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Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Environmental
Clean Air and Clean Water
Caps on greenhouse gas emissions should not be left to judges
Todd D. Stern, head of the delegation, gave a media briefing shortly after arriving in Copenhagen today, 9 December. He reiterated recent commitments on greenhouse gas reductions, and asserted that legislation and regulation, rather than judicial intervention...
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.
over 11 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Arctic salt clouds are reducting the impact of Global Climate Change on the Arctic region
Prior posts have noted both the various impacts of Global Climate Change ("GCC") on various aspects of the Earth and its atmospheric systems, as well as the failure of many/most models to include such impacts within their parameters. For example...
P Barmeyer, K Townsend, L Jones, J Bottini
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
The SEC and Climate: Disclosure Requirements
Patricia Thrower Barmeyer, Keith M. Townsend, Lewis B. Jones, John C. Bottini, Attorneys, King & Spalding; General Editor Bradley M. Marten Climate change can impact companies in a variety of ways. To help you and your corporate clients identify...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Will Copenhagen produce a ‘legally binding agreement’?
Negotiations in Copenhagen were never going to be easy. On 9 December Tuvalu insisted that there had to be discussion of their proposal for a ‘legally binding protocol’ to come out of Copenhagen. At a press briefing on 10 December the Alliance...
Ridgway M. Hall, Thomas Utzinger, and Jessica Hall
over 12 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Renewable Portfolio Standards by Ridgway Hall, Thomas Utzinger, and Jessica Hall
By Ridgway Hall, Thomas Utzinger, and Jessica Hall; General Editor Bradley M. Marten Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) obligate retail sellers of electricity to include in their energy resource portfolios certain minimum amounts of electricity from...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Peatland emissions find a place in the negotiating text
In her recent Lexis podcast Susanna Tol of Wetlands International explained the implications of their recent report on greenhouse gas emissions from degrading wetlands. Crucially, when wetlands are drained and begin to oxidize they emit greenhouse gases...
E Phillips, K Etela, B Freeman, L Vinokur
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Cap-and-Trade: Law and Economics
Earl W. Phillips, Jr., Kirstin M. Etela, Brian C. Freeman, Lauren M. Vinokur, Attorneys, Robinson & Cole; General Editor Bradley M. Marten Congress has been working on legislation to create a federal cap-and-trade program, and enactment of a new...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
The Copenhagen Accord – behind the headlines
The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change said on 16 December that it would be a ‘tragedy’ if Copenhagen failed to reach an agreement because of substance, and a ‘farce’ if it failed because of process. In the final...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
COP15 Press Briefing: Blogger Malcolm Dowden’s Query Addressed
At a press briefing on the second day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference from Copenhagen, Denmark (COP15), UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer spoke of a very positive and encouraging start to the conference on 07 December, with several...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
More Developments from Cophenhagen - A Draft Accord, REDD plus, and control of the Climate Fund
Throughout the day on 18 December press conferences have been postponed or cancelled. Throughout the day drafts of the proposed ‘Copenhagen Accord’ have emerged from behind the closed doors of the talks being run by Heads of State. The latest...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
The Negotiating Texts
Negotiations went on through the night of 15 -16 Dece,ber following the approach proposed by COP15 President Connie Hedegaard, with developed and developing nations 'pairing up' in an attempt to find common ground. Unbridged gaps remain on the...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Business – as usual?
Throughout COP15 Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer has remarked on the level of business interest in the summit, and its outcome. Speaking at an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) event he challenged business to take a more direct role in the process...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Are we all environmental lawyers now?
The range of issues being discussed at COP15 is phenomenal, and touches on every area of legal practice. Much of the talk in the halls on Tuesday and Wednesday has been about the now infamous ‘Danish draft’ and about the implications of the...
Bradley M. Marten
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Introduction to LexisNexis Global Climate Change Special Pamphlet Series
By General Editor Bradley M. Marten Endeavoring to write about climate change while the law is still being written, is a little bit like jumping on a moving train without knowing exactly where it is headed. But the train is moving, and for those that...
Malcolm Dowden
over 13 years ago
Climate Change
Climate Change Blog
Tragedy, farce or last minute triumph?
Speaking in Copenhagen Ed Miliband, the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change said: ‘it would be a tragedy if we fail to get an agreement because of substance: it would be a farce if we fail to get an agreement because of process’...
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