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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

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Colombia ’s Legal Climate Framework Colombia’s climate change laws are extensive and align with its open commitment to fight climate change and its devastating effects. Among the main legal statutes are: Law 164 of 1994 on the UNFCCC. Law 629 of 2000 on the Kyoto Protocol. Law 1523 of 2012 on risk management.

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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

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In 2020, the PUC Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied Transource’s permit application on the basis that the project would increase wholesale rates in Pennsylvania and therefore failed to serve a public need under Pennsylvania law, despite providing benefits elsewhere within PJM’s territory.

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