Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In a nutshell, the European Commission acknowledges that the transition towards a climate-neutral economy will have economic and social impacts, especially on regions that rely on fossil fuels extraction and treatment (e.g. refineries) or on highly carbon-intensive industries (such as cement plants or smelters).

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In his inaugural address , incoming General Assembly President Peter Thompson declared that the session would focus on advancing the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September 2015. In this new era, questions abound regarding what constitutes “sustainable” development and how to achieve it.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, fossil fuel production accounts for 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, Ocean Conservancy attended the annual International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly to help advance a just clean-energy transition.

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

And while greenhouse gas emissions may dip this year because of lockdowns, we should not celebrate. These funds should be aligned with pro-nature growth in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the upcoming global framework on biodiversity. degrees centigrade above pre-industrial levels.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Typically used in conjunction with “greenhouse gas” but some emissions are not GHGs.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

CAFOs — specifically their large manure lagoons — are also a huge source of methane , a potent greenhouse gas, as well as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter, 3 all of which pose risks to human health. United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. Sustainable Development of Water Resources.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

We know we must now work to both cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the severity of climate change and at the same time work to adapt to the impacts we can no longer avoid. This was the seed of what the UN would christen “sustainable development.” To be sure, there is much that Gleick and I agree upon. “We

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Low-carbon energy plans could be deployed quicker. Fossil fuel subsidies could be ratcheted down. Even as the global poverty rate rose for the first time in two decades and more people in developing countries were thrust into poverty, utilities proved more resilient than expected. Progress toward the U.N.’s And the U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. Nations are unlikely to adopt aggressive climate change if they feel other nations are cheating and emitting fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. With COP 27 now concluded, fossil fuel investment remains the elephant in the room.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

EPA to cut greenhouse gases thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide – Washington Post. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to end Chinese financing of new coal-fired powerplants outside of China and increase funding for renewable energy. billion by 2024 from its current $2 billion contribution.

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