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...
by Jessica Albin | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Written by: Siyi Shen, Global Environmental Law Graduate Fellow On February 8, 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the IA Court) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion (2018 Opinion) in response to a request by Columbia recognizing the right to a healthy...
by Karl Coplan | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ll confess up front that I am not a fan of offsets. Addressing climate change will require people in the developed world to live with a smaller carbon footprint. We need to redefine the Western ideal of the “good life” to substitute a vision with less energy...
