The British Climate Change Act created the world's first long-term institutional and legal system aimed at reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Following its 2019 amendment, the UK also became the first G7 and G20 country to commit to climate neutrality. The...
The National Policy on Climate Change was introduced in 2009 to mainstream climate change, provide policies, and strengthen institutions to reduce climate change impacts. Ten years later, the government announced that efforts were in place to introduce a Climate Change Act. Changes in Government led ...
As part of this introductory lesson, we will help you explore your motivations for taking this course, briefly introduce you to the current state of climate science and policy, and prepare you for taking actions on climate change throughout the course. ...
Since it was signed into law in 1970 as the first major environmental law in the United States, NEPA has ensured that federal agency decision-making is based on a thorough consideration of the environmental impacts of federal decisions (National Environmental Policy, 1969). Short, simple, and ...
Climate policy - an 'endangered species'? In this year again, none of the countries ranked in the index achieved the positions one to three; despite the hi... J Burck,C Bals,V Rossow - 《Germanwatch》 被引量: 31发表: 2012年 Unless we act now: the impact of climate change on childre...
Without climate justice, democracy will fail. Frederick “Fritz” Mayer is dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. TagsClimate change policyEffects of climate change
Climate change presents the largest global challenge in human history. In order to achieve ambitious climate goals, we need a rapid worldwide decarbonization of all sectors enabled by a socio-technical transformation. Previous research argues that the transition is hindered due to researchers' disciplin...
On the other hand, Bosquet believes that action taken to address climate change can boost the competitiveness of countries, sectors and companies. Governments ought to invest in "climate resilient infrastructure" and put into place policy incentives conducive for climate-smart investments, green finance...
America’s undying empire: why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated | US foreign policy | The Guardian Meet Kaaka Issac, a member of the Masai Tribe in Kenya and he is an unstoppable force, driving change at scale for his community and the entire Afri...
environmental nonprofits, and more. In the words of one Washington legislative staffer, the bill in its final form “has the fingerprints of everyone.” Through our conversations, NCEL staff recognized five key traits that allowed the CCA to be dubbed the new “gold standard for climate policy...