California extends most ambitious climate change law in US (Update)
A decade ago, California vowed to dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
Environment
Sep 8, 2016
0
785
Page 6 - News tagged with climate change law
Antitrust laws may hinder socially-responsible business collaboration
A new study suggests that U.S. antitrust laws could hamper the efforts of companies to collaborate on sustainable and socially-responsible business practices, even as consumers and businesses increasingly value them.
Economics & Business
Mar 11, 2016
1
13
US, China to cooperate on ocean preservation
The U.S. and China said Wednesday they are stepping up cooperation on preserving the ocean and combating illegal fishing despite their differences on maritime security.
Environment
Jun 24, 2015
1
19
Indigenous knowledge can be key to fighting climate change
While indigenous communities have developed knowledge over centuries to manage their lands and adapt to challenges such as rising sea levels or wildfires, they are still deeply affected by climate change. Two University of ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2015
0
257
ASEAN economic integration means huge challenges for trees, farmers and food supply
Ten Southeast Asian nations will form a single economic bloc at the end of 2015. Agroforestry, forestry and agricultural policies, implementation and law enforcement are lagging behind. The gap threatens millions of livelihoods, ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2015
2
23
Biofuels regime failing to meet its objectives under current regulatory framework
The European Union (EU) regulatory framework for biofuels has the potential to address its climate, energy and environmental objectives, but only if carefully tailored and effectively implemented, according to research from ...
Environment
May 26, 2015
0
11
Improving customer access to energy data can cut costs, protect environment
Expanding customer access to energy data can bring cleaner, more efficient power to Californians, save money and boost emerging clean technologies, according to a new report by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 23, 2015
0
27
Tribes can serve as laboratories in fight against climate change
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote that states had the opportunity to serve as laboratories, testing new ideas and policies in the American federalist system. A University of Kansas law professor has authored a study ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2014
0
0
Law research article paints dismal picture for litigation against greenhouse gas emitters
Legal attempts to deter major emitters of environment-damaging greenhouse gases (GHGs) have been ineffective and are unlikely to have much effect for years, a Case Western Reserve School of Law professor concludes in peer-reviewed ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2014
1
0
Climate change brings more crime, study says
A new study broadens a notion held by the earliest criminologists: Periods of higher temperatures - on an hour-by-hour or week-to-week basis - are likely to produce more crime.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2014
14
0
