Enviromental Defense

MAY 21, 2024

Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are still rising, although they are still lower than pre-COVID levels. Climate change is undoubtedly here. A vast majority of people in Canada are calling on the federal government to urgently put in place the oil and gas emissions cap to prevent the climate crisis from getting worse.

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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. Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. 2023 SB 253. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz, PennVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli, and local government partners to celebrate Earth Month and highlight the partnership between federal, state, and local governments to fight climate change. All climate change is local.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Colombia accounts for 0.4 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”). Likewise, the country has started to implement programs to mitigate GHG emissions and to promote REDD+ projects , all intending to achieve climate-related goals. Decree 298 of 2016 on the National Climate Change System. of the national total.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Governments across the United States are for the first time regulating greenhouse gas emissions. This entirely new and emergent body of law in response to climate change is bursting onto the scene in 2024 and businesses are beginning to monetize it as a new revenue stream. Moreover, at least 195 countries (.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 14, 2023

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. The Government of Canada must provide more timely and public-friendly data in order to improve policy and decision-making.

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Ivy Protocol

MAY 18, 2023

The year 2023 stands as a testament to this synergy, with a plethora of companies innovating in the carbon removal terrain with a shared goal of fighting climate change. This will require markets and governments to come together to invest significantly in sustainable business models.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 22, 2023

States and large municipalities recently confirmed with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they will participate in developing Climate Pollution Reduction Plans under the new Inflation Reduction Act-funded program. From Plans to Implementation The Climate Pollution Reduction Plans are due in March 2024.

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Over the last few years, a unique collaboration involving the American Bar Association (ABA), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), and the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW) has begun to discuss the role of lawyers in combatting climate change and share best practices. John Kerry, then U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

On April 19, the Brandywine Conservancy is excited to launch a new Climate Resiliency Initiative to help local municipalities and landowners proactively address climate change in their communities. We're thankful for the expert guidance the Conservancy has provided in this endeavor.”

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. THE STAKES FOR CLIMATE INVESTMENTS ARE HIGH In odd-numbered years like this one, the legislature is tasked with passing operational and capital budgets. © Courtney Baxter/TNC.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 23, 2024

Two years after Prime Minister Trudeau first promised to limit and reduce Canada’s oil and gas emissions, the federal government finally released a regulatory framework at COP 28, in December 2023. Of course this means that the federal government has to fast track the development of the cap. The framework is by no means perfect.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 29, 2023

Coastal communities in southern Senegal are reckoning with environmental change. Rising seas have caused inland flooding and saltwater intrusion, both symptoms of global warming in what is “one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change,” Al Jazeera reports.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 5, 2023

Governments are, it seems, beginning to listen to the growing chorus of scientists who have warned that deploying CDR is essential to avoid catastrophic climate change. Government funding for research and deployment of CDR is increasing. Yet, key issues around definitions, guidance, and climate governance remain.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 17, 2024

The climate crisis is here. 2023 was the hottest year on record The degree of devastation across Canada in 2023 was difficult to comprehend. Fires in British Columbia cost the provincial government $1 billion for firefighting and piling up almost $750 million in insurance claims. Some even lost their lives.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Spending began in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and already farmer demand has exceeded available FY2023 funding. As the recent release of the 5th National Climate Assessment reminds us, these funds come at a time when farmers are experiencing ever more volatile climate impacts. At the same time, they decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Photo credit: Frontiers, Falling Walls Foundation With climate change being one of the most pressing challenges of our time, Johan Rockström , director of the Potsdam Institute, emphasized that the upcoming COP28 must be one of change. This is especially important in the context of the current climate crisis.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This is according to data from the European Union’s climate change monitoring satellite Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) which was released on Thursday (8th of February 2024). 2023 was already the warmest year ever recorded, based on data since records began, dating back to 1850.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2023

A state court judge in the ‘Last Best Place’ just gave the youth climate movement a shot in the arm with the first decision of its kind that directly connects specific state actions to global climate change and then to injuries suffered by young people. courts have not yet engaged in this kind of fact-finding on climate change.

