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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

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Czech Republic ) and ordered the Czech Republic’s ministries to take specific measures to reach a 55% GHG emissions reduction by 2030 (in comparison with the 1990 level). ministries in this case) and not the general public, is a result of governmental political decision, not an exercise of public administration. On standing.

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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

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Germany’s Federal Climate Change Act requires a 55% gradual reduction of German GHGs by 2030 and a reduction of 80-95% by 2050, compared to 1990. To achieve the 2030 target the law determines the permissible emissions for various sectors. The GCC upheld the 55% reduction-requirement until 2030. threshold must not be passed.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The majority said it “reluctantly” concluded that “the plaintiffs’ case must be made to the political branches or to the electorate at large” and “[t]hat the other branches may have abdicated their responsibility to remediate the problem does not confer on Article III courts, no matter how well-intentioned, the ability to step into their shoes.”

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