Vermont Law

AUGUST 13, 2020

were created to do just what the Youth Plaintiffs are vindicating; relief from the effects of climate change and preserving the planet for future generations. that the government’s actions violate plaintiffs’ constitutional rights, depriving them of life, liberty and property. Contrary to the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, the.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 14, 2022

How climate change and human activity are driving violence between farming and pastoralist communities. A bare-chested old man lies in the emergency room of a government hospital in northeast Nigeria. between 1984 and 2021, while the area experienced a 71.9% Land cover change in Yusufari from 1984 to 2021.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2021

29th of July was the day calculated as Earth Overshoot Day for 2021, the day which marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. decrease in global forest biocapacity due in large part to the spike in Amazon deforestation. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

How would such a legal system work, and could giving rights to nature help in the legal battle against climate change? Over the last decade, courts, legislatures and various bodies of government in countries around the world have sought and won ecosystem protection through nature rights. A few case studies offer some insight.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 3, 2024

For readers who may not have heeded our warnings and even clients we have offered counsel and advice to before they make environmental marketing claims or disclosures required by governments (e.g., in a scheme to garner climate conscious customers. So, Letitia James’ problem is with beef.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue — August 10, 2021. Everyone north of the Dry River was urged by the government to evacuate, though political distrust and an intimate connection with their homes made such a move difficult. The government also fails to recognize Indigenous groups as having a stake in the region.

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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. The case is the latest on a growing climate litigation trend in Brazil.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 13, 2021

My daughter Sofie was born in April 2021, in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic and in a decade in which climate change is increasingly high on the global agenda. By Anders Lorenzen. Sofie and I in a nearby park. Will Sofie face obstacles that we don’t face today?

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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. The short answer is yes, the U.S.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This post takes note of the progressive development of human rights and the environment, and climate change, in particular, while contextualizing them within the broader context of rights-based climate litigation. Recent Developments on rights-based climate litigation. dated September 22, 2021). Argentina et al.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As we head into the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), issues surrounding the impact of climate change in the Caribbean are high on the agenda. So why is the Caribbean Community making such a big fuss?

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

A figure from the recent OECD report Climate Tipping Points , showing how an AMOC shutdown after 2.5 °C C global warming would change temperature (left) and precipitation (right) around the world. That is in our hands – or more precisely, that of our governments and powerful corporations.

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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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A Greener Life

APRIL 1, 2022

Two reports published in the US look seriously at the practicalities and responsibilities of altering the ocean to tackle the climate crisis. It’s now widely acknowledged that to avoid catastrophic climate change we’ll need to physically remove CO2 from the atmosphere. billion in research development and demonstration for CDR.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

MW (between June 2016 and June 2021). The federal government’s announcement in May to raise the red flag [indicating a tariff increase] has increased demand from rural producers,” says Kleber Rissardi, partner-owner of solar energy company Esco Iguassu. MW to 791.32 “The market is heated, with a very high demand.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

In the United Kingdom, government leaders are hoping to solve two problems with one effort. The UK government has allocated 4 million pounds for a test run of the concept. government scientists just declared as the hottest on record. The report found that some changes in the water cycle are already evident. Transcript.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With the largest rainforest in the world, the largest freshwater reserves on the planet and the most significant amount of arable land where food is produced, the importance of Latin America and the Caribbean in the fight against climate change is undeniable.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

Over the last year Brazil has seen numerous innovative climate litigation claims filed that have questioned the country’s climate policies and general effects of activities on climate change. (I The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation.

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Legal Planet

JULY 5, 2023

We give lots of lip service describing climate change as an emergency or existential threat. According to the Climate Emergency Declaration Organization, 2336 jurisdictions around the world have declared it to be an emergency. But climate change is different. There are many possible emergency actions.

