A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU’s Earth Observation Programme, said that records dating back to 1850 showed that in 2021 the global average temperature was 1.1-1.2 Globally, the levels of CO2 and methane which are the main greenhouse gases continued to climb, and both hit record highs in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Human-caused climate change is accelerating the degradation of aquatic ecosystems and the services they provide." The statement was included in a letter to John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in advance of the United Nations' Climate Change Conference in the United Kingdom.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On November 24, Queen’s Park Today reported that in response to the Ontario Liberal Party’s campaign proposal to offer electric vehicle incentives, Minister Piccini claimed the Progressive Conservative government policies have already led to “a 210 per cent increase in EV (electric vehicle) sales year over year from Q2 2020 to Q2 2021.”.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021. 2021 was a significant year for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. A first decision in climate litigation against private actors.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That’s because the Canadian agency that is supposed to inform public and private sector decision-making on energy development and climate action continues to provide scenarios that are both unrealistic and pessimistic, and are lacking critical information, such as Canada’s expected greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Carbon markets are at a crossroads. As of 2021, 30 emissions trading systems were in force globally, covering 16 – 17 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. – Emissions trading as part of a portfolio of climate policies. Lessons from California’s Cap-and-Trade Program.

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Law and Environment

JUNE 16, 2021

On June 10, 2021, the Transportation Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) states released a final model rule creating a regional cap-and-trade-program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Under the Paris Agreement, countries will need to track greenhouse gas emissions at the level of individual ‘super emitters’, such as power plants, in close-to-real time. This success is an important achievement, as the OCO missions were designed to measure carbon emissions at much larger spatial scales.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2023

They’re called Scope 3 emissions, and they are key to understanding the big picture of a company’s impact on the environment. First, let me explain the three “scopes” of carbon emissions. Scope 1 emissions come from power plants, oil rigs and other sources directly owned or controlled by a company.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

If you’re ready to get more involved in fighting climate change and looking for ideas on how you can meaningfully contribute to climate solutions, then you’re in the right place! Have you checked out our guide to six easy ways to get involved in climate action? We know the solutions to fight climate change.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. A landmark decision recognizing the impacts of climate change on human rights. By Maria Antonia Tigre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Transportation is the largest source of global warming emissions in the US and the passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs produce the majority of transportation emissions. Limiting climate change will require the rapid reduction in these emissions from the vehicles we drive. global warming) emissions.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. The Administration has identified the aviation industry as a climate priority in its push to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.

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E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

11, 2023, the City Planning Commission approved amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution, called “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” proposed by Mayor Adams’ administration to advance the city’s climate goals, including an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

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Vermont Law

JULY 31, 2023

This model can represent a domestic or global scenario of climate damage, but many in the United States favor domestic views only. should account for global damages from climate change in its SCC modeling based on how their emissions exacerbate that global harm. The question is whether the U.S. If the U.S.

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Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

billion people expected to be residing in urban areas by the year 2050 (United Nations, 2021), the cities of the future will need to be able to accommodate this urban growth, whilst ensuring residences an affordable, healthy and productive lifestyle. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to stay within 1.5-degree

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

This is especially critical given all the noise coming from the oil and gas sector – and the institutions propping them up – suggesting that the only way to tackle climate change is by paying the very companies fueling the climate crisis to lower their emissions! The window for keeping global warming to 1.5

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The people that run the General Assembly have not offered any help to these communities and workers, but one potential solution is the final regulation putting in place a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that are now inching toward final publication.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Mainstream journalists seemed more interested in Greta Thunberg’s trans-Atlantic journey to the conference by low-carbon catamaran than in demanding action. Long term, climate change is a greater threat than the COVID-19 pandemic. Without human-induced climate change, that heat would be at least 150 times rarer.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2021

House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the challenges and opportunities for international climate action as world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). . Hernick on U.S. and around the world.”. Not fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Last week, the Federal Highway Administration finalized an important regulation–the greenhouse gas performance measure. Currently, only 24 states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring them to set targets and track their greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 10, 2023

Did you know that oil and gas emissions are the largest and fastest growing source of carbon pollution in Canada? Emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada now account for nearly 30 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. degrees Celsius. It will also provide certainty that businesses can count on.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2021

That's because Pennsylvania is on the verge of implementing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) setting carbon pollution limits on power plants [ Read more here ], an ambitious step the Commonwealth is taking to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fight against climate change.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Major reforms in energy investments in Kazakhstan are needed, not only to reform the economy but to meet the country’s climate goals. At COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, Askar Mamin, the (then) prime minister of Kazakhstan, stated that the country was finalising its plan to be carbon neutral by 2060.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

“A climate crisis is happening before our eyes. It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions. According to Pennsylvania’s recently released 2021 Climate Impacts Assessment, average annual temperatures in the commonwealth will rise by 5.9°F Climate change is here. The science is clear.

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Acoel

MAY 11, 2022

Recent articles in the New York Times about peatlands underscore their importance in sequestering carbon. They also note that carbon released from disturbed peatlands represents about 5% of global anthropomorphic greenhouse gas emissions. image courtesy of the International Peatland Society.

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Law Columbia

MAY 27, 2021

The adverse effects of climate change are of course very different from the impact of a nuclear strike. To avoid a “climate break down” the international community has to close the gap between countries’ collective emission reduction targets and the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit global warming to between 1.5

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Cresforum

MARCH 10, 2022

In the Unites States’ march to transition to clean energy and reduce greenhouse gasses, resilience may be the most important word to summarize 2021. And while emissions have slightly risen, the U.S. In 2021, solar and wind power were built at a record pace due to surging demand by companies, households and sound economics.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Exxon , the cities and towns allege that the fossil fuel companies were liable because they knowingly produced and marketed products that have caused climate change harms, while concealing and misrepresenting the associated dangers. In Municipalities of Puerto Rico v.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

While not part of the MOU, the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina released a statement signaling their desire to work with the states party to the MOU and the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) in general. Background.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

“As part of our commitment to create a clean energy future for all in the Pittsburgh region, DLC is increasing opportunities for customers and communities to experience the many benefits of electric mobility while addressing one of our area’s largest sources of carbon emissions and air pollution —?transportation,”

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

20, 2021, the New York State Climate Action Council (Council) voted unanimously to approve the most recent draft of the scoping plan, a roadmap to achieve compliance with the state’s landmark climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Money spent on renewables totalled $495 billion (a 17% increase over the previous year) and the electrification of transport totalled $466 billon (with a 54% increase over 2021). As electricity generation is part of the main greenhouse gases emitter, having solar and wind growing at a breakneck pace is source for hope.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 21, 2021

On July 14, 2021, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals including a proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ( CBAM ).

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high. One of our top priorities for 2023 is holding the Legislature to that promise, and ensuring that the intent of the Climate Commitment Act is maintained in the 2023-25 budgets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The ExxonMobil lobbying report evaluated 56 trade associations—the 5% of its memberships the company estimates are active on climate policy—on their climate positions. Several lawsuits filed by states and cities against oil and gas companies for their role in climate change also name API as a plaintiff.

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