ICJ holds hearings on states’ legal obligations with respect to climate change – JURIST
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN), commenced hearings on the obligations of States concerning climate change on Monday. The oral proceedings…
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Maine attorney general sues big oil companies over climate change – JURIST
Maine’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against multiple large oil companies alleging negligence, nuisance, unfair trade practices, failure to warn and trespass as parens patriae. Included among the parties…
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One billion pounds of food is wasted annually. That contributes directly to climate change.
Mexico City — Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City’s Central de Abasto, one of the world’s largest…
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UN climate negotiations were a major bummer
Maybe it was the host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan this month calling oil and gas a “gift of God.” Or the US, the world’s biggest oil and…
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Political chaos shouldn’t distract us from the climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could be forgiven for not being focused…
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Biglaw Firms Draw Protesters Over Their Work Driving Climate Change
Thanks to the dedicated work of Law Students for Climate Accountability, we know that Biglaw firms continue to be a “hotbed of fossil fuel activity.” According to the group’s fifth…
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Jeff Bezos says he’s a climate guy — why is he kissing the ring?
Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy. “Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success…
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Trump victory puts California climate and pollution goals at risk
Former President Trump’s return to the White House now jeopardizes a slate of California clean air rules that were intended to advance the state’s climate goals and bring it closer…
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Trying to reverse climate change won’t save us, scientists warn
Tech companies think they can reverse climate change with fancy new tools to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. But new research throws cold water on the idea that cooling the…
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Australia Passes Climate Disclosure Law for Large Entities
Australian Update Climate-Related Disclosures Legislation Passed The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 9 September 2024 and received Royal Assent on 17 September…
Read More »Ohio Reaps Benefits From a Climate Law JD Vance Repeatedly Attacks
Former President Donald J. Trump has called for clawing back unspent funds included in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s landmark climate bill. That could have adverse impacts in Ohio….
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Good news about climate change: Rapid clean energy expansion
Climate change has been viewed almost universally as a burden, a hot potato to be passed from country to country at annual climate change conferences. Although it’s widely known that…
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Kids learn to be climate literate amid trees, flower beds and herbs
Twenty years ago, a few of Los Angeles’ West Adams residents and their friends had a novel idea: take a jackhammer to break up the asphalt and cement at their…
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A key ally in the battle against climate change? People over 60
A few days before Earth Day, a crowd of about 100 people gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall to protest global warming and advocate for climate justice. They…
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Young climate activists find powerful voice in social media
Imagine this: You receive a warning about a raging wildfire near your home. The air won’t stop filling with acrid smoke, and the sky has turned from blue to an…
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Climate is on the ballot, and could sway outcomes in 2024 elections – Orange County Register
If Donald Trump hadn’t dismissed climate change concerns in 2020, he’d likely still be president. That’s what researchers at University of Colorado Boulder found this month after studying how public…
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Why I’m Voting: A Fisherman Urges Republicans to Confront Climate Change
“Politically, I’m a realist. I mean, I’m a conservative at heart. Less government is always better. That’s kind of the New Hampshire way. I’m a charter boat fisherman. I’m pretty…
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Column: Blame climate for California’s budget woes?
SACRAMENTO — California has officially entered the era of climate-driven economic insecurity. On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out his new budget, facing a nearly $38-billion shortfall. That missing money is…
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How a billionaire’s plot to escape climate change fuels ‘Yours for the Taking’ – Press Enterprise
If you had the chance to escape the ravages of climate change by permanently joining a community separated from the outside world, would you take it? You’d be safe from…
Read More »Los Angeles D.A. Gascón Is Running for Re-election in a Very Different Climate
George Gascón is running for re-election in a very different climate, where concerns about crime have overtaken demands for equity and accountability. Source link
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