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Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back.

DeSmogBlog

Greenpeace Italy and Re:Common have alleged in their climate lawsuit — Italy’s first — that despite knowing at least as early as 1970 that burning fossil fuels posed a serious climate risk, Eni went on to promote “natural” –- or methane – gas as a safe energy source for decades. the spokesperson stated. the spokesperson stated.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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'I'm determined to keep pushing': Chris Skidmore preps for net zero meeting with PM

Business Green

Skidmore, who famously signed the UK's net zero target into law while serving as interim Energy and Clean Growth Minister in 2019, is far from finished with the Review. Fossil fuel dilemmas. That's why I've met with all political parties: because I want that consensus; I want this to last. Securing Rishi Sunak's support.

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How Geothermal Energy Might Be the Answer to Energy Eating Heatwaves

GreenTech Gazette

While a small minority in Congress is calling for green alternatives to carbon-producing energy products like coal and oil, the reusable energy market is still in its infant stages and nowhere near replacing fossil fuels. Between severe heat and new laws favoring EVs that must be charged daily, it’s no wonder the grid is overburdened.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

Wood energy succored Homo sapiens and its ancestors for millions of years, the argument goes, and only during the last couple of centuries was it replaced with fossil fuels like coal. After they are cut they can be replanted, absorbing carbon once again as they mature. I’m 55, and in my lifetime I’ve seen a landscape-level change.”.

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The era of green finance

Renewable Energy World

Wood Mackenzie estimates that at least $50 trillion in investment will be needed to reduce fossil-fuel and other greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 if we are to meet the goals set out in the Paris climate accord. Since 2006, Michael has led Clairvest’s investments in seven waste management platform companies.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

In step with rising global demand, meat production has more than quadrupled in the past sixty years. A study published in Science last year found that even if emissions from fossil fuels ceased right away, projected eating habits would make it impossible to keep global average temperature rises to 1.5C.