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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). 2022 Prague Municipal Court Decision. The defendant ministries were thus enjoined from continuing to interfere in such a way. 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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Guest Commentary: Czech Republic-Poland’s dispute over the Turów mine

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NGOs are campaigning for the closure of the complex by 2030. The funds aim to aid the achievement of the EU’s climate targets by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement (JT Regulation, Articles 1-2). Climate aspect of the Turów mine dispute. The Just Transition Fund resources amount to EUR 17.5

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. The Court concluded that the precautionary principle and the right to a healthy environment require consideration of ethanol’s environmental risks, including its contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

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