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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

Law 1844 of 2017 on the Paris Agreement. Law 2169 of 2021 on carbon neutrality and climate resilience. The framework binds Colombia to international agreements, including the UNFCCC (Law 164 of 1994), the Kyoto Protocol (Law 629 of 2000) and the Paris Agreement (Law 1844 of 2017).

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Sounding Green vs Being Green: How to finance sustainability?

HumanNature

The Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN Foundation in 2015 not only provide a guideline for an ideal future, but also illustrate the multi-pronged dilemma of emerging economies. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7 Transparent country-specific regulations need to be put in place.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

in 2021, according to LinkedIn’s Green Skills Report. According to figures from the LinkedIn report, in 2021 there was a big jump in the number of job listings requiring green skills, with those ads accounting for half of the total, far more than the global average. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6%

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Guest Commentary: An Assessment of the Hague District Court’s Decision in Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc

Law Columbia

The historic judgment rendered by the District Court of the Hague on May 26, 2021 represents a new understanding of corporate liability in regards to the risk of harm caused by their contribution to climate change. by Iva Lea Aurer*. In the elaboration of the assessment (§4.),

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Recommendations to Update the Antitrust Guidelines for Competitor Collaborations

Law Columbia

Meanwhile, many international antitrust regulators have updated their collaboration guidelines, with a particular focus on sustainability-related collaborations. Sustainable development must incorporate socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable, economic development.

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Escaping the Plastic Web: Global Resolution to End Plastic Pollution

Acoel

We must do a better job eliminating waste by embracing sustainable development goals. This development is particularly important given the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recognition, in its 2021 consensus paper, Reckoning with the U.S. Remember asbestos cigarette filters and fake snow?

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). June 3, 2021).

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