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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

By 2030, Colombia aims to reduce its emissions by 51% in all sectors and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The Tribunal compelled the MADS to: Regulate the definition for short-, mid-, and long-term in the context of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s goals) (Art. of the national total. 29 Subsections 3 and 4).

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Do We Really Need New Technology to Fight Climate Change?

Union of Concerned Scientists

to 80 percent of electricity from zero-carbon resources by 2030. Clean solutions must be scaled up globally in the time frames needed to meet climate and sustainable development goals. Of course, every clean energy resource has room for improvement in terms of technical innovation. Thinking beyond carbon.

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European Green Deal - What is the Just Transition Mechanism?

Energy and Climate Law

This programme should mobilise “at least €1 trillion of sustainable investments ” until 2030. The JTM endeavours to smoothen these socio-economic turbulences and to “leave no one behind”, which is the motto used by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well. The JTF composes the 1 st pillar. Source: the author.

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Guest Commentary: An Assessment of the Hague District Court’s Decision in Milieudefensie et al. v. Royal Dutch Shell plc

Law Columbia

The court ordered Royal Dutch Shell (“RDS”) to reduce its emission by net 45% by 2030 in comparison to levels in 2019 – although without assertion of any unlawful conduct by the defendant (link to the judgement in English here ). Background. In the elaboration of the assessment (§4.), In the elaboration of the assessment (§4.),

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United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State

PA Environment Daily

UN Under-Secretary General and UNECE Executive Secretary Olga Algayerova; Scott Foster, Director of Sustainable Energy, UNECE; and Jurgen Keinhorst, Chair, Committee on Sustainable Energy, presented the award to GBA Executive Director Jenna Cramer on September 22. Read more here.] Presentation To U.N.

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India’s banks unprepared for climate breaking points

A Greener Life

Investors and customers will increasingly ask these questions, he says, even if regulators don’t – and will move business to jurisdictions with more robust regulation if they don’t get the right answers. . Lessons for India’s public energy giants .

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The Not-So-Good News About Carbon Offsets

Legal Planet

Gray: This is really about a distinction between regulated compliance markets and voluntary carbon markets. Regulated compliance markets, like California’s or Quebec’s Cap-and-Trade Programs or the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, place a legal requirement on emitting companies.