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ITLOS Issues Historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law

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On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) published what has been deemed as an “historic” and “unprecedented” advisory opinion on climate change, international law, and on state obligations...more

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International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

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The Tribunal confirmed that States party to UNCLOS must take measures to prevent marine pollution caused by climate change, on top of their obligations under the Paris Agreement. On 9 April 2024, the International...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Finds Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional

On October 13, 2023, in a 5-2 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) found the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA) to be, in part, unconstitutional in Reference re Impact Assessment Act. The SCC determined that the...more

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UN Requests Opinion from International Court of Justice on Climate Change Obligations

The United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s primary policy-making body, has adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of its 193 member states...more

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Green Bond Second Party Opinions: Legal and Practice Considerations

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Annual issuance of “green bonds,” financing instruments connected to business activities with positive environmental effects, have gone from non-existent in 2007 to greater than $250 billion (equivalent) in 2019, using the...more

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2019 Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines: Part Two – Greenhouse Gases, Energy, and Wildfire Impacts

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This post is Part Two of our blog series on the 2019 amendments to the CEQA Guidelines. This post focuses on amendments in the areas of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, energy, and wildfire impacts, as well as a discussion...more

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