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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. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places.

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Canada’s first environmental racism bill closer to becoming law

Enviromental Defense

Additional information on the review of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable development: MP Lenore Zann (Cumberland – Colchester) introduced Bill C-230 in February 2020. Canadians can’t afford a delay of this long-awaited legislation. The committee tabled its report on Bill C-230 in Parliament today.

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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. Previously, the environmental sector was focused on air and water pollution, and wildlife conservation. TikTok set up a Corporate Social Responsibility department around 2020, and employed staff in Europe and the US.

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China’s would-be parents and their climate concerns

A Greener Life

At the end of 2020, we used an online questionnaire to survey 173 people in China who were concerned or alarmed about climate change. Out of 138 valid responses collected in 2020, 28.3% Many of the positive replies mentioned technological development, policy changes, and increased public environmental awareness.

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Testimony by Michael Shellenberger before the House Agriculture Committee on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors”

Environmental Progress

My name is Michael Shellenberger, and I am Founder and President of Environmental Progress, an independent and nonprofit research organization. [1] American farmers are world leaders in innovation, productivity, and environmental protection. I will make four points in my testimony: 1. and around the world. 3] Max Roser et al.,

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency on January 19, 2021, Renewable Fuels Association moved to voluntarily dismiss its petitions for review challenging the exemptions in the Tenth Circuit and the D.C. On September 8, 2020, eight young people filed a putative class action in Australia’s Federal Court to block a coal project.

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Back in the game: Brazil’s reengagement in climate governance

Law Columbia

While the country submitted nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2020 and 2022 , both were in clear violation of Article 4, Paragraph 3 of the Paris Agreement, as they were not more ambitious than the country’s intended NDC. GtCO2) each year on average, comparable to the de- crease observed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.”