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.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 2, 2021
—— In Argentina, government officials declared an emergency over the dwindling Parana River, the country’s most economically significant waterway. —— In Saudi Arabia, the government suspended a $2 billion sale of a stake in the world’s largest desalination plant.
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Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2021
In the United States, government agencies in Hawaii are dealing with a water contamination crisis. Communities rich and poor bore witness to horrific devastation in 2021. federal government declared a first-ever Tier 1 shortage, requiring mandatory water cuts for Arizona and Nevada. Extreme events are happening more often.
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. As a compromise, California law (AB 398) has limited offsets to 4% of compliance obligations for the 2021-2025 period and capped the offsets without in-state benefits that can be utilized for compliance. .
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Government regulators expect that the chemical distribution problem will be short-lived. In India, a government program is bringing running water to more homes in areas of high-poverty. Earlier this month, the federal government announced a new office that will focus on health problems linked to climate change.
Enviromental Defense
MAY 1, 2024
Statement from Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Today Capital Power announced that they would not be pursuing carbon capture at the Genesee Generating Station, east of Edmonton Alberta, given the high costs and complexity of implementing the technology.
Circle of Blue
JUNE 22, 2021
A UN report calls for governments to be proactive and implement adaptive strategies to combat global drought. Claudette is the third named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters have predicted will bring 13 to 20 named storms. A UK utility will construct a major sewer pipeline to reduce flood risk for locals.
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