Business groups' lawsuit challenging the New York Climate Change Superfund Act.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. James

Litigation

Sabin

Sabin Litigation

complaint

Business Groups Challenged Constitutionality of New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act

response

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. James - response

opinion and order

Southern District of New York Granted New York State Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Business Groups’ Challenge to Climate Superfund Law

Filing Year For Action

answer

Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. James - answer

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock formed from carbonised plant matter, rich in carbon and hydrocarbons, and occurring in several main types including hard coal and brown coal.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

Activities of industries that extract natural resources, such as mining, oil, and gas, for commercial use.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

Financial actors and resources that are primarily directed towards climate change mitigation, adaptation and compensation.

An enterprise or financial institution that is usually majority-owned, backed or significantly controlled by nation-state governments.

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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. James

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Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. James

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