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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - reply

Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking Department of State records regarding U.S. Climate Action Report.

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State

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Federal Court Dismissed Claims to Compel U.S. Submission of UNFCCC Reports

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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - motion to dismiss

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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - complaint

Federal Court Dismissed (Without Prejudice) Center for Biological Diversity Claims to Compel Submission of UNFCCC Reports

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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - opposition

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Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - answer

Center for Biological Diversity Sought Records Regarding Status of U.S. Climate Action Report

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

This sector creates and distributes information and entertainment through television, radio, print, and digital platforms.

People who have left their homes, whether through force, voluntarily, or a mixture of both

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

This sector involves activities that impart knowledge and skills to individuals, including formal schooling, vocational training and educational support.

This sector involves activities to move goods and people, alongside the storage of products.

Activities involving the catching, processing, and selling of fish for food, recreation, and industry.

People who are less able to respond to the effects of climate change due to having limited financial or physical assets

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of State - reply

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