memorandum opinion

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior - memorandum opinion

Challenge to federal approvals of the Construction and Operations Plan for the Maryland Offshore Wind Project.

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior

complaint

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Alleged Failure to Consider Climate Impacts

Federal Court Allowed Some Claims to Proceed in Challenge to Federal Approval for Maryland Offshore Wind Project

Maryland Federal Court Denied Offshore Wind Developer’s Request for Preliminary Injunction Blocking Revocation of Federal Approval

motion

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior - motion

answer

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior - answer

motion to dismiss

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior - motion to dismiss

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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.

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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

The activities of industries involved in the production, distribution, and sale of energy, including electricity, gas, and renewables.

Electricity generation from devices driven by the movement of salt water, differences in saltwater temperatures, or salinity gradients.

Kinetic energy of airflow transformed into useful energy, mostly electrical energy.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector includes firms and individuals offering specialised expertise in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, science and engineering.

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

Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior - memorandum opinion

Renewable energy

Economic sector