Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Implementation of these new laws will be the true test of that statement, but they provide an exciting starting point. Prior to this new law, the state was required by law to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions be reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 26, 2022

Supreme Court will hear a case that may narrow the scope of a landmark environmental law. In an attempt to alleviate decades worth of environmental harms, the Finnish government has begun efforts to restore parts of the country’s forests and waterways, the Guardian reports. The post The Stream, January 26, 2022: U.S.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 6, 2022

In Canada , the federal government will fund a multi-million-dollar water reservoir in a rural community plagued by water contamination. Water infrastructure investment decisions are far too important, with far too many consequences, to be used for brazenly political purposes in the lead up to an election.”. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 13, 2022, Chile published its Climate Change Framework Law (“the Climate Act”). It creates regulatory instruments, a new crosscutting governance, and opportunities for public participation. Governance. By Robert Currie Ríos*. The Process. Credit: Agencia Uno. Paradigm Shift.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. 2022 AB 1279. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2018 SB100.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 18, 2024

Green , and James Bee On 15 March 2024, EU Member States endorsed the Belgian Presidency’s political deal on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), despite Germany abstaining from the vote. Davies , Michael D. For more information on the original proposal, refer to this Latham blog post.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Groundwater use will total about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually, and local governments and citizen groups have objected. . Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns. . Keith Schneider.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For the first eight months of the year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than the same period in 2022. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

The regulatory decisions made by the Governments of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile in the following months and years will set the course for the lithium industry, with significant consequences for the planet’s future. Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are all in complex political, social, and economic situations. million tons by 2030.

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Real Climate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It is noteworthy not because it contains anything new (it doesn’t), but because despite clearly violating the established standards of good scientific practice, it was published by a government agency. But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2022

But under current law, Michigan regulators have little ability to force local communities to engage in such partnerships. And “visceral political distrust,” particularly between leaders of majority-black cities and majority-white suburbs, further complicates consolidation, Teodoro said. “There’s no other way to do it,” he said.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 4, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 4, 2022. As many as 925,000 acre-feet could be part of the current deal, about half or a quarter of the total cuts the federal government is seeking. If dividing the river during a period of shortage were based purely on the law, then the irrigation districts would not have to worry.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Last week, the Ontario Legislature passed the Planning Statute Law Amendment Act (Bill 150), reversing the reckless and counterproductive changes to Hamilton settlement boundaries that were the subject of the litigation. Bill 150, which follows through on this announcement has now passed into law.

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Acoel

JANUARY 4, 2023

Madison established that “[i]t is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” At that time, the leading case on judicial review of agency interpretations of the law, Skidmore v. Over the ensuing 38 years, though, Chevron has come under increasing judicial, academic, and political scrutiny.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

Solar PV Project in Cuba (Photo credit: IRENA ) Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) jointly published a new report titled Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Opportunities and Challenges. The report also explores how a bilateral dialogue between the U.S.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Environment Members -- Katie Blume , Political & Legislative Director, Conservation Voters of PA. -- Romulo Diaz , Ret. Posted: December 2, 2022] PA Environment Digest Roth, Ph.D. Principal, Entropia LLC; Former State Director, Clean Power PA Coalition -- James M.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

McDonnell has just completed his term as President of the Environmental Council of States, an organization that represents the collective voice of state environmental agencies with the federal government. McDonnell will assume his responsibilities as President & CEO of PennFuture on October 15, 2022.

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Frontiers

JULY 15, 2022

Accepting the declaration of a climate emergency by governments and institutions, the climate crisis is recognized as a dangerous and serious issue that needs fast(er) actions, as soon as possible. Perhaps a new political and legal tool is needed. Dr Jordi Mazon. A state of climatic alarm. The Covid-19 pandemic taught us many things.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. Photo credit: CnndrBrbr via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen. They could of course enter discussions to buy more clean energy from their neighbours.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. The PPCDAm represents a package of measures and financial directives by the Federal Government to combat deforestation and degradation in the Amazon.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 4, 2022

Senator Galvez tabled the Climate-Aligned Finance Act on March 24, 2022. The signatories call on both Canada’s Senators and House members to implement the provisions of Bill S-243 into law. “We The political climate has arguably never been more favorable for climate action, which begs the question: if not now then when?

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 29, 2023

Vanuatu published the first draft of the resolution in late 2022. The requests are pending at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here for an initial analysis of the advisory opinion request). The rules governing written proceedings are quite flexible.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Old Navy, which has more than 1,000 retail locations, has announced that as it did for the 2020 election, it will pay store employees who serve as poll workers in 2022 elections (. However, many saw that as little more than pandering given that more than 30 states require by law employers give workers time off to vote on election day.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 8, 2022

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B The adopted constitutional law adds an express reference to the protection of the environment and animals, by amending Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

Working for the Council, Joe and his legal team have sued the federal government, the state government, local governments, and the fossil fuel industry. Joe hired engineers and public health educators on staff, successfully giving the Council more credibility with the public, and in the courtroom.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In 2021, courts worldwide further defined governments’ and companies’ duty of care in relation to climate change, as well as a governments’ extraterritorial responsibility for climate harm. The obligation ensues from the unwritten standard of care in Dutch law, which prohibits acting in conflict with certain generally accepted norms.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 8, 2024

In Washington, DC, the political party that governs the House, Senate, and White House is rightly portrayed as a major contributor to policy outcomes. But politics alone is far from the only determinant. billion in indemnities from 2012-2022 while actual indemnities for that time window totaled $109.6

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Founded in 1924 as the Compagnie Française des Pétroles (French Petroleum Company) with the support of the French government and banks, it was renamed Total in 1985. Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. In the U.S.

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