• tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Have there been any measurable improvements because of this? From what I see more climate-based laws are getting rolled back than forward.

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          10 months ago

          Lots more detail about the Montana climate lawsuit here.

          It’s not so much about promotion of fossil fuels, as the state being required to consider the impact when they approve new extraction projects.

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            10 months ago

            district court struck down a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act that barred the state from considering climate impacts when permitting energy projects

            This provision was to promote the use of fossil fuels. It’s not just that they weren’t required to consider climate impacts before, but they were straight up banned from considering them.

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            10 months ago

            So, if they “consider” it, is that enough to qualify even if they choose oil over greener choices?

            I just think we are so far beyond the need to “consider” things. We need to “reverse” things, and yeah this is good, but it’s never going to be enough at this rate.

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              10 months ago

              I agree that there needs to be zero new extraction or other fossil fuels infrastructure. I’m dubious that the current Montana legislature would allow that.

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                10 months ago

                So, not to dismiss the youth from trying, this lawsuit’s impact really did nothing and it’s not actually “paving the way” for anything—more like glancing up from a phone and eyeballing the direction.

                Thoughts and prayers! 🙃

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                  10 months ago

                  It’s the first of many to go to trial. So I’d have to disagree

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      10 months ago

      The US passed the Inflation Reduction Act in part due to the pressure from this. A lot of state and local policy changes have happened too.

      Not every country is the same, and some places are in fact rolling back policy, but it’s on the whole, gotten us something instead of nothing.