A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

Pakistan’s energy sector is dominated by fossil fuels. According to the country’s Finance Division , as of April 2022, just under 60% of total installed generation capacity used fossil fuels, including gas, oil and coal. “Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to home—in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In May 2019, a group of eight Torres Strait Islanders and six of their children submitted a complaint against the Australian government to the UNHRC. The complaint argues these violations stem from insufficient climate mitigation targets, as well as a general failure to cease to promote fossil fuel extraction and use.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2023

After 30 long years, we finally have a global agreement that addresses a transition away from fossil fuels , the primary driver of human-caused climate change. In a nutshell: there were some bright spots but overall, the agreement falls short in significant ways and there’s hard work ahead to build on what was secured in Dubai.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

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. CO 2 is at about 410 parts per million by volume (ppm) in the air, about 50% higher than before the start of large-scale fossil-fuel use. Atmospheric concentrations.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Fourth Circuit Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies; Companies Sought Stay from Supreme Court. Pursuant to a consent order, the remand order will not be entered until October 10, 2019. 5, 2019), No. American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers v. FEATURED CASE.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Cop stands for conference of the parties under the UNFCCC, and the annual meetings have swung between fractious and soporific, interspersed with moments of high drama and the occasional triumph ( the Paris agreement in 2015 ) and disaster (Copenhagen in 2009). Why do we need a Cop – don’t we already have the Paris agreement?

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

BLM prepared the supplemental EA in response to the court’s decision in March 2019 that identified shortcomings in BLM’s original climate change analysis for the leases. 37-2019-00053964-CU-TT-CTL (Cal. 37-2019-00053679-CU-TT-CTL (Cal. Maryland County Filed Climate Change Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies and Trade Group.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. With COP 27 now concluded, fossil fuel investment remains the elephant in the room.

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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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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. A day after the court’s decision, BLM published a proposed rule to temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements until January 17, 2019. California v.

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ESA

APRIL 11, 2022

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. Although there’s a broad consensus on the science of climate change, that’s not the case with politics. Secretary-General António Guterres. Halting at 1.5

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The Trump Watch confidently predicts that Big Oil and Gas are about to receive an unimaginable return on their investments with the Fossil Fuel Dream Team. Coupled with the Fossil Fuel Dream Team Mr. Ebell’s appointment does not bode well for the serious, engaged and continued involvement of the U.S.

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