Legal Planet
AUGUST 15, 2023
In the 103-page decision , the court relies heavily on the facts laid out by these climate scientists who testified under oath and faced cross-examination. That’s not unique to Montana , even though this case focused on state laws. The decision builds off of the plaintiffs’ own proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Real Climate
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
But the effect of greenhouse gases is not even investigated in the paper – which suggests the title is politically motivated. That confirms that extreme rainfall is increasing – as predicted by elementary physics as well as climate models. Is it sheer incompetence or is it politically motivated? It is a scandal.
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PA Environment Daily
MAY 17, 2024
Joseph Otis Minott - Lifetime Achievement Award PennFuture honored Joseph Otis Minott, an environmental law leader, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long career fighting for the environment and public health in Pennsylvania. Mr. Minott holds two degrees in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D.
Legal Planet
MARCH 22, 2023
Several scientists, including authors of the IPCC report, told the Associated Press that the world is locked into exceeding the 1.5° We are pretty much locked into 1.5,” said report co-author Malte Meinshausen, a climate scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia. mark soon. “We
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
If you’re not a climate scientist—and maybe even if you are—reading news headlines this month has been confounding and a little scary. “In Climate Threshold ,” was the version at Forbes. C is a political target, not a scientifically determined limit. C,” and “pursue efforts” to limit heating to 1.5 Q: Why is 1.5
Legal Planet
MARCH 7, 2024
While climate scientists focus on refining model simulations, very few countries appear to see geoengineering as primarily a question of narrowly scientific or even purely climatic feasibility. And the window within which effective governance could be established is closing.
Legal Planet
JULY 12, 2023
As I outlined here , Montana state law prohibits the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions or climate impacts–– inside and outside the state’s borders––when reviewing projects and approving permits. This now-infamous climate prohibition has been called a “limitation” on the Montana Environmental Policy Act, or MEPA.
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