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• India’s National Green Tribunal and the Future of Environmental Justice

  India’s National Green Tribunal and the Future of Environmental Justice

  Specialized environmental courts have proliferated around the world, growing from 350 in 2009 to over 1,200 in 44 countries by 2017. India’s National Green Tribunal is an innovati...

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• Testimony, Prepared Statement, and Discussion, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks, Chaired by Senator Richard G. Lugar (R), Indiana, Part III

  Testimony, Prepared Statement, and Discussion, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks, Chaired by Senator Richard G. Lugar (R), Indiana, Part III

  My testimony concerned the Asian Development Bank, subsequently the discussion with Senator Lugar also dealt with the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, especiall...

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• Environmental Reform and the Multilateral Banks

  Environmental Reform and the Multilateral Banks

  A description and analysis of the strategy of civil society organizations to promote environmental reforms in World Bank in the 1980s.

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• While the World Burns, Dubious Evasions in Climate Negotiations

  While the World Burns, Dubious Evasions in Climate Negotiations

  In 2023 average global temperatures reached the highest level ever measured. Saudi Aramco, Qatar Energy, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Total announced major production expansion plans....

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