Topic
Climate Change Policy
174 published works
Climate Law Blog
Unpacking New York State’s Rollback of its Landmark Climate Law
By Jon Binder and Vincent Nolette
On May 26, as part of the FY 2026-27 budget, New York State enacted significant revisions to its 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA or Act). The amendments…
Verfassungsblog
Nach dem Overshoot
By Gerd Winter
Die verfassungsrechtliche Beurteilung der Klimapolitik hat sich bisher an Obergrenzen der atmosphärischen Erwärmung orientiert. Sie wird neu herausgefordert, wenn diese Grenzen überschritten werden. Die Frage, wie mit dieser Herausforderung umzugehen…
Hawai'i Appleseed Blog
Moving toward a future where transit works for everyone
More than halfway through the 2026 legislative session, several key measures aimed at expanding transit access have failed to advance. Despite strong public support and a clear alignment with the…
Climate Law Blog
One Year of Trump 2.0: Updates from the Climate Backtracker
By Olivia Guarna and Rebecca Lowy
Last week marked the one year anniversary of President Trump’s second inauguration, and of the Sabin Center’s Climate Backtracker. We launched the Backtracker on inauguration day, January 20, 2025, to…
Climate Law Blog
New Sabin Center Report and Online Resource: Navigating State Law in Local Climate Action
By Publisher
Local governments are leaders in the fight against climate change: they reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy resources, and otherwise advance climate mitigation and adaptation goals. But even…
China Law Insight
2035气候目标下的新热点：零碳园区的融资与开发
By King & Wood
作者：苏萌 李鹏飞 任晓磊 席索迪 邹苗 肖瑾瑜 王藤儒 2025年9月24日，习近平主席在联合国气候变化峰会上宣布中国新一轮国家自主贡献目标：到2035年，中国全经济范围温室气体净排放量比峰值下降7%-10%，力争做得更好。非化石能源消费占能源消费总量的比重达到30%以上，风电和太阳能发电总装机容量达到2020年的6倍以上、力争达到36亿千瓦，森林蓄积量达到240亿立方米以上，新能源汽车成为新销售车辆的主流，全国碳排放权交易市场覆盖主要高排放行业，气候适应型社会基本建成。该目标是在“碳达峰、碳中和”（3060目标）基础上的进一步承诺，体现了我国在应对气候变化上的政策延续性与目标提振。 阅读更多
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
California Extends Carbon Market through 2045 with Modest Changes; Provides Market Stability and Reaffirms the State’s Climate Commitments
On Friday, September 19, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of bills adopted by the California Legislature. Key among these were AB 1207 and SB 840, which…
frESH
EPA Initiates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rollback – A New Battle Begins
By Lianne Mantione, Michael Cox
The summer of 2025 has seen the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a significant shift in U.S. federal climate policy envisioned by the Trump Administration. First, on June 17,…
Sustainability in Business
EU Sets 2040 Climate Target – Key Legal and Policy Highlights from the European Commission’s Proposal
On 2 July 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the European Climate Law. In force since 2021, the Climate Law commits the EU and its Member…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Planned EU climate law change aims to cut emissions by 90 percent by 2040
European Commission president stands by commitment to decarbonize EU economy by 2050