Climate Change in the Trump Era
Analysis of the Implications of Donald Trump’s Climate Policies and Their Effects on the Economy, by Ana Barreira, Director of IIDMA.
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COP 29: Climate Multilateralism on the Ropes
Article by Ana Barreira, director of IIDMA, on the challenges of negotiations at COP29 and the difficulty of reaching agreements.
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Legal Responses to Biodiversity Loss
Article by IIDMA director, Ana Barreira, on the recognition of “rights of nature” to halt biodiversity loss.
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Climate Change and the Enjoyment of Human Rights before the European Court of Human Rights.
On April 9th, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued three rulings in the cases KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, Carême v. France, and Duarte Agostinho and others v. Portugal and 32 other States, in which, for the first time, the interference of the effects of climate change with the enjoyment of a series of human rights included in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) of 1950 was addressed.
Renewable Acceleration Areas: the administrative challenge of the renewable tsunami
Op-ed written by Ana Barreira and Marta Vicioso on Renewable Acceleration Areas.
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Offshore wind in Spain: an impossible mission?
Op-ed on the deployment of offshore wind power in Spain written by IIDMA’s Director Ana Barreira for ‘Energías Renovables’.
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Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Spain’s First Climate Litigation Case
The plaintiffs’ claims are based on science, but the Supreme Court states that, according to our Constitution, it only has the power to assess whether the plan under discussion complies with the Law.
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The insurance industry in the energy transition
Insurance companies must establish clear and determined insurance policies that take into consideration the protection of the climate system and the environment.
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Environmental information, the significant absentee in non-financial information statements. Much ado about nothing.
According to Law 11/2018, large companies are required to prepare a non-financial information statement (NFIS) that includes, among other things, the impacts of their activities on the environment. However, the majority of NFIS from financial institutions, such as banks and insurers, lack the required environmental information.
Private sector emission reduction plans: regulating to avoid greenwashing
IIDMA’s Director Ana Barreira op-ed originally published in El Economista.
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