DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2024

A number of climate consensus studies conducted between 2004 and 2015 found that between 90 percent and 100 percent of experts agree that humans are responsible for climate change. The Good Law Project is campaigning for the Charity Commission to open a formal inquiry into the GWPF’s “one sided research attacking net zero policies”.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

Some 91,000 claimants are to receive average payments of more than £2,100 each after joining a class action law suit that alleged the German car maker had misled them when it installed 'defeat devices' in its vehicles that allowed them to pass emissions tests they would have otherwise failed.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

In order to be patentable, globally harmonized patent law requires innovations to be new and involve an inventive step. And, according to a leading patent database , from 2015 — the year in which the landmark Paris Agreement was adopted — to 2019, the number of patents published per year in this class increased by approximately 40 percent.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Up to 600,000 cars sold to UK drivers over a 10-year period may have been installed with defeat devices, according to law firm fronting mass claim. A Vauxhall spokesperson rejected Vauxhall Pay Up's allegations and insisted its vehicles complied with the law. Our vehicles meet the applicable regulations.".

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2024

Unlike other vehicular components that might bear serial numbers or unique identifiers, catalytic converters are generally anonymous once detached, making them difficult for law enforcement to trace back to a specific crime. This step increases the chances of recovery and helps law enforcement trace the part back to a specific crime.

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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. In 2010, the Central Government of China integrated the "Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality" into its 12th Five Year Plan.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

According to Johnathan White, lawyer and expert on corporate climate accountability at environmental law charity ClientEarth, this is because sustainability communication has “gone through the roof,” especially over the past five years. Corporate greenwashing is not only effective, it’s also increasing. That’s how PR strategies work.”

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 2, 2021

Lawyers representing Grande-Synthe argued that the government was legally bound by the target, as well as its duties under the Paris Agreement, the European Convention on Human Rights, and French environmental law more broadly, and said current policies were not sufficient to meet them. Climate Justice History’. million signatories.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage. For example, if the spill affects neighbouring land there can be claims for clean-up costs under the law of nuisance. But it doesn’t have to be complicated.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 24, 2024

million since September 2015. The Good Law Project has been urging the Charity Commission to launch an investigation into the GWPF, claiming that the charitable foundation funds non-charitable lobbying work by Net Zero Watch. The GWPF’s income has fallen markedly since a high point of £426,000 in the year ending September 2019.

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2021

Company admitted to 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015. The company accepted there had been 6,971 illegal spills from 17 sites in Hampshire, Kent, and West Sussex between 2010 and 2015 following legal action from the Environment Agency.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The organisation is currently facing down a complaint to the UK Charity Commission, made by a cross-party group of MPs and the Good Law Project, who say the GWPF is not a charity, but rather a political lobbying group.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In the years since 2015’s Paris Climate Accord, many industrial businesses have begun using carbon offsetting strategies to balance the emissions of their operations. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IPCC), published in August 2021, painted a stark picture of our world.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 30, 2020

Law firm Haynes and Boone recently released its updated Energy Bankruptcy Reports. These reports cover North American oil and gas producers, oilfield services and midstream bankruptcies from the beginning of 2015 through 2019. billion in aggregate debt. billion in aggregate debt. Texas again led the way with 102 bankruptcies.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 29, 2024

That’s because a state law passed in 2021 regulating carbon capture includes a provision allowing companies to claim a wide range of project information — including location — as trade secrets. Fossil Economy Campaign Manager for the Center for International Environmental Law. “It

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MARCH 21, 2024

The major questions doctrine, which is a principle in certain administrative law cases that takes the position that Congress does not delegate to executive agencies issues of major political or economic significance. A case that may also relate to the current challenges is West Virginia v. [7] Chevron U.S.A., 837 (1984). [8] & Exch.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 24, 2023

