https://www.semafor.com/article/08/16/2023/inflation-reduction-act-global-trade
As the Inflation Reduction Act fragments the global clean energy market, time is running out for the U.S. to shore up its critical mineral supply chain.
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https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-climate-law-new-way-reach-2040-targets-2025-07-02_en
The Commission has proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a 2040 EU climate target of 90% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions, compared to...
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https://bond.edu.au/blog/studying-climate-law-student-semester
St Andrews Lutheran College School Captain Amber Chalmers shares her experience as a Student for a Semester.
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https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/corporations-climate-change-litigation-and-the-rule-of-law/
In this blog post Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham consider the significance of recent climate related court cases against governments and corporations.
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-deploys-first-energy-rebates-from-climate-law/
New York is launching a rebate program with support from the Inflation Reduction Act.
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https://eeb.org/en/eu-climate-law-still-needs-more-ambitious-emissions-targets/
MEPs in the environment committee voted to improve the European Commission’s proposal for the bloc’s first-ever Climate Law today. But more work is needed...
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2024-06-08/a-law-in-vermont-makes-fossil-fuel-company-pay-for-damages-from-climate-change
Vermont is the first state in the nation to adopt a law seeking to recoup the cost of climate-related damage from major oil companies.
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https://www.selc.org/our-focus/climate-change/
Nov 6, 2025 - Climate change is the defining environmental challenge of our time—one we cannot solve in our country without solving it in the South. Our region plays an...
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/red-states-sue-over-new-york-climate-law-2/
The Empire State charges energy companies for past climate emissions. West Virginia and other states want to do away with the law.
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https://www.eco-business.com/ms/news/philippines-bangladesh-ask-top-court-to-recognise-climate-harm-as-a-violation-of-international-law/
Philippines, Bangladesh ask the International Court of Justice to recognise climate change as a violation of international law, while Indonesia cautioned that...
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https://worldgbc.org/article/coalition-call-on-eu-for-ambitious-circular-construction-plans-to-meet-new-climate-law/
WorldGBC and a coalition of over 60 organisations call on the European Commission to deliver bold new circular economy policy.
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https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2026/01/16/adr-and-the-future-of-climate-change-disputes/?slreturn=20260117233542
Jan 16, 2026 - Climate litigation faces limits due to procedural issues and courts’ inability to solve systemic problems. ADR—like mediation and settlements—offers...
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https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/colloque/le-droit-international-de-environnement-face-au-defi-de-effectivite/what-can-international-law-do-to-address-the-challenges-of-climate-change-the-case-of-sea-level-rise
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https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Swiss_get_behind_net-zero_climate_law_999.html
Geneva (AFP) June 18, 2023 - The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by...
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https://ehpa.org/news-and-resources/position-papers/joint-letter-to-danish-presidency-of-the-council-keep-energy-efficiency-first-at-the-heart-of-eu-climate-law/
Sep 2, 2025 - Industry leaders and associations from the energy efficiency sector, including buildings,construction, and heating and cooling, are committed to securing and...
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https://www.kqed.org/science/1946804/researchers-press-california-to-strengthen-landmark-climate-law?utm_source=Unknown+List&utm_campaign=0076e670c4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_18_01_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0076e670c4-
California is vigorously defending its cap-and-trade law from research that found the state is overestimating emissions reductions.
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https://cornerstonebarristers.com/event/cornerstone-climate-month-training-and-insights-on-climate-and-the-law/
Nov 13, 2024 - The risks and opportunities from climate change are relevant to clients across all legal sectors. In an era where the impacts of climate change are […]
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https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3724405-crackdown-on-afghan-immigrants-a-climate-of-fear-in-the-wake-of-violence
Following the shooting involving an Afghan national, the US has increased detentions of Afghan immigrants, particularly in Northern California. Critics...
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-struggle-to-unite-on-repealing-climate-law/
Some Republicans continue calling for the wholesale elimination of the Inflation Reduction Act, clashing with lawmakers who want to target certain
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https://www.oxy.edu/academics/student-success/pre-law-advising/events-announcements/legal-career-paths-how-european
Join Professor Tatevik Manucharyan, Assistant Professor of European Union Law at Utrecht University, for an engaging discussion on how EU law shapes some of...
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https://www.wunc.org/2024-07-09/why-judicial-appointments-by-the-next-president-are-important-to-climate-change-law
Due to the litigious nature of environmental and climate law, legal experts say the next president's judicial appointments might be their most consequential...
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https://esgnews.com/court-blocks-californias-climate-risk-law-as-emissions-rule-moves-forward/
Nov 19, 2025 - Federal appeals court pauses SB 261, delaying climate-risk disclosures for thousands of companies operating in California.
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https://www.heritage.org/node/12477/print-display
Since our founding in 1973, The Heritage Foundation has been working to advance the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom,...
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https://www.gonzaga.edu/school-of-law/clinic-centers/law-clinic/environmental-clinic?&
The Environmental & Climate Law Clinic provides free or low-cost legal representation to individuals, nonprofit organizations, and community groups facing...
