Climate Change (generally)
H.R. 2115
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Committee Name
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Dunn
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
5
Volume
55
Update Issue
9
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55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H1160

would prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined as a developing country.

H.R. 1904
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Committee Name
Committee on Agriculture
Sponsor Name
Brownley
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-Cal.
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5
Volume
55
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7
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55
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119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H1036

would amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish the Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee and the Rural Climate Alliance Network.

S. 680
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Committee Name
Committee on Foreign Relations
Sponsor Name
Barrasso
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Wyo.
Issue
4
Volume
55
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6
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55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. S1127

would prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined as a developing country.

H.J. Res. 38
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Committee Name
Committee on Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Dunn
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Fla.
Issue
4
Volume
55
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6
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55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H584

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020."

H.R. 1135
Update Type
Committee Name
Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce
Sponsor Name
Nadler
Sponsor Party Affiliation
D-N.Y.
Issue
4
Volume
55
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6
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55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. H584

would impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions and establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund.

S.J. Res. 14
Update Type
Committee Name
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Sponsor Name
Marshall
Sponsor Party Affiliation
R-Kan.
Issue
4
Volume
55
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5
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55
Congress Number
119
Congressional Record Number
171 Cong. Rec. S667

would provide for congressional disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, of the rule submitted by EPA relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020."

Spraying the Skies: Stratospheric Aerosol Injection and Human Rights
Author
Sebastián Luengo
Author Bios (long)

Sebastián Luengo is a Law Fellow at the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development. He holds LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees from Georgetown University Law Center and a J.D. and LL.M. from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Date
February 2025
Volume
55
Issue
1
Page
10100
Type
Articles
Summary

Little has been said on how the just transition to a decarbonized world relates to the human right, recently recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. This Article explores this relationship and how to build a framework that guides current and future climate change endeavors. It argues that the human right’s substantive and procedural content must incorporate just transition claims, which would help resolve whether and how to advocate for specific climate measures. One such case is stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a highly contested intervention where it is not clear whether it would ameliorate or aggravate climate impacts. The Article explores how to govern experimentation of this emerging technique while observing a just transition and environmental rights. If SAI is regulated and advanced within such a framework, its exploration potentially could help protect the world from the worst climate change impacts while finding more permanent mitigation and adaptation solutions.