2022年6月22日 · The voluntary nature of international climate agreements means that some countries have become 'free-riders': where one nation receives the benefits of reduced GHG emissions without contributing to the costs. This is why we need globally recognized, legally binding obligations to prevent exploitation of the environment.

2021年8月30日 · More countries are considering making environmental damage – or "ecocide" – a crime. The legal definition for ecocide was developed by international lawyers in 2021. The consequences of environmental damage are highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023.

2020年1月3日 · In New York, meanwhile, a statewide ban on most types of single-use plastic bag comes into force in March. The Department of Environmental Conservation is taking aim at the 23 billion plastic bags used across the state each year, and has launched the Bring Your Own Bag New York campaign to encourage shoppers to get into the habit of using their own bags.

2023年4月14日 · A database compiled by the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and the Sabin Center at Columbia Law School puts the cumulative number of global climate laws and policies at 3,145. It stretches back to Japan’s 1947 Disaster Relief Act, which is about as old as that country’s modern constitution and complements other climate-related measures.

2025年2月13日 · Environmental personhood gives specified environmental entities, such as rivers, the status of a legal person. A growing list of countries are giving environmental legal status to nature, and increasingly, activists are using these rights in court cases.

2024年4月26日 · The first debt-for-nature agreement was signed between US-based environmental non-profit Conservation International and Bolivia in 1987. Since then, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Belize, Barbados and Seychelles, among others, have all entered into similar agreements – with around 140 swaps in total.

2024年3月27日 · The directive will not only complete the EU's Green Deal legislation, but also align its laws with international standards for due diligence regarding human rights and corporate behaviour. From 2029, companies in Europe will have to prove they are taking action to protect the environment and human rights throughout their supply chain.

2023年8月15日 · In March 2021, Germany’s highest court struck down a climate law requiring 55% emissions by 2030 cuts, ruling it did not do enough to protect citizens’ rights to life and health. In the same year, the French government was ordered to take “immediate and concrete action ” to comply with its climate commitments.

2020年9月22日 · Global trade has lifted millions out of poverty and accelerated innovation. Efforts must now be made to ensure that international trade and international trade rules facilitate progress towards sustainability and environmental protection, alongside continued growth.

2022年10月4日 · A number of governments and city administrations are trying to get ahead of the law by actively working to fight air pollution. Milan is using a digital monitoring system to track pollution levels and in Bogotá, the city's Four-Year District Development Plan includes targets to improve air quality by 10%.