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Navigating Net Zero Via the Law  

Union of Concerned Scientists

It also encourages badly needed reforms inside and outside of government and will help create new political coalitions. Our study offers a lens on how four key nations are using the law to navigate net zero, highlighting their varied approaches and the potential for legal strategies to accelerate progress.

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

Circle of Blue

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice — Circle of Blue. If carbon emissions continue to rise until the middle of the century, this figure climbs to $2.2 Eric Holcomb has signed a law regulating the underground storage of carbon dioxide, the Northwest Indiana Times reports. In the News.

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TCI Update: Final Model Rule Addresses EJ, but Political Will May Be Lacking

Law and Environment

On June 10, 2021, the Transportation Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) states released a final model rule creating a regional cap-and-trade-program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. We wrote about the draft model rule and its implementation challenges when it was released at the beginning of March.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Note: the estimates of 1990 emissions that I found are not entirely consistent, with one estimate closer to 1.2 Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. trillion tons.]

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California’s Climate Leadership: A Timeline

Legal Planet

The Golden State has adopted a slew of climate change laws over the past twenty years, and an even greater number of regulations. Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles. Required zero carbon emissions from power grid by 2045. 2002 SB1078.

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The Winding Path of Australian Climate Policy

Legal Planet

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. This March, Australia adopted a follow-up law to implement these targets. As in the U.S.,

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Making Fossil Fuels Pay for Their Damage

Legal Planet

One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law. If a carbon tax were politically feasible, there would be a lot to be said in its favor.