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Singapore Publishes Eligibility List Under the International Carbon Credit Framework

Clean Energy Law

The Eligibility List followed the signing of an inaugural Article 6 implementation agreement with Papua New Guinea on carbon credits cooperation. The Eligibility List for a given host country will be established under the corresponding implementation agreement.

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Recent developments on carbon dioxide removal: Increasing policy support but governance issues remain

Law Columbia

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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Governing Emissions Trading in California and China

Legal Planet

Last year, climate negotiators in Glasgow finalized the Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets, clearing the way for the expansion of emissions trading and carbon pricing worldwide. The post Governing Emissions Trading in California and China appeared first on Legal Planet. Stay tuned.

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What Does COP28 Mean for the Private Sector?

Capaccio

The 2023 United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP28) marked the first Global Stock take to assess progress toward the Paris Agreement since its ratification in 2015 at COP21. NDCs must be updated every five years, and the next round is due to be presented at the beginning of 2025 before COP30 in Brazil. What’s Next?

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Everything you Need to Know About the Sustainable Jobs Act (Bill C-50)

Enviromental Defense

As we explain below, it brings impacted parties to the table, proposes ways to address their needs, and commits the government to regularly updating its plans as the reality on the ground evolves. Can’t the government just do that without being legally forced to? That is what the Sustainable Jobs Act sets out to do. It’s a mouthful!

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The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: What Happens Now?

Law Columbia

Part of the discussion on the need for an advisory opinion on climate change focuses on the possibility to interpret the obligations in the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The rules governing written proceedings are quite flexible. What can we expect?

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Where do Canada and its wealthy and privileged G7 allies stand on key climate and environmental issues?

Enviromental Defense

Although Canada has supported similar language at COP27, the government has not made this phase-out official policy, and even left part of this commitment out of its own G7 response. The G7 calls for ensuring that private investments and financial flows are consistent with a healthy climate , as committed to in the Paris Agreement.