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UK Government Announces New Import Carbon Pricing Mechanism

Clean Energy Law

Green , and James Bee On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM). The UK ETS puts a price on greenhouse gases emitted by domestic producers, through a “cap-and-trade” system, in which total carbon emissions and allowances under the scheme are capped.

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Future Trends in Climate Litigation Against Governments

Law Columbia

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.

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Montana “Youth Citizens” Win Landmark Climate Change Case Against State Government

Legal Planet

Judge Seeley did so after presiding over a two-week, non-jury trial in June 2023–the first such climate change trial in U.S. In a series of pretrial motions, the Montana government defendants had pressed a number of procedural arguments in an effort to get the Held lawsuit dismissed. legal history. United States. Stay tuned.

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Measuring and Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions will be “the” Environmental Issue of 2024

Greenbuilding Law

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.

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Statement on Canada’s Latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Enviromental Defense

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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Our 2023 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high. © Courtney Baxter/TNC.

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The Stream, March 29, 2023: Mass Fish Die-Off Reignites Concerns on Overuse of Australian River

Circle of Blue

According to the UNDP , Senegal produces less than one tenth of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which are a driving factor of global ice melt, which causes seas to rise around the world. The post The Stream, March 29, 2023: Mass Fish Die-Off Reignites Concerns on Overuse of Australian River appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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