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5 Anti-Climate Practices Elsevier Must Cease: Scientists Call out Publisher’s Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

But its ongoing practices tell a very different story. Together with Scientists for Global Responsibility, we’ve launched a petition demanding that Elsevier and its parent company, RELX, detail their plans to align their business practices with their public commitments to address climate change. Who or what is Elsevier?

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Species on the Move: How Climate Change Is Re-Making Ecosystems

Union of Concerned Scientists

Key ideas discussed at the meeting included increasing connectivity between protected areas, the need for anticipatory legal and regulatory planning for biodiversity conservation, and reinstituting and protecting Indigenous land and wildlife management practices. Photo: National Park Service. Photo: National Park Service.

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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

Boyd will help lead the Emmett Institute’s ambitious research, teaching, and public service agenda. and China could drive global climate action. Like Professors Boyd and Wang, Ted Parson shares a commitment to education, research, and public service. In their new roles, Prof. Wang and Prof. UCLA Professor of Law William Boyd.

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STAFF NEWS: JACOB ELKIN JOINS THE SABIN CENTER AS NEW CLIMATE LAW FELLOW & MARIA ANTONIA TIGRE AS GLOBAL CLIMATE LITIGATION FELLOW

Law Columbia

His work at the Sabin Center will include the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative , the Climate Attribution Database , the Climate Reregulation Tracker, the New York State and City Climate Law Trackers , as well as submitting comment letters on administrative proceedings. He holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

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Data Protection and Privacy Counsel James Castro-Edwards Joins Arnold & Porter in London

Arnold Porter

Kathleen Harris, head of Arnold & Porter’s London office and co-chair of the firm’s Anti-Corruption practice, said: “James’s arrival will help us continue to meet the growing critical demand for global data protection and privacy advice in the UK. About Arnold & Porter.

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Seasoned International Arbitration Practitioner Mélida Hodgson Joins Arnold & Porter’s New York Office

Arnold Porter

NEW YORK, NY, January 18, 2022 — Arnold & Porter announced today that Mélida Hodgson has joined the firm’s International Arbitration practice as a partner, resident in New York. Hodgson began her career in private practice before becoming a US government litigator at the US Department of Justice. ” Ms.

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GCF Task Force Exchange of Experiences in San Martin, Peru

Legal Planet

Francisca Arara of Acre, Brazil presenting with the Global Committee of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of the GCF Task Force. Stay tuned for additional Legal-Planet posts during and following these upcoming events. The post GCF Task Force Exchange of Experiences in San Martin, Peru appeared first on Legal Planet.