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Global Aviation Emissions Curbs Would Cost Billions
May 23, 2016
Reuters reports that the International Air Transport Association has estimated that the cost for businesses of a global agreement on airline greenhouse gas emissions to be agreed by governments at a fall assembly of the International Civil Aviatiation Organization would be $6.2 billion in the year 2025 and $24 billion by the year 2035.
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Paper Encourages Judges to Require Climate Action
May 23, 2016
David Estrin of the Centre for International Governance Innovation calls on courts to use citizen lawsuits as vehicles to require government actors to regulate corporate greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the impacts of climate change.
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Canada, China, and India Sign OECD Tax Agreement
May 20, 2016
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has announced that six new countries, including Canada, China, and India, have joined 33 others in signing an international agreement that promotes the automatic sharing of multinational corporations' tax information among jurisdictions around the world.
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Indian Tribunal Requires Local Support of Hydroelectric Project
May 20, 2016
Firstpost reports that the Indian National Green Tribunal has concluded that, in line with UN and activist calls for local consultation and support prior to development projects, the people of the small Lippa Village in India must have a say over whether authorities can proceed with a hydroelectric power project in their area.
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Shareholders Seek Human Rights Assessments on Mineral Sourcing
May 20, 2016
A nongovernmental organization and the CEO of a company holding shares in Canadian-based Potash Corporation have filed a shareholder resolution that would require Potash to perform, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, a human rights impact assessment of its involvement in Western Saraha's phosphate rock market.
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