Law Columbia
APRIL 4, 2024
National governments are the most important systemic actors in the governance of climate action, primarily because they are the only actors with the ability to adopt economy-wide decarbonization measures. Over 80 government framework cases have been filed around the world, using a wide variety of legal and factual arguments.
Legal Planet
MAY 9, 2022
As of 2021, 30 emissions trading systems were in force globally, covering 16 – 17 % of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. California’s system uses revenues from auctioning allowances to fund its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and to limit cost increases to electricity users. Carbon markets are at a crossroads.
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Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
When diplomats and government ministers converge on Glasgow this fall, they hope to rekindle pivotal negotiations on global climate that were dampened during the pandemic. It’s also an essential consideration as countries plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris agreement.
Greenbuilding Law
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Governments across the United States are for the first time regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If it is January 1, 2024, most commercial building owners not already measuring greenhouse gas emissions for reporting to the government under the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, may be in violation of law.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 14, 2023
The new information shows that in 2021 GHG emissions were over eight per cent lower than in 2005. The Government of Canada must deliver on their promise to cap and decrease emissions from the oil and gas industry through strong regulations to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for doing their fair share. We need credible data.
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
One is strengthening commitments to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep the planet from dangerously overheating. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 30, 2021
Egypt’s government wants to expand its water supply options, especially for new and growing cities on the Mediterranean coast, which is where the renewable-powered desalination plants would be built. It’s a technique to assess how greenhouse gases in the atmosphere influence extreme weather. The extra water would be welcome.
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