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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Standing based on climate impacts C. Climate science F. Climate justice II. EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date). Vehicle biofuels requirements. Nuclear power regulation D.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. Source: iratracker.org The IRA is this country’s largest climate investment to date. This section appropriates $27 billion to EPA for the GGRF, including $7 billion for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Electricity Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Historical and Forecast. And the climate change impacts of using natural gas are severely under reported. Source: IESO [link].

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Arguments over Solar Geoengineering Research

Legal Planet

SG would cool the Earth, temporarily and imperfectly offsetting some of the climate effects of elevated greenhouse gases, by reflecting a bit (around 0.5% Climate-change risks are severe and growing, even if uncertain in their precise character, timing, and incidence. to 1%) of incoming sunlight.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.

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