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How the Middle East is turning to the sun for energy

Edouard Stenger

When one thinks of the Middle East nowadays, oil comes to mind. But with solar photovoltaic booming right now all around the region and beyond, this might not be the case in twenty or thirty years. Iran. The country recently made the headlines by announcing its willingness to invest $3 billion to add five gigawatts of renewable energy capacity (mostly solar).

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Fifth Circuit Holds that Unpatented Products Can Be Given Patent-Like Protection by Contract

The Energy Law Blog

In a breach of contract case involving the overlay of intellectual property and contract law, Luv n’ care, Ltd, a global leader in the design and sale of baby products, filed suit against its former distributor, Groupo Rimar, a.k.a. Suavinex, S.A. (“Suavinex”), for breach of Suavinex’s contractual obligation not to copy any of Luv n’ care’s product designs.

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Rethinking Hydropower: Infrastructure Based Generation

Vermont Law

By Russell King, 2L Staff Editor, Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. Anthropogenic climate change is one of the world’s most pressing concerns. Conservative estimates show a societal cost of carbon that rises to. $95 per ton by 2050. , culminating in a yearly loss of. 23% of the world’s GPD by 2100. This figure only considers economic losses—loss of coastline, ecosystem collapse, and other catastrophes are not considered.

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How Impact Assessment Can Lead to “Climate Smart” Projects

Law Columbia

by Jessica Wentz. Last week, I traveled to Montreal to attend the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) annual conference. The theme of this year’s conference was “ Impact Assessment’s Contribution to the Global Efforts in Addressing Climate Change ” – a topic that we have explored in great depth at the Sabin Center (projects and publications available here ).

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.