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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

AB 2446 requires reductions of average carbon intensity in construction materials for new buildings and also sets comprehensive targets to achieve a net 40% reduction from 2026 building material GHG emission levels by 2035. Two new laws address this issue on different fronts. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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Guide to the New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Capaccio

Physical risks include weather events and longer-term climate conditions, like sea level rise, that could directly impact business operations. AFs would need to meet this requirement by 2026, and smaller reporting companies and EGCs by 2027.

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Four South Asian cities show the way for collaborative, low-emission development

A Greener Life

by 2026-27 from a 2018-19 baseline. The local government wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 9.64% every year by 2026-27, using 2017-18 as a baseline. Thane is in a high-rainfall zone and also faces the impacts of sea level rise. million tonnes of CO2.

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Why You Should Care About The Latest IPCC Report | BreezoMeter

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Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels. Warmer temperatures will encourage the melting of glaciers, ice fields, summer Arctic sea ice, and permafrost, some of which may be irreversible.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Law Columbia

Current estimates are that the law will impact over 10,000 companies, which will have to draft a report every two years, beginning January 1, 2026, and publish it on their own website. This bill captures more companies, with a lower revenue threshold of over $500 million instead of $1 billion.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Clean Energy Law

The project, which is supported by Governor Newsom, seeks to safeguard California’s water supply against the challenges posed by climate change, sea-level rise, earthquakes, and extreme weather fluctuations. The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposal for a new 44.6

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Florida is a Climate-Denying Hellscape

Legal Planet

That seems to be the Florida playbook for dealing with the climate crisis facing Floridians in the form of rising sea levels and deadly temperatures. There’s also a growing effort in Florida to gather enough signatures on a petition to qualify a constitutional green amendment for the ballot in 2026.