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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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

In Australia, the court found that Australia's Environment Minister owes a duty of care to younger children and vulnerable people and must not act in a way that causes harm — future harm — from climate change to younger people when approving Whitehaven's EPBC approval for the Vickery Extension Project.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

” 51 researchers from various countries – from Australia to India and the Philippines, from Italy and Finland to Brazil and Canada – participated in the study.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

The UK government has been accused of breaking international environmental law by failing to give the public a say over its post-Brexit trade deals, with a coalition of farming, trade, and conservation groups lodging a legal challenge against the controversial agreement reached earlier this year with Australia.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In April 2022, Mexico amended its Mining Law to reserve to the state the exclusive right to explore for and exploit lithium. million tons of identified lithium resources, ranking the country 10th in the world behind Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, the US, Australia, China, Congo, Canada and Germany.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 23, 2022

And where compliance is concerned, manufacturers must observe cyber security standards and regulations as well as national laws. To make matters even more complex, different data protection and privacy laws and regulations apply in the USA, Europe and Asia. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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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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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Glencore is facing legal action over its climate targets, after a coalition of environmental groups in Australia lodged a complaint with regulators that claim the world's largest mining company is incorrectly accounting for the emissions generated by its coal business.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

The projects will go up across the world — in Australia, China and the United States — to power Amazon’s shipping warehouses and data centers. but a state law passed last year that requires 100 percent clean energy by 2045 should further boost that trend by encouraging development there.

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AutoGrid

JUNE 5, 2023

One of the things that we did to keep up with Moore’s Law over the last 30-40 years, is to perfect our capability to optimize systems, which have literally billions of transmission lines, and how we can squeeze the maximum amount of performance, minimize power consumption, and so on.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The number of operational clean hydrogen production projects worldwide is set to at least double in the next five years, according to research published on 23 October by law firm Pillsbury , with 108 set to start producing the gas by the end of 2028.

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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." Will job-seeking law students truly shun firms seen as bad actors?

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2021

Cornerstone of government's post-Brexit green governance legislation on course to become law in the autumn – but concerns remain. As we build back greener from the pandemic, it is vital that we address the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss and protect and improve the environment for future generations," she said.

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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

"We have to be fair to everyone; we can't say we will sell milk to you but we won't buy your beef," he said, fuelling fears any deal could largely replicate the agreements with Australia and New Zealand that have already led to accusations from British farmers that they will be left facing unfair competition.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2021

It said the 12 industry and expert figures on the Commission, which is to be chaired by University of Cambridge international law professor Lorand Bartels, would have a formal role to inform MPs and the public about how new free trade deals are consistent with UK green laws.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to Kusari, SLAPPs need to be countered at various levels, including via national and international laws, awareness campaigns, and practical support for targets, such as legal and financial aid. Public Interest. Although a global hotspot for SLAPPs, Southeast Asia is also a pioneer for anti-SLAPP legislation.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 15, 2022

The environmental law non-governmental organization, which has bought shares in Shell, claims the company’s 13 executive and non-executive directors failed to adopt and implement a climate strategy that truly aligns with the Paris Agreement and says this is a breach of their legal duties under the UK Companies Act.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Litigation has a key role to play in light of this lack of ambition from states and other stakeholders,” said Maria Antonia Tigre, director of global climate litigation at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. Australia is refusing to pay the islanders the ordered compensation. In the U.S.

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Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Agreement announced today paves way to tariff-free trade with Australia after 15 years which farmers and green groups warn will undermine UK standards. But Johnson today hailed the deal as a "new dawn in the UK's relationship with Australia, underpinned by our shared history and common values".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The UK has finalised the terms of its "historic" first post-Brexit free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia, but farmers and environmental groups have warned the deal lacks safeguards against environmentally damaging products flooding the UK market, such as imported beef linked to deforestation.

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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.

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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. ING’s climate policy is miles away from what is necessary to achieve the 1.5°C For some observers, ING’s targeting could come as a surprise.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge. Denmark agrees 'landmark' climate action law. Australia mining trade body's net zero pledge incurs criticism. IETA sets out net zero carbon trading vision.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Port of Newcastle in Australia said the move would support its plans to decarbonise the business by 2040 and increase the non-coal portion of its business so that coal only makes up half its revenues by 2030. "In We don't really have a choice. Nobody wants to invest in [being part of the fossil fuel supply chain].".

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Charged

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

According to Wellesley College Professor Jay Turner, who maintains an EV-investment database (via E&E News ), investors have poured $58 billion into battery projects in the year since the IRA became law, and some believe a more measured pace would be healthier for the industry in the long run. “A

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 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.” Will job-seeking law students truly shun firms seen as bad actors?

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 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.” Will job-seeking law students truly shun firms seen as bad actors?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The boycott of Brazilian goods comes as a separate investigation from Unearthed , Greenpeace's investigative arm, has revealed that beef farms in the state of Queensland in Australia have contributed to an area of deforestation over the past three years that is twice the size of Manhattan.

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Mearth

JANUARY 19, 2021

Electric Scooter Laws in Australia . Electric Scooter Tips for Safe Commuting in Australia . First, read these articles if you haven’t yet: Electric Scooter Safety Checklist . How to Maintain Your Electric Scooter . How to Get More Mileage out of your Electric Scooter Battery .

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 14, 2024

It is curious how certain agencies, including Lynton Crosby’s, end up advising both the Tories and their friends,” Jolyon Maugham, director of the Good Law Project, told DeSmog. The Crosby Connection Nicknamed the “Wizard of Oz”, Lynton Crosby is renowned for masterminding right-wing election campaigns in the