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An Update on the Evolving Legal Landscape for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Key Outcomes of the October 2023 Meeting of the Parties to the London Convention and Protocol

Law Columbia

In a blog post last month, I wrote about the growing interest in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR), and the complex legal issues it raises. This is consistent with the precautionary principle that underlies much international environmental law. Those conversations must come together so we can find a middle ground.

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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. Framework Convention on Climate Change : This is the convention behind the Kyoto Protocol (1997) and the Paris Agreement (2015) and behind the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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October 2019 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

States and Cities Challenged Rule Preempting State Regulation of Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions. The rule also finalized text in NHTSA regulations explicitly preempting state regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles. Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt , No. 2:19-cv-14353 (S.D. filed Sept.

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