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Chile’s Lithium Boom: A Green Revolution or Environmental Ruin?

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These pressures are further compounded by social tensions , as Indigenous communities are frequently excluded from decision-making processes, raising concerns about environmental justice and the equitable governance of natural resources. Since 1979, Decree Law No.

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court mandates concrete carbon-reduction targets through 2049

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It mandated that the government develop concrete plans for emission reductions through 2049, addressing climate campaigners’ concerns that current measures violate their rights. expressing optimism that the decision will inspire similar legal challenges across Asia and beyond. South Korea is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.

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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021

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In 2021, courts worldwide further defined governments’ and companies’ duty of care in relation to climate change, as well as a governments’ extraterritorial responsibility for climate harm. National courts advance climate mitigation pushing governments towards increased action. See an analysis of the decision here.

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Australia releases second plan to close disparity in Indigenous communities

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The Australian federal government Monday released the second part of its plan to help accelerate the implementation of the Closing the Gap Agreement made in 2020. Other major investments would include investing in education, family violence support, and legal aid.

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Customs and Trade Law Weekly Snapshot

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The Commission requests written submissions from the parties on the issues under review and submissions from the parties, interested government agencies, and interested persons on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding, under the schedule set forth below. On May 18, 2022, notice was given that the U.S.

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May 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Circuit in 2016 signaled that the legal framework for the Clean Power Plan “hinges on important issues of federal that EPA then—and the court below now—got so wrong this Court was likely to grant review.” Circuit majority opinion’s interpretation was foreclosed by the statute and violated separation of powers. Anne Arundel County v.

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