zero” for its climate vulnerability) I had to wait another two years to renegotiate issues that were blocked and left unresolved at COP25. Student at Berkeley Law. Sharaban Tahura Zaman is a J.S.D Download as PDF.