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Law Columbia

JULY 27, 2023

As the frequency and number of climate change cases continue to rise, a robust body of legal precedent is forming, shaping a well-defined field of climate law. The Report builds upon previous reports from 2017 and 2020 , providing a comprehensive update on the current state of, and trends in, climate change litigation worldwide.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

By Candace Vahlsing & Danny Yagan Federal Office of Management and Budget Last week, the President released his FY 2023 Budget. The need to invest in our Nation’s future is especially true when it comes to the unprecedented risks we face from the climate crisis – and the opportunities we can create through action.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

But the nation’s farmers and farmland are also poised to be part of the solution, if only our government would invest meaningfully in it. The Inflation Reduction Act would invest $20 billion to help the nation’s farmers respond to climate change. Here I’ll expand a bit on the provisions of the bill aimed at agriculture. $20

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s proxy season, that time of year when investors have a chance to influence corporate policies and make direct asks to corporate decisionmakers, and in 2023 an unwelcome guest is making its presence felt in the boardroom. Liberate” is the operative word here.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While the cost of living crisis rages on, the climate crisis does too. In 2023, Canada experienced its worst ever wildfire season , with 167,000 people forced to evacuate their homes under 211 federal evacuation orders. Fixing the cost of living crisis does not need to come at the expense of fixing climate change.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It is a living document that best reflects how climate change is broadly discussed across the US. We are thrilled to share stories from our climate work that highlight progress and learnings from 2023. In other words, adaptation boils down to helping ecosystems and communities plan ahead for, and adapt to, climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The 2021 climate audit by the Auditor General is the follow-up to one produced in 2019, which provided 22 recommendations for the province to improve its climate outcomes. It turns out that, two years later, the government has only implemented six of those recommendations. Climate solutions exist and are cost effective.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

They’re also hoping to circumnavigate efforts to hold them accountable for their contribution to climate change. ExxonMobil’s early submission, though probably timed to get a head start on defusing climate-related shareholder resolutions, does give us a helpful roadmap of the climate accountability landscape in 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2023

The federal government must now intervene to save public transit in Ontario, before it is too late. The government’s Highway 413, Holland Marsh Highway (a.k.a. The post Environmental Defence experts react to the 2023 Ontario budget appeared first on Environmental Defence.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The deadline for nominations is December 21.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In its provisional State of the Global Climate report, they confirmed, that not only is 2023 on track to be the warmest year on record by a large margin, but they also expect we will reach 1.4 Even though there’s a month left of 2023, VMO feels confident enough to make the call that will leave us only 0.1

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For example, home deliveries in some areas may cut climate-warming emissions compared to driving in a personal vehicle to purchase items in person. Even when accounting for pollution from electricity generation, electric trucks can significantly reduce air pollution and get us on a better track to addressing climate change.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2024

Introducing the new climate villains: Rich Kruger, CEO of Suncor Greg Ebel, CEO of Enbridge Murray Edwards, Chairman of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Greg Ebel registered 71 lobby meetings with the federal government in 2023. It’s a challenge to hold companies accountable for their contribution to climate change.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Guest Post by Julieta Juncosa Calahorrano , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. But in recent years, many of us have asked ourselves the question: what role does the food I eat play in climate change? Scientists have become more aware of the impacts of agriculture on Earth’s changing climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

During my more than two decades of federal service, I learned many things about the function of government. The goal is to encourage distributed solar programs to reduce energy burden and ramp up a clean energy source critical to achieving climate goals and building community resilience.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 26, 2023

Coal-Fired power plants targeted at the case, taken by Attorney Shunsuke Sugit In March 2023, two important decisions regarding the operation of newly built coal-fired power plants were handed down by courts in Japan. Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Kobelco Power Kobe No. and Kansai Electric Power Co.,

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen One of the world’s largest tech companies, Google (owned by Alphabet), has often come under criticism, partly for its commitment to tackling climate change and its overall sustainability goals, but also for double standards. Its platform hosts climate-denying content, and the company seems unable to crack down on it.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 20, 2023

For the first time ever, the CER, an independent energy regulatory agency, has modelled a net-zero scenario in their Energy Futures 2023 report – and what they found is no surprise. Climate action in Canada needs to increase in pace and in its ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To keep global average temperature to 1.5

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