#climatelaw — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: NLpol, climate collapse
How is the Dutch backsliding into fascism going?
Well, our government just ignored a court order to communicate how much CO2 they think the country can still emit to stay in line with the Paris Agreement.
They had half a year to make these numbers public. They have said themselves that the numbers are already available. Yet they have not even contacted the relevant advisory agencies – the Scientific Climate Council and The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency – in order to make the calculation. They didn't even try or pretend to try.
This sets a dangerous precedent. Normalizing the refusal to enact court orders sets the stage for a powerless judicial branch, and thus an undermining of the balance of powers.
Boring news like this is how democratic backsliding gets reported. Pay attention. Resist where possible. ✊ 🔻
https://nos.nl/artikel/2624678-kabinet-negeert-datum-in-klimaatzaak-bonaire-blamage-voor-nederland
#NLpol #ClimateCollapse #klimaatzaak #ClimateLaw #D66 #VVD #CDA #regering #fascism #antifa #fascisme
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#Biden’s #InflationReductionAct is the largest US #ClimateLaw in history, valued at over $400B total. That figure includes grants & other spending to spur #CleanEnergy deployment, along w/ tax incentives & credits.
#Trump, who has called #ClimateChange a “hoax”, said in an economy-focused speech on Sept 5 that he wants to "rescind all unspent funds under the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act" if elected.
#law #TrumpProofing #ClimateCrisis #climate #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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JIC
#Biden admin spending #climate cash fast, as #Trump threatens to cancel it
Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature #ClimateLaw if he wins the presidential #election on Nov 5.
But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in Jan, & targeting what remains would be a massive #legal challenge.
#law #TrumpProofing #ClimateCrisis #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-spending-climate-cash-fast-trump-threatens-cancel-it-2024-09-18/