DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Explanation for this 50-year delay can be found in the hundreds of pages of documents referenced in a new report by the Climate Investigations Center (CIC), covered by NPR. The documents, however, suggest otherwise. Brendan DeMelle Before we get into the documents, take us behind the scenes into your research.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

It helps drafters to find climate clauses and sustainability solutions that can be applied throughout the entire building lifecycle, according to the collaborating partners behind it, UK law firm TLT and The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP).

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In hearings, which are often held behind closed doors, ISDS documents, claims, awards, settlements – even the content of cases – need not be made public , regardless of any public-interest considerations. Continue reading.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit. Ministers have insisted that the process was necessary to ensure continuity of environmental legislation.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. asked Richard Smith of Sandstone Law. Many seemed unconvinced any of this will move the dial on take-up.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I’m an investigative journalist and I’d been arrested twice in 2018, both times for allegedly trespassing on what’s known as “critical infrastructure,” a felony under a then-new Louisiana law that — at the urging of the oil and gas industry — redefined pipelines and their construction sites as critical infrastructure. (In In the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

But that changed in 2021 when Zenith needed to renew a state air permit, a process that also required the company to first get the city of Portland to sign off on what’s called a “Land Use Compatibility Statement,” or LUCS, which is a document issued by the city that says the facility’s operations comply with local land use planning and regulations.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 25, 2024

Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 15, 2021

They seized a cache of documents, and opened an investigation into the potential illegal handling of massive volumes of fracking waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s circular economy spokesperson Kim Pratt said the new law “could be a turning point for Scotland as we make the necessary shift away from our current throwaway culture.”

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Want to find out more about how contract law and litigation can help drive forward the net zero transition? They allow you to take a recommendation or ambition - for instance net zero as defined by the Oxford Principles - and code it into law into a way that is legally enforceable.". You can sign up for a free pass now.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Guardian Australia revealed on Monday that the NT government abandoned a proposal to set net zero rules for direct emissions from new onshore gas projects after companies including Santos and Inpex objected, according to documents released under freedom of information.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

As well as being destructive, continued licensing of this activity is illegal under marine wildlife laws. During an expedition to the Southern Trench in 2017, Oceana documented 16 species and seven habitat types that are considered priorities for conservation under Scottish or international frameworks.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

On the last day of the UK government’s consultation on the proposed law to tackle imported deforestation , these companies have added to mounting calls from Global Witness and others for the new legislation to end UK involvement in all deforestation, not just that which is illegal under local laws.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 15, 2024

” The new law, which came into effect on the 13th of May, provides the regulatory framework for geothermal exploration and development permitting. The Government of Taiwan via the Ministry of Economic Affairs has officially implemented the new “Geothermal Exploration and Development Permit and Management Regulation.”

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

university is almost completely funded by the agribusiness industry, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and Unearthed. According to financial commitments outlined in the documents, the Center is on track to receive nearly $3.2 A prominent animal agriculture research center at a prestigious U.S. Big Money from Big Ag.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. This number is calculated based on EIA documents, periodic factory monitoring and online monitoring data of a factory. In a PDP, the maximum volume of VOC emissions that a factory can emit is stated.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 23, 2021

After six months of deliberation, a panel of experts yesterday published the core text of a legal document that would criminalise “ecocide” if taken on by the International Criminal Court (ICC). None of our international laws protect the environment as an end in itself and that’s what the crime of ecocide does,” Sands added.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

corporate and securities laws. The sheer racism of a $25,000 threshold for submission (no matter the holding period) in a country with a racial wealth gap like ours is stunning. Some stakeholders envision a more systemic shift.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But the law is too lenient. A fate well-documented in the recent history of the global carbon credits market. As Temple’s CEO Mark Skelton put it, “new digital workflows mean users can now manage a project’s impact on the landscape and comply with the new law in a highly accurate and efficient way.”

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 9, 2020

Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson recently signed a law establishing a mandatory Building Energy Performance Standard in the city, which is the second-largest in Missouri. The standard will be set to ensure that 65 percent of the buildings in each property type will have to save energy to comply with the law. and Washington state.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Fossil fuel giants BP and Shell were given “ample opportunity” to privately influence proposals for taxing oil and gas companies that were later backed by the government, new documents reveal. The emails were among hundreds of documents released by a powerful committee of U.S. The evidence unearthed by U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

Packaging Export Recycling Notes gives waste exporters evidence that they have met their legal recycling obligations, however, rogue operators exploit the system by falsifying documents, undermining legitimate businesses. If you are involved, the likelihood is that our law enforcement partners will be knocking on your door soon.”

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The environmental impact of plastics is widely documented. In a 2019 interview with NPR, Carroll Muffett, head of the Center for International Environmental Law, estimated that “emissions from plastics production and incineration could account to 56 gigatons of carbon between [2019] and 2050.”

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Forbes Green Tech

OCTOBER 30, 2019

PG&E, in court documents filed last week in its ongoing bankruptcy case, made clear its position that until courts and lawmakers change what the utility sees as unconstitutional state laws, northern Californians will have little choice but to suffer more forced power outages when the wind gusts.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

DeSmog documented meetings held by six MEPs from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in parliament. Around 20 percent of the MEPs’ meetings were with unregistered groups, and at least one in six meetings documented by DeSmog was not declared on the parliamentary website.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Business regulation and tax policy could be subject to a 'future generations law' to assesses its impact on young people if a new 'Youth Manifesto' is enacted.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 16, 2024

But a growing chorus of California legislators say that nonenforcement stance violates a groundbreaking law they fought to pass just months ago — and they, along with dozens of environmental groups, are demanding that regulators change course. They’re pointing to AB 1167, signed into law by California Gov. billion in the deal.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The 50-page document, published by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and the progressive prosecutors network Fair and Just Prosecution on Thursday, comes as the US south-east struggles to recover from the deadly hurricanes Helene and Milton , both of which scientists have found were exacerbated by the climate crisis.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Your office says it “uncovered never-before-seen documents” as part of its investigation into the role fossil fuel companies play in causing plastic pollution. What some of the new documents that have not been seen before really get at is this type of greenwashing by ExxonMobil called advanced recycling. Did anything surprise you?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

It has been banned from sale since 2014 in the UK and it is now against the law to cause floating pennywort to grow in the wild. It can also block key river infrastructure, including weirs, sluices and pumps, which can lead to flooding. But, despite this, floating pennywort is continuing to spread rapidly.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The guideline document, which aims to tackle the ongoing problem of ‘greenwashing’, provides new consumer protections from misleading environmental claims and levels the sustainability playing field for businesses.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Piecemeal Change and Change in Law Risk There is an increased likelihood of piecemeal change when adapting existing regulation. This results in an increase in the frequency of change in law provisions being triggered.   Who should bear Change in Law Risk?

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Grist

JULY 25, 2019

The brutal toll of war on the natural world is well documented, destroying the livelihoods of vulnerable communities and driving many species, already under intense pressure, towards extinction,” Sarah Durant, a researcher at the Zoological Society of London and one of the signatories, told The Guardian.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Environmental law firm ClientEarth has this week laid down a set of ground rules for corporate net zero pledges, in a bid to ensure the growing number of climate promises being touted by the private sector are effective in their stated aim of reducing real-world emissions and can stand up to accusations of 'greenwash'.

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