Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In 2018, the General Court partially upheld the actions, prompting an appeal from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). In Australia and New Zealand, plaintiffs failed to establish that there is a government’s duty of care to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, in R (Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group & Others) v.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Some companies may also carry substantial reputational, regulatory and legal risks after years of significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, blocking climate policy and misleading the public about the harm caused by their products. Professor, Faculty of Arts – Political Science Department, University of Alberta.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The court further ruled that France had exceeded its emissions budget between 2015-2018, and that it must compensate for these excess emissions by further reducing emissions planned between 2021 and 2022. France has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Not only are vehicles the number one emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, but car accidents are also the leading cause of death for those aged 1-54 in the country. But these vehicles are killing our planet. Unfortunately, transportation lobbying is preventing meaningful change. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Typically used in conjunction with “greenhouse gas” but some emissions are not GHGs.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Methane is essential to control, since stabilizing climate requires reducing all anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions to net-zero. There are even indications that near-term cuts might be easier to achieve for methane than for CO 2 , for a mix of technical, economic, and political reasons. There are several good reasons for this.

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Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

The California Supreme Court declined to review an intermediate appellate court’s decision upholding the statewide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program. The magistrate judge’s order also set the trial to begin on February 5, 2018. California Supreme Court Denied Petitions to Review Ruling That Upheld Cap-and-Trade Program.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This blogpost shows what is at stake regarding climate and energy policy, focusing on the election programmes of the different political parties. First, an introduction to the political landscape of the Netherlands will be given. This blog consists of three parts.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 26, 2024

Switzerland is a striking example of the Paris effect: the influence of the non-binding collective goals of the Paris Agreement (PA) on the interpretation of domestic constitutional law or international human rights law in climate litigation. For example, in September 2018, the Dutch Supreme Court in Urgenda v.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb. 27, 2018; request for supplemental briefing Feb. 1, 2018; ruling Feb. 22, 2018); Wyoming v. The court said defendants had not waived this issue. People of State of California v. BP p.l.c. , 3:17 -cv-06012 (N.D. order setting schedule Mar. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Circuit Court of Appeals granted motions seeking to dismiss as moot the proceedings challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for greenhouse gases from existing power plants. The court dismissed the proceedings 11 days after the effective date of the U.S. 15-1363 et al.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program. Developers of Southern California Warehouse Project Agreed to Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures to Resolve CEQA Claims. United States v. California , No. 20-16789 (9th Cir. A20-0952 (Minn.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Circuit Stayed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Truck Trailers. The court denied an earlier motion for a preliminary injunction in January 2017.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Although there’s a broad consensus on the science of climate change, that’s not the case with politics. The scientists earmarked the years by which the world must reach net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases.

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