A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At COP28 , on 9 December, India’s environment and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav affirmed the country’s “trust and confidence” in the Paris Agreement , whilst highlighting the country’s achievements in emissions reduction. However, a closer look at how India measures its forests has revealed a host of issues.

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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. Perhaps the most significant decision in climate litigation in 2021 came from the Netherlands.

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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. California has perhaps the most comprehensive protocols on offsets in the world, but this has not quieted concerns.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. To align itself with the Paris Agreement, Brazil should actually increase its ambition.

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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. The strategy required the UK Government to set and meet legally binding targets to reduce carbon emissions. By Maria Antonia Tigre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This assessment wasn’t ExxonMobil’s idea, but was compelled by a successful shareholder resolution that was part of a 2021 investor revolt against the industry’s climate inaction that ultimately displaced several members of ExxonMobil’s Board of Directors. ExxonMobil’s withdrawal from IPAA is certainly a positive development.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. Modeling has shown that coal power should be phased out entirely by 2030 if the United States is going to live up to its Paris Agreement targets to limit global warming to 1.5

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

With the release of its 2021 Progress Report , the Pittsburgh 2030 District , an initiative of the Green Building Alliance and the largest 2030 District in North America, announced it will move its primary focus from energy reduction to carbon reduction goals in response to urgent developments in climate science.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On September 20, 2021, the German environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) filed two actions against the automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz for refusing to tighten their carbon emissions target and stop producing fossil fuel fuel-emitting cars by 2030 ( DUH v. By Maria Antonia Tigre. BMW and DUH v. Mercedes-Benz ).

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Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions. In particular, the Dutch national supercomputing facility SURF does not produce any carbon emissions because it uses 100% renewable power produced by wind or solar in the Netherlands.

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Acoel

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Biden Administration’s April 2021 pledge for new U.S. commitments to the Paris Agreement calls for an 80% reduction of electric power greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Posted on January 7, 2022 by Eugene M. The Administration also is committed to achieving decarbonization of the power sector by 2035.

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

The earliest action covered is Biden’s rejoining the Paris Agreement; the most recent is a burst of final actions taken around Earth Day 2024. International January 20, 2021. begins the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement on Biden’s first day in office. January 27, 2021. April 22, 2021.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2023

EPA’s power to regulate greenhouse gases, established in litigation in 2007, now seems beyond question. Emissions standards for new cars temporarily stalled under Trump but are nonetheless much tighter than they were before Obama. EPA approves California mandate for zero emission vehicles. withdrawal from Paris Agreement.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. Supreme Court seeking review of the D.C.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Instead, the bank continued to fund nearly $15 billion in fossil fuel projects into 2021 according to a report last month endorsed by a global consortium of environmental groups. degrees centigrade “involve rapid and deep and in most cases immediate GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reductions in all sectors.”

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ESA

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining Spending Bills for FY 2021. The UN website describes the aim of the meeting, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” Bill includes $9.49 Executive Branch.

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