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EU dispatch: EU ministers frame regulatory response to energy crisis as blackouts loom this winter

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The looming energy crisis in Europe is attributable to several factors such as the depletion of domestic gas resources and suboptimal weather conditions affecting renewable energy sources. It is reported that Russia supplied the EU with 40% of its natural gas before the invasion. She files this dispatch from Dublin.

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Kenya dispatch: Africa Climate Summit’s Nairobi Declaration makes continental commitment to policies and laws addressing climate change

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This aligns with global efforts to transition to cleaner energy sources and underscores the legal imperative for nations to take concrete steps in this direction. Edwin Gakunga is a student at the Kenya School of Law and a JURIST Assistant Editor. He files this dispatch from Nairobi.

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Comments on the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment: Sabin Center Urges Deeper Discussion of Climate Resilience Planning, Barriers to Climate Action by Local Governments, and Other Key Topics

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Global Change Research Program (the “Program”) for the purpose of “developing and coordinating a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.” 3096-3104, § 101(b).

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Federal Court Limits State Authority to Deny Interstate Transmission Projects

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In order to achieve this target, the United States will need to greatly expand electricity generation while decarbonizing electricity resources. In other words, the United States will need to build significant amounts of renewable energy infrastructure. This includes authority over regional transmission planning. FERC Order No.

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Siting Renewables in New York: Updates from ORES Executive Director Houtan Moaveni and Suggestions from Panelists on How to Further Improve the New Siting Process

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This blog post will summarize the highlights of the event, focusing on updates from Executive Director Houtan Moaveni of the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES), as well as recommendations from panelists on how to further improve the siting process. Law §§ 66-p(2)(a), (b). Law § 75-0107(1)(b). Law § 94-c(1).

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Investing in Home-grown Leaders: Here’s How to Develop Effective Lawyer Leadership Skills

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Table of contents Defining Leadership The Five Pillars of Lawyer Leadership Skills Pillar 1: Leader Identity Pillar 2: Leadership Impact Pillar 3: Strategic Thinking Pillar 4: People Management Pillar 5: Personal Productivity and Peak Performance Pointers for Planning a Lawyer Leadership Skills Program Invest in People. Defining Leadership.

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Sabin Center Releases its Winter/Spring 2020 Semi-Annual Report

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The Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative continues to represent community groups and local residents who support renewable energy development in their communities including New York’s first offshore wind farm, a New York-based solar facility and an onshore wind farm in Ohio. It is available for download here.

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