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https://nps.edu/web/nps-video-portal/w/climate-change-law-the-impact-of-recent-cases-on-climate-security?p_p_id=com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&assetEntryId=144059065&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU_delta=4&p_r_p_resetCur=false&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU_cur=121
Speakers review recent cases that can have lasting impacts on climate security work from recent Supreme Court decisions to evolving international climate...
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https://unhabitat.org/assessment-of-zimbabwe-legislation-through-the-urban-law-module-of-the-law-and-climate-change
UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan...
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https://theweek.com/the-week-unwrapped/961467/the-week-unwrapped-europes-right-turn-abortion-and-snakes
Why is the left in decline across the EU? How should the law differentiate between infanticide and abortion? And are snakes about to overrun Britain?
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https://nps.edu/web/nps-video-portal/w/climate-change-law-the-impact-of-recent-cases-on-climate-security?p_p_id=com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&assetEntryId=144059065&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU_delta=4&p_r_p_resetCur=false&_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_XNXPsARpcLEU_cur=130
Speakers review recent cases that can have lasting impacts on climate security work from recent Supreme Court decisions to evolving international climate...
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https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-signs-major-renewable-energy-and-climate-change-bills-law-2019-06-26
Standing in front of a solar array and joined by lawmakers and renewable energy supporters, Governor Janet Mills today signed into law three major pieces of...
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https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/17/overhauled-eu-climate-csrd-law-faces-new-threat-from-consultancy-giants/
Nov 18, 2025 - This investigative work had been supported by the Centre for Investigative Journalism The European Parliament voted on Thursday (13 November) to significantly...
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/center-right-parliament-members-block-effort-to-blunt-far-right-control-over-climate-law/
A motion to fast-track the 2040 climate target through the European Parliament narrowly failed Wednesday.
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https://ucalgary.ca/news/class-2023-ucalgary-law-grad-equips-herself-fight-climate-change
Bronwyn Evans seized experiential learning opportunities with Public Interest Law Clinic and Environmental Law Society
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https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/president-biden-massive-climate-change-health-care-legislation-cap-drug-costs-20220816.html
The bill includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket...
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https://www.tpr.org/2024-06-10/a-law-in-vermont-makes-fossil-fuel-company-pay-for-damages-from-climate-change
Vermont is the first state in the nation to adopt a superfund-style law for major oil companies. It lets the government take action to recoup climate-related...
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https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/03/14/nyc-landlords-pick-fines-over-climate-law-compliance/
Property owners say it is more cost efficient to pay penalties than to retrofit their buildings to meet decarbonization goals.
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https://www.wusf.org/2021-12-02/infrastructure-law-set-to-boost-colorados-work-tackling-poverty-and-climate-change
Colorado is trying to fight both poverty and climate change by retrofitting low-income homes. Now the state set to get a big boost from the new federal...
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https://www.dailysignal.com/2016/04/26/state-department-announces-plans-to-circumvent-u-s-law-in-order-to-advance-climate-agenda/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=thf-tw
State Department spokesman John Kirby announced that the Obama administration plans to circumvent U.S. law in order to advance its climate agenda.
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https://www.clientearth.org/latest/documents/access-to-justice-under-the-eu-climate-law/
Download Access to justice under the EU climate law from ClientEarth
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https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/nyu-research-award-automation-building-envelope-tech-columbia/696671/
The AI-powered technology under development uses robots and drone scans to detect structural flaws that reduce energy efficiency.
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https://earthjustice.org/press/2023/ny-state-legislators-and-climate-advocates-celebrate-passage-of-first-in-the-nation-state-law-ending-fossil-fuel-use-in-new-buildings
The people-powered climate movement prevails against the fossil fuel industry with New York becoming the first state to end fossil fuels in new construction by...
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https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/the-topics/climate-law-and-governance/
Feb 4, 2025 - Climate Law and Governance is a program from CPI Brazil, focusing on land use, conservation, agriculture, and infrastructure.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/11/04/2024-massachusetts-clean-energy-bill-solar-wind-batteries-permitting-reform
Nov 21, 2024 - The 2024 climate bill builds on the progress Massachusetts is making to quickly and equitably transition to a cleaner, more renewable energy system. Here, in...
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https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-finalizes-first-loan-under-tribal-program-backed-by-climate-law/
The $72.8 million loan is slated to fund a solar microgrid project on a reservation in Southern California.
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https://www.circleofblue.org/2023/agriculture/new-u-s-climate-law-will-make-water-contamination-worse/
Jun 13, 2025 - Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
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https://www.ctpublic.org/2024-05-17/florida-gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-deletes-climate-change-from-state-law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed legislation that erases most references to climate change from state law. The new law takes effect July 1.
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https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2025/10/31/four-solar-for-all-lawsuits-two-distinct-forums-and-legal-theories/
Nov 5, 2025 - This blog post discusses recent developments related to, and legal challenges against, EPA’s termination of the SFA program.
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https://www.nelp.org/insights-research/the-right-to-refuse-unsafe-work-in-an-era-of-climate-change/
Workers must have a real right to refuse dangerous work in the face of natural disasters, and it must be supported with job-protected rights to paid leave,...
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https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3320298/why-force-law-worlds-best-hope-beating-climate-change
Aug 2, 2025 - We need radical solutions reinforced by legal statutes to bolster the fight against climate change and make polluters pay.
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