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At COP 27, Developing Countries Fight to Define a Global Goal on Adaptation

Law Columbia

At the 27 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, delegations are hard at work determining the contours of how nations should prepare for climate change. A key focus has been on the Global Goal on Adaptation. Article 7.1

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COPs as Three-Ring Circus

Legal Planet

It’s pretty clear that neither the innermost nor outermost circle has yet achieved much concrete advance in dealing with climate change. The Kyoto and Paris agreements are each separate treaties adopted under the FCCC. Then things move on. Each of these treaties includes provisions requiring the Parties to meet annually.

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Analysis: What’s at stake for India and South Asia at COP26?

A Greener Life

In just over a month, the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement was signed will decide the fate of global climate action. South Asia is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population , and to some of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. By Lou Del Bello.

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54th Earth Day: A Wake Up Call to the Planet on the Important Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Addressing the Earth’s Most Pressing Environmental Challenges

Acoel

Will we have made the necessary changes to reduce the adverse impacts from climate change? In this article I address some of the things that lawyers have been doing in one of these areas – climate change. The Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW) enacted a similar climate change resolution in October 2021.

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. Meanwhile, the climate emergency has not gone away. “World Environment Day is a day of celebration.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

The bump may be linked to China’s commitment, made in September 2020, to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. The decarbonisation target prompted a shift towards climate change. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. The rise of ESG is changing that.

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Interview with Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Program

Environmental Progress

If we rely only on the current climate commitments of the Paris Agreement, temperatures can be expected to rise to 3.2°C The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is an intergovernmental body of 195 member states that is unequivocal on the science of climate change. C this century.