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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

As of 2016, half of its total emissions are from the power sector, with 20% from industry and 15% from transportation, and. According to the Energy Information Agency , South Korea’s power sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear.

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Reevaluating the Role of Fossil Gas in a Decarbonizing Grid

Union of Concerned Scientists

But gas power plants have also played an important role in helping to maintain the overall reliability of the electricity grid by meeting peak power demands, such as on hot summer days when people turn on their air conditioners. It’s worth delving into because it has some important implications for our clean energy future.

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

Law Columbia

Background Japan has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels for its power generation. According to the Japanese Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the countrys fossil fuel dependency was 83.2% This blog post provides an overview of those cases and the broader landscape of climate litigation in Japan.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Law Columbia

Japan is the world’s 5 th largest CO 2 emitter, with 85 % of emissions deriving from the energy sector, which heavily relies on the use of coal-fired power plants. Japan’s dependency on fossil fuel s had been slightly declining until 2010. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013.

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The Problem is Not Brazil. The Problem is COP

Legal Planet

A nuclear power plant in Arizona and Sammy Roth took a tour. Climate Liability The City of Chicago can, a federal judge has ruled , move forward with suing big oil in state court, another small win for municipalities seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate deception.

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The Trump War on Science: Daring blindness, Denying climate change, Destroying the EPA and other daily disasters

Science Blogs

If elected governor, Graham says Florida would stick with Paris climate accord. . Meet the fossil fuel all-stars Trump has appointed to his administration. Why Trump Pulling Out of the Paris Agreement Led to a Stronger Global Climate Change Plan. G20 world leaders’ agreement hinges on U.S. 2017.06.13.

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2021 in review – another year of climate extremes?

A Greener Life

This involved continuing to decommission its last six nuclear power plants, even though a reversal would at least preserve some low-carbon electricity capacity. Joe Biden signs executive orders on his first day as US President. All change in the White House.

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