International Climate Change Legal Frameworks

International Climate Change Legal Frameworks
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9292625403

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In 2020, the Paris Agreement is the pinnacle of international law on climate change. It orchestrates global climate action over the coming decades. Countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C above preindustrial times, closer to 1.5°C. Humankind will only achieve this temperature goal if we domesticate our international climate commitments. Judges have proven to be instrumental in holding their governments accountable for their climate pledges. Report Four of this four-part series explores the nature of the Paris Agreement, its history, and the framework of international instruments and international legal principles that support global and domestic climate action.

Climate Change, Coming to a Court Near You: International climate change legal frameworks

Climate Change, Coming to a Court Near You: International climate change legal frameworks
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789292625399

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This report explores the Paris Agreement and the international legal framework that supports global and domestic climate action. It highlights the crucial role of judges in holding their governments accountable for their climate pledges. In 2020, the Paris Agreement is the pinnacle of international law on climate change. It orchestrates global climate action over the coming decades. Countries agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C above preindustrial times, closer to 1.5°C. Humankind will only achieve this temperature goal if we domesticate our international climate commitments.

National Climate Change Legal Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific

National Climate Change Legal Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9292625489

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National legal and policy frameworks underpin international climate action because they are the backbone of domestic responses to the climate emergency. Unless they support global objectives, local climate action stalls. Concerned by sluggish national responses to climate change or injured by its impacts, citizens are filing lawsuits, making courts central to national climate governance. To adjudicate these lawsuits, courts require current information about their climate change legal and policy frameworks. This report provides holistic syntheses of the climate legal and policy frameworks of 32 countries in Asia and the Pacific and discusses key legislative trends and climate-relevant constitutional rights.

Climate Change, Coming to a Court Near You: National climate change legal frameworks in Asia and the Pacific

Climate Change, Coming to a Court Near You: National climate change legal frameworks in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2020
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789292625474

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This report provides holistic syntheses of the climate legal and policy frameworks of 32 countries in Asia and the Pacific and discusses key legislative trends and climate-relevant constitutional rights. National legal and policy frameworks underpin international climate action because they are the backbone of domestic responses to the climate emergency. Unless they support global objectives, local climate action stalls. Concerned by sluggish national responses to climate change or injured by its affects, citizens are filing lawsuits, making courts central to national climate governance. To adjudicate these lawsuits, courts require current information about their climate change legal and policy frameworks.

Climate Change, Coming Soon to a Court Near You

Climate Change, Coming Soon to a Court Near You
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN: 9789292625214

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Report 2 contains a comprehensive review of the growing number and variety of climate lawsuits in Asia and the Pacific. It underscores the unique flavor and voice of regional jurisprudence and compares it with global approaches. Climate change in Asia and the Pacific is deadly and impacts communities now. The report details why and how regional climate litigation seeks relief in increasingly urgent ways. It is the second in the four-part series that ADB produced in recognition of the inevitability of increased litigation in the era of climate change.

Climate Litigation in Asia and the Pacific and Beyond

Climate Litigation in Asia and the Pacific and Beyond
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9292625225

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Climate change in Asia and the Pacific is deadly and impacts communities now. Regional climate litigation seeks relief in increasingly urgent ways and judges need a tool kit to respond. Report Two of this four-part series is a comprehensive review of the growing number and variety of climate lawsuits in Asia and the Pacific. It underscores the unique flavor and voice of regional jurisprudence and compares it with global approaches. No one can solve climate change alone and neither can any particular judiciary. Judges can, however, learn from each other, taking judicial excellence and applying it to the case before them.

Report Series Purpose and Introduction to Climate Science

Report Series Purpose and Introduction to Climate Science
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9292624997

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Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. Without urgent climate action, humanity faces a world that cannot sustain civilization as we know it. People around the globe are demanding action, some with climate litigation. This four-part report series recognizes the inevitability of increased litigation in the era of climate change and judges need a tool kit to respond. Report One explains how judges from Asia and the Pacific contribute to climate governance, along with the Asian Development Bank’s rationale for producing this report series. It guides readers through some of the basics about climate change: What is causing it? How do we know? How bad might it get? What do we do about it?

Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives

Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives
Author: Ivano Alogna
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2021-04-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 900444761X

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This ground-breaking volume provides analyses from experts around the globe on the part played by national and international law, through legislation and the courts, in advancing efforts to tackle climate change, and what needs to be done in the future. Published under the auspices of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), the volume builds on an event convened at BIICL, which brought together academics, legal practitioners and NGO representatives. The volume offers not only the insights from that event, but also additional materials, sollicited to offer the reader a more complete picture of how climate change litigation is evolving in a global perspective, highlighting both opportunities, and constraints.

Climate in Court

Climate in Court
Author: de Vilchez Moragues, Pau
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2022-04-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1800886896

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Answering the key question of whether there is an obligation for States to define and enact sound climate policies in order to avoid the impacts of global warming, this timely book provides expert analysis on recent global climate cases, assessing not only the plaintiffs’ claims but also the legal reasoning put forward by the courts.

Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects

Comparative Climate Change Litigation: Beyond the Usual Suspects
Author: Francesco Sindico
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 615
Release: 2021-01-21
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3030468828

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This book is based on the acknowledgment that climate change is a multifaceted challenge that requires action on the part of all stakeholders, including civil society, and the notion that climate change is at a tipping point with urgent measures needed in the next decade. Against this background, civil society is turning its attention to the courts as a means to directly influence climate action, partly because of the global scepticism towards the progress of global climate action, despite the ongoing implementation of the Paris Agreement. Focusing on the individual, broadly representing civil society, the book offers fresh perspectives on climate change litigation. While most of the literature on climate change litigation examines the same specific jurisdictions, mostly common law countries (US and Australia in particular), this book also considers specific countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America with little or no climate change litigation. It explores the reasons for the lack of litigation and discusses what measures should or could be taken to change this situation and push forward climate action. Unlike other literature on the subject, this book analyses climate change litigation using a scenario-based methodology. Combining rigorous academic analysis with a practical policy-oriented focus, the book provides valuable insights for a wide range of stakeholders interested in climate change litigation. It appeals to civil society organisations around the world, international organisations and law firms interested in climate change litigation.