Prof. Felix Mormann’s Climate Choice Architecture comprehensively catalogs and classifies different types of nudge interventions that can be used to combat climate change. He argues that choice architecture can complement command-and-control mandates, market-based incentives, and other forms of regulation while also acknowledging its limitations.
Successful climate change mitigation and adaptation require behavioral change at an unprecedented scale. Fortunately, behavioral research has proven that minor tweaks to the choice environment can usher in a paradigm shift toward more climate-friendly decisionmaking. This Article makes the case for greater reliance on choice architectural nudges as a catalyst for more climate-friendly decisionmaking across a wide range of contexts.
The Ninth Circuit denied a motion for rehearing or reconsideration en banc of its mandamus order in a climate liability suit brought by 21 young people against the U.S. government.
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A district court denied summary judgment for environmental groups in a challenge to BLM's management plan for a recreation area in Montana. The groups argued BLM violated NEPA, FLPMA, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) when it developed the plan, and sought a preliminary injunction. The c...