Legal Planet
OCTOBER 23, 2023
California has done well in terms of total emission reductions – about a 10% reduction from 2009 to 2019. California did this despite substantial growth over the decade from 2010 to 2020, adding about 2.4 Electric power related emissions went down about 40% from 2009 to 2019. The verdict on this issue seems very clear.
Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2022
In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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Smith Enviorment
DECEMBER 9, 2019
December 4, 2019. The 2019 legislative session was distinguished by its slow pace and lack of movement on significant legislation until very late in the session. House Bill 111 ( Session Law 2019-242 ) provided base-budget funding for a number of state agencies, including the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Energy and Climate Law
DECEMBER 8, 2020
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.
Smith Enviorment
JULY 9, 2019
July 9, 2019. The 2019 legislative session got off to a very slow start. In 2018, the legislature allocated $2 million to DEQ’s Division of Water Infrastructure to help local governments extend water lines to properties affected by contamination caused by per? fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including GenX. Section 12.13
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. By 2019, the largest growth in absolute emissions occurred in carbon dioxide from fossil fuels and industry. As one example, according to an analysis by Client Earth , in 2019 Chevron’s disclosed emissions amounted to 697 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The government has also pledged that a third of new cars will be electric or hydrogen by 2030. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions?
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