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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

As of February 2025, there are two pending climate cases in Japan, namely, Youth Climate Case Japan for Tomorrow and Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Portugal and 32 Other States filed before the European Court of Human Rights in 2020. See another blog post for the overview of the older cases.) Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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All Eyes on Baku: Expectations for Canada at COP29

Enviromental Defense

When countries signed the Paris Agreement back in 2015, they agreed to centre equity in how we tackle the climate crisis. In short, developed countries committed to providing $100 billion to vulnerable countries every year between 2020 and 2025. COP29 is the deadline for negotiations that would set a new target for 2025.

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Three International Climate Priorities for UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Union of Concerned Scientists

When countries signed on to the 2015 Paris Agreement, they made initial voluntary commitments (the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) to reduce their heat-trapping emissions, and agreed to revisit them every five years to reflect the “highest possible ambition.” (see of the Paris Agreement ).

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We are not reaching 1.5ºC earlier than previously thought

Real Climate

the year on which the 20-year period 2025-2044 is centred, as stated in Table 4.5 According to the AR6 findings, Earth’s average temperature in the last decade (2011-2020) was 1.09? the best-estimate finding is that the 2025-2044 period is going to be the first 20-year period, in which an average warming of 1.5ºC is attained.

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Climate Experts Available to Comment on COP29 from Baku, Azerbaijan and in Canada

Enviromental Defense

This new framework aims to replace the existing 2009 commitment from developed countries to provide $100 billion annually between 2020 and 2025 — a target missed by years. The next round is due in February 2025. At least $1 trillion per year is required to meet the immediate climate needs of developing countries.

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The Czech Climate Case: Uncertainty after the Case’s Dismissal

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs claimed unlawful interference under the Code of Administrative Justice, given that the government had failed to take mitigation and adaptation measures as required under the Paris Agreement, resulting in harm to the plaintiffs human rights. Both parties appealed against this judgement.

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Emergency?

Legal Planet

According to the Center for International Environmental Law as of April 2023, the World Bank “has financed and incentivized up to $165 billion in fossil fuel investments since the Paris Agreement was signed [in 2015].” percent of GDP in 2020 and are expected to increase to 7.4 trillion or 6.8