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The document details the disproportionate environmental burdens faced by Latino communities in the U.S. and California, highlighting higher rates of drinking water contamination, increased vulnerability to coastal flooding, and limited access to nature. It advocates for specific legislative bills to address offshore drilling, plastic pollution, and sea-level rise, while noting strong Latino support for ocean protection and public beach access.

ClientEarth identifies key legal and policy goals for 2017, including ending fossil fuel subsidies in the EU, implementing a new Clean Air Act in the UK, and pricing climate risk into financial markets.

In a speech to the UN General Assembly on September 20, 2016, Manish Bapna proposed three priorities for the Open Government Partnership: integrating climate and governance agendas, upholding governance standards to protect civic space, and expanding the open government movement to include subnational governments and a wider array of civil society groups.

The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) proposes a series of policy priorities to ensure a fair green transition. Key recommendations include reforming the global financial system to be more democratic and inclusive, adopting a 'try and see' piloting approach for SME policy interventions, and using natural capital accounting to uncover environmental dependencies and solve specific regional challenges.