Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. For more information on the consultation see this Latham blog post. incompatible with a 1.5°C–aligned

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

For researchers, this updated dataset provides an incredible opportunity to conduct litigation relevant research and explore questions of accountability—for the impacts of climate change, for the historical costs of inaction, and for industry’s decades of disinformation and delay.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 27, 2022

The predictions this year have a confidence level of 70 percent: 14 to 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), with 3 to 6 of those becoming major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). How close will the forecasts be to reality?

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Acoel

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If a source (or a category of sources) has only a minor visibility impact, and if installation of controls would do little to affect visibility conditions, states are concluding that the sources need not undergo further control technology analysis. The post Regional Haze Regulation: Visibility or climate change?

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Note: On September 26, 2019, the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a workshop on seeking an advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice. The types of important questions that fall within this category do not include requests to the ICJ for advisory opinions. By Michael B.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 3, 2024

Many of these false claims center on three categories of impacts commonly attributed to renewable energy development: impacts to the environment, impacts to human health, and impacts to the economy. jobs ( it does not ).

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 1, 2024

Minnesota is one of the states least vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, ranking in the 14th percentile for social and environmental vulnerability, according to the Environmental Defense Fund. Wisconsin falls within the same lower vulnerability category. Read the full story at Great Lakes Echo.

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Law Columbia

JULY 21, 2023

Insurance and Climate Change The increasingly apparent physical and societal impacts of climate change are “ shaking the foundations ” of the insurance industry. In response to the growing threat of climate change, the insurance industry has made significant investments in modelling and quantifying physical climate risks.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In every direction, climate change impacts are the destination. Note that Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane and still did a lot of damage—it all boils down to levels of community preparedness on land. And the lack of recovery and preparedness made the impact of Fiona—a Category 1 storm—so much more devastating.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Most climate change projections end at the end of this century. We’re only beginning to get a sense of the impacts of climate change that far ahead. AR6 9-121) Still, the extremely long-term sea level rise projections seem to fall in the jaw-dropping category. What happens if we get to net zero?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 6, 2023

Scientific evidence is clear that climate change is affecting winter storms, making extreme events happen more frequently. Like most older millennials, climate change has shaped my time on planet Earth. In other words, does experiencing extreme events change how people feel about the need for more adaptive water projects?

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Thus, the cities and counties sought an order of abatement requiring the energy companies to fund a climate change adaptation program.

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Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A new study highlights the rising risks of storms that exceed a currently nonexistent ‘Category 6’ tropical storm rating in a warming world.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2022

While summer is still summer and we on the climate team at UCS look forward to ice cream and late sunsets as much as anyone, there’s something we need to tell you: Climate change has transformed summer into our country’s Danger Season, and we’d best start seeing it as such so that we can adequately prepare. Dangerous?!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 2, 2022

To begin with, the SEC proposal is consistent with existing international frameworks, which is important for addressing a global challenge such as climate change. The rule also bases its emissions disclosure standards on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, which classifies emissions in three categories.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

credit) Category 1-CF -- State Coordinated Licensed or Registered Forester Credits -- Peer Volunteer/Master Gardener Update Training Click Here to register and for more information. Visit the Penn State Extension webpage for information on many other educational programs.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 17, 2023

In south and central Florida , where decades of Everglades restoration projects are already underway, climate change is forcing engineers to pivot. In Trinidad and Tobajo, dry seasons are drier and rainy seasons are more extreme, a weather pattern scientists have attributed to climate change, the New York Times reports.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 7, 2023

First, they will argue that they can’t be held liable for failing to disclose their knowledge of the causes of climate change because there was uncertainty about the topic and it was controversial. The boundary between those two categories is somewhat blurry. Are the lawsuits preempted by federal law?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2023

