amicus brief

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - amicus brief

Lawsuit challenging continued listing of golden-cheeked warbler as an endangered species.

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Litigation

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order

Federal Court Upheld Denial of Petition to Remove Golden-Cheeked Warbler from Endangered Species List

reply

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - reply

opposition

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - opposition

motion for summary judgment

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - motion for summary judgment

complaint

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - complaint

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - order

motion to intervene

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - motion to intervene

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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

Terrestrial means "of the earth" and relates to the risks to ecological system that includes all living organisms and their interactions within land-based environments, such as forests, grasslands, and deserts.

Slow onset events evolve gradually from incremental changes over many years or from increased frequency or intensity of recurring events. As defined in the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), slow onset events include risks and impacts from rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation, glacial retreat, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and salinization.

Activities that involve the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for food, fibre, and other products essential for human life and industry.

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.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather marked by a significant and sustained lack of precipitation, falling below a specific threshold over a large area for more than a month

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

Conditions that enhance the feasibility of adaptation options. Enabling conditions include finance, technological innovation, strengthening policy instruments, institutional capacity, multi-level governance and changes in human behaviour and lifestyles.

General Land Office of State of Texas v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - amicus brief

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