by Inga Caldwell | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Daniel Pessar (Harvard Law School ’20)[*] The growth of certified organic farming is booming; approximately 26,000 United States producers and businesses are now certified as organic operations and thousands of international firms have been certified as well....
by Inga Caldwell | Dec 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Anxhela (Angela) Mile[*] “Climate change is the defining challenge of our age.” Ban Ki-moon[1] The Kyoto Protocol is often seen as one of the most respected agreements within the current climate regime under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
by Inga Caldwell | Nov 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Douglas McKeige[*] The case is in and we now await a ruling from Judge Barry Ostrager of the New York Supreme Court. The Attorney General of New York sued Exxon for publicly misrepresenting how it valued its oil reserves in light of likely future costs of climate...
by Inga Caldwell | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Anxhela (Angela) Mile[*] and Railla Puno[**] Climate change threatens the health, security, and livelihoods of millions around the world; these threats are greatest for today’s youth and future generations. The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
by Inga Caldwell | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Anxhela (Angela) Mile [*] There are currently no legal protections for ‘climate refugees.’ Additionally, a debate exists on whether to characterize those displaced by environmental degradation, climate change, and natural disasters as ‘climate refugees’ or ‘climate...
by Inga Caldwell | Oct 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Anxhela (Angela) Mile [*] Climate change is undeniably one of the most challenging and pressing issues of our time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) emphasized that there are approximately ten years to limit global warming to 1.5°C.[1] Without...
