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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

The court ruled that the failure to set specific mitigation measures to slow climate change, in accordance with the state’s obligations under European and international law, is unlawful and infringes the plaintiffs’ right to a favorable environment. 2022 Prague Municipal Court Decision.

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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

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To achieve the 2030 target the law determines the permissible emissions for various sectors. For the period after 2030 the law requires that the government determines annually decreasing emissions levels. In 2020 the German population amounted to 1.1% The IPCC Special Report of 2018 is not saying that the 1.5C

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Guest Commentary: Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine

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The catalyst for the dispute was the Polish authorities’ concession extension to operate the mine until 2026 without carrying out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) as required by European Union (EU) law. In 1994, the mine obtained a concession to extract lignite until 2020. The cross-border aspect of the Turów mine dispute.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. The district court scheduled a hearing for April 16, 2020 to consider the defendants’ motion to dismiss or transfer those cases. 4, 2020); California v.

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