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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

3156-B providing environmental protection amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. The reform follows a global trend of increasing recognition of new obligations and rights in the field of environmental protection. By Riccardo Luporini, Matteo Fermeglia, and Maria Antonia Tigre. 179/2019 ).

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6% in 2015 to 13.3%

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It is the time for nature: World Environment Day 2020

Manning Law

From beach clean-ups to mass tree-planting to marches, individuals, communities and governments have come out to stand shoulder-to-shoulder for our planet. Now is not the time to set aside environmental laws and norms in the name of recovery, as we have seen done in some places. We have the opportunity to do just that.

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Guest Commentary: Brazilian’s first tort climate case for illegal deforestation in Amazonia

Law Columbia

Cases have targeted the federal government for failure to contain a surge in deforestation and the federal environmental agency for easing timber exportation requirements. The land’s status as a protected area is based on recognizing the traditional territory of extractive communities in conformity with constitutional protection (art.

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Global Perspectives on a Global Pact for the Environment

Law Columbia

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). With research and administrative support from Nathan Lobel (Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment). Sumudu Atapattu .

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June 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

In three other cases brought by local and state governments against fossil fuel companies, the Supreme Court granted petitions for writ of certiorari seeking review of decisions affirming remand orders. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS Supreme Court Sent Other Climate Cases Back to Lower Appellate Courts for Review of Other Grounds for Removal.

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