2021 ended up being the third most active season in recorded history, with 21 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes (two Category 3 and two Category 4). Source: [link] The (maybe) bad We certainly know there is usually quite some difference between the forecast and the real numbers at the end of each season.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Scientists say the pattern is yet another effect of global climate change. As of early September, over 29 million people were already experiencing food insecurity in the region, about 500,000 of which were in the worst category of “catastrophic,” meaning severe malnutrition and starvation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is necessary to decrease climate-changing emissions. Scientists evaluating resource availability through mining typically look at two categories : the total available resources and the reserves. The short answer is yes. But this is a complicated question, so let’s dig in further.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

SPP in the Southwest employs a more general ‘Weather Advisory’ category for severe weather. Within the description of a Watch or OCN, the reason for its issuance is typically described and may include extreme heat, but beyond that, weather is not its own category.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2022

With jobs that already carry nearly 35 times the risk of heat-related death than the average job in the United States, farmworkers in California’s Central Valley work under often-grueling conditions that are expected to worsen with continued climate change. Outdoor workers in the Central Valley by category.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

San Francisco’s CAP envisions a sustainable and equitable climate future. The CAP, released in 2021, details emissions reduction strategies across six categories: energy supply, building decarbonization, transportation and land use, housing, green infrastructure, and waste reduction.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 1, 2024

Here’s a selection of recent headlines, which I only wish I had made up for April Fool’s Day.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 19, 2022

A new report details just how much the climate crisis could cost the U.K. Action on climate change of all kinds needs to be right at the heart of government policy and programs.” – Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK. Drought Monitor on Tuesday show no part of California is experiencing the worst category of drought.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 29, 2024

(Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images) Across Europe, activists of all ages have taken to the streets to pressure their governments to take effective action against climate change. As domestic decision-makers failed them, they knocked at Strasbourg’s door.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 13, 2023

Climate change In early August 2023, a high-pressure system remained north of the Hawaiian Islands, and later became Hurricane Dora which eventually intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. Experts have blamed the increase on the spread of non-native vegetation and hotter, drier weather due to climate change.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This piece previously appeared in the EDF’s Climate 411 Blog. Disasters that are fueled by climate change, like fires, floods, and hurricanes, increasingly pose risks to the U.S. Climate Risk in the Derivatives Market As the CFTC’s Congressional mandate has grown, so have the financial risks posed by climate change.

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Law and Environment

JUNE 8, 2022

Ocean health is closely tied to human health, and ocean-based climate solutions, including carbon sequestration and marine renewable energy, will play a critical role in combating such deleterious impacts of climate change. The post Celebrating World Ocean Day first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hurricane Nora hits Mexico as a Category 1 storm. Hurricane Nora hit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over the weekend as a Category 1 storm. Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana as one of the strongest storms to ever hit the United States. Brazil is steadily losing its surface water, a recent survey found. 60 MPH (95 KPH).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

Aside from that category, fuel supply was the most common reason that ERCOT reported for unplanned gas plant outages. There are signs that the country is moving forward with the investments necessary to increase grid reliability while simultaneously addressing climate change. Where do we go from here?

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This year the program will recognize winners in six categories, including: Greener Synthetic Pathways; Greener Reaction Conditions; The Design of Greener Chemicals; Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change; Small Business; and Academic. Registration is open.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

From pipelines destabilized by melting permafrost to power line-sparked wildfires exacerbated by drought, the impacts of climate change are affecting infrastructure across the U.S. Federal courts have repeatedly held that federal agencies must consider climate change in their NEPA reviews.

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Environment, Law, and History

JULY 25, 2023

Legal history, while having moved beyond its previously narrow focus on legal doctrine to embrace wider contexts of society, economy, and culture, has to date remained largely indifferent to environmental issues or to the environment as a category of analysis.

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Category 3 storm arrived at the height of an unprecedented hurricane season characterized by record-warm water temperatures. By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—Hurricane

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Inside Climate News

AUGUST 19, 2023

By Bob Berwyn During this summer of climate extremes , it’s hard not to wonder what’s next. For millions of people in the Southwestern United States and Mexico, the answer might be unprecedented summer rains and flooding from Hurricane Hilary as the Category 4 storm barrels up Mexico’s western coast toward Southern California.

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