The company — which now seems to be defunct — made the following claim: “We haven’t broken the Second Law of Thermodynamics or anything. That is a fundamental law of thermodynamics. In fact, more than a decade ago, I addressed essentially the same claims from a British company called Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands issued a landmark ruling — subsequently upheld on appeal — in a climate lawsuit brought by Urgenda and Dutch citizens against the national government. A two-week hearing on the case before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany concluded on Monday.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“Anti-science climate change denialism has become the secret handshake that ushers in the faithful and bars the door to unbelievers,” Jolyon Maugham, executive director of the Good Law Project, told DeSmog. ARC, Stroud, the Legatum Group, and the Low Pay Commission were approached for comment.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), a London-based nonprofit seeking to advance human rights in business and eradicate abuse, has recorded 418 SLAPPS around the world since the start of 2015, with well over half relating to the environment. Latin America is a hotspot. Public Interest.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

A UK-qualified barrister, environmental policy expert, and former journalist and theatre critic, Shine brings huge experience to the role gained during a varied career that has spanned four continents and many sectors including business, law, policy, media, and the arts.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. Under the law, Dominion Virginia and the smaller Appalachian Power Co.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2023

The group said in 2015 that “policies to ‘stop climate change’ are based on climate models that completely failed to predict the lack of warming for the past two decades”. The IPCC has also said that new fossil fuel projects are incompatible with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C, as stipulated by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. A 2021 report by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center found that between January 2015 and May 2021, business actors brought 355 SLAPPs globally against human rights and environmental activists and groups. While the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

The UK boasts one of the world's best records on decarbonisation since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, yet progress still remains far below the scale of emissions cuts required by countries every year if the world is to reach its climate goals and avoid the most catastrophic impacts of a warming planet. Average annual cuts of just 0.16

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2020

Law firm claims individual drivers could receive as much as £10,000 in damages, but German parent company Daimler has promised to "vigorously defend" itself against any group action. They were at the centre of the so-called 'dieselgate' scandal in 2015, which revealed how German auto giant VW was systematically cheating emissions tests.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

vii] Carpet made with PVC backing releases dioxin when burnt, which is a known carcinogen, while a recent report by the Center for International Environmental Law in the US stated that incinerating plastic waste ‘releases toxic substances including heavy metals such as lead and mercury, acid gases and particulate matter’.[viii] ix] Hilton, M.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Exhibit A: law firms. According to a new report from Law Students for Climate Accountability, most of the top 100 law firms in the United States "provide far more support to clients driving the climate crisis than clients addressing it." The study analysed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2023

Since 2015, Jones has been on the Board of Directors of the Macdonald Laurier Institute , a Canadian libertarian think tank that’s also received funding from the Charles G. Koch foundation, as well as the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. “It

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Some say the UK space sector is thriving, and it has attracted 17% of global investment in space since 2015, second only to the US, according to a recent UK Space Agency PwC report. John Worthy, a space expert at European law firm, Fieldfisher, gave his analysis of the ‘next steps’ proposed by the government.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a letter addressed to ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk and the first step in litigation, Milieudefensie says it believes the bank is in breach of its “duty of care” obligation under Dutch law. Since that agreement’s adoption in December 2015, ING has issued 83.2 billion Euros in bonds to the fossil fuel industry, Milieudefensie says.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

The sustainable business group revealed this morning that the former prime minister has agreed to succeed former Labour MP Joan Walley, who has chaired the influential business group since 2015. It is vital we now accelerate our progress towards these ambitious targets and develop clear delivery plans.".

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2021

According to campaigners, BP received a net payment of £675 million between 2015-2019 from the UK government after tax, while the UK reportedly paid Shell £70 million during that time. Less than two months on, this judicial review indicates mounting pressure for the government to accelerate the phase-out of offshore oil and gas.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

A UK-qualified barrister, environmental policy expert, and former journalist and theatre critic, Shine brings huge experience to the role gained during a varied career that has spanned four continents and many sectors including business, law, policy, media, and the arts.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Bank bosses due to attend a green investment summit tomorrow head institutions which have provided over £700 billion of financing for the fossil fuel industry since the 2015 Paris Agreement, including £129 billion in 2020 alone. . We are the first major economy to pass new laws for net zero emissions by 2050. billion to £3.5

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. By Bill Ireland, Logan Energy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2023

In 2015, Record told Greenpeace’s Unearthed unit: “I believe that the important scientific enquiry required for us to understand man’s effect on the climate is being hampered by a monolithic ‘establishment’ view that the science is settled.”

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