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A Landmark Climate Ruling from Europe: The EFTA Court Declares Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Oil Project Approvals

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This assessment must be made at the earliest possible stage of technical planning and decision-making processes, in line with the precautionary and prevention principles. The Court found that an EIA must be conducted before consent is given for development if it is likely to have significant effects on the environment.

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The New Environmental and Human Rights Treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean You Should Know About

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Parties to the agreement agree to be guided by 11 principles, including the principles of non-regression and progressive realization, the preventative principle, the precautionary principle, and the principle of intergenerational equity.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

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Edited by Michael Burger (Sabin Center for Climate Change Law), Teresa Parejo (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network) and Lisa Sachs (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). tradition of strong environmental action, and the adoption of effective climate policies, depends almost entirely on electoral politics.

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