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The Origins of Climate Awareness in the Legal Academy

Legal Planet

In particular, he said, “reliance upon coal, on the other hand, could aggravate the ‘greenhouse effect,’ whereby excess carbon dioxide (which accompanies coal burning) traps heat inside the earth’s atmosphere, thus possibly melting the icecaps and raising the level of the oceans.”

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Environmentalism and the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

The case involved the lynchpin of the Clean Air Act, EPA’s power to set national air quality standards. In an opinion by Justice Stevens, the Court held that the threat of sea level rise gave a state government standing to bring the suit. American Trucking Associations. Army Corps of Engineers. Michigan v.

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Congress Has Acknowledged Climate Change 87 Times From 1978 Through 2022

Law Columbia

The database does not include six Congressional references to sea level rise (such as in appropriations to the Department of Defense to help preparing military bases) that did not explicitly mention climate change. That approach would have required a shift from coal to energy sources that emit less carbon dioxide.

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

Law Columbia

EPA, as well as state and municipal governments, use the information received from reporting entities to inform the development and implementation of rules and regulations prescribed by the Clean Air Act (CAA). The GHGRP includes Scope 1 emissions, which must be reported at the individual facility level.

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Can Fossil Fuel Companies Be Held Liable for Climate Change?

Law Columbia

First, new research has traced to just 90 fossil fuel firms the following percentages of anthropogenic carbon dioxide and methane emissions, global mean surface temperature (GMST), and global sea level rise (GSL): From 1880 to 2010: GHGs: 57% GMST: 42–50% GSL: 26–32%. From 1980 to 2010: GHGs: 43% GMST: 29–35% GSL: 11–14%.

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Anticipating the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s ESG Disclosure Rules and Guidelines: How to Stay Ahead of the Game

Law and Environment

The Footnote Disclosures would require companies to disclose in their financial statements: All positive and negative impacts of climate-related events, such as severe weather events and other natural conditions, including flooding, drought, wildfires, extreme temperatures, and sea-level rise, exceeding 1 percent of the related line item.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

They are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, CFCs, and hydrofluorocarbons. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring. We are already seeing the depletion of the ice caps and rising sea levels.