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ESA

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022, ESA seeks ecological experts to include in a media advisory highlighting our members’ expertise in climate change and biodiversity. from 12,549 in 2020 to 11,814 in 2021. in 2016 to 30.2%

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Year in Water, 2021. Water Crises Take Center Stage By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – December 9, 2021. Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. Climate Change Brings Water Risks. Is Michigan Ready for Climate Change? Too little. Too polluted. Covid and WASH.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

For the past two weeks took place in Egypt the 27th Conference of Parties, the official international negotiations on stopping climate change. I actually thought these actually meant progress on the climate front. This is good news as killing King Coal is one of the main ways we have to address climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Fossil fuel extraction not only ignites climate change, but degrades land and wildlife ecosystems, pollutes waterways, acidifies the oceans, exacerbates natural disasters, expropriates Indigenous land , and leads to devastating chronic health impacts for fossil fuel industry workers and adjacent communities.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Photo credit: UN Climate Change / Kiara Worth via Flickr. World leaders on Monday last week hailed a major breakthrough when, on the first official day of COP26 , a deal was agreed to stop deforestation by 2030. Enabling deforestation. The climate and the natural world can’t afford this deal.”. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 149. With respect to climate change, the D.C.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 4, 2022

As we are in the early days of 2022, I could again write that 2021 was the year climate change went mainstream. We don’t have to go very far back to find when the issue was a niche, and it is only going to become more mainstream as the urgency of tackling the climate crisis continues to materialise. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

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. climate litigation charts. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147. June 15, 2021). June 16, 2021).

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Guest Post By Sarah Whipple , 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. On November 1, 2021, the United States (U.S.) had a voice, once again, in the United Nations international climate negotiations (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 26 th Conference of the Parties). Biden 2021).

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Shellenberger Founder and President Environmental Progress 2569 Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94708 February 25, 2021 Good morning Chairperson Scott, Ranking Member Thompson, and members of the committee. and around the world.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Bill includes $668 million for National Science Foundation (NSF) research and training grants and $500 million for NSF climate research. Nations Agree to “Phase Down” Use of Coal at UN Climate Conference. NOAA also receives $20 million for climate change education activities. In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this issue: Global Climate Talks Commence in Glasgow. Countries pledge to combat deforestation, cut methane emissions, transition away from coal and more. House Releases New Reconciliation Bill Text, Includes Funding for Climate Science. Global Climate Talks Commence in Glasgow.

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ESA

JANUARY 10, 2022

Please join ESA in sharing lessons learned from the 2021 United Nations Conference of the Parties Meeting (also known as COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, and actions we can take going forward as a professional society Jan. Government report on how climate change affects people and places in the United States.

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ESA

MARCH 14, 2022

The government has been operating under a series of stop-gap measures since October 2021 and Congress has not passed a full-year budget since December 2020. billion, a four percent increase above the fiscal year 2021 level. Former President Donald Trump appointed Castille in January 2021, shortly before Trump left office.

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ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Proposed changes would require developers to more carefully consider how their projects contribute to climate change and pollution. California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore receives 2021 MacArthur fellowship. by Zack Colman, PoliticoPro, 10/6/2021.

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ESA

AUGUST 1, 2022

The initial list of societal challenges includes climate change and sustainability and inequitable access to education, opportunity or other services. In 2021, EPSCoR jurisdictions received 12% of the NSF’s total budget. 2021 ) along party lines. NSF established a TIP directorate earlier this year. billion in FY 2022.

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ESA

APRIL 18, 2023

Shortly after Biden’s veto, a federal judge in North Dakota halted the implementation of Biden’s new Clean Water Act rule in 24 states, writing that a pending Supreme Court case is likely to change the authority of the federal government under the Clean Water Act. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action? –

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ESA

APRIL 19, 2021

The task force will also work to improve and increase adaptation and resilience to the impacts of climate change, address current and historic environmental injustice, protect public health and conserve Department-managed lands, according to the order. Mallory has vowed to address environmental justice and climate change in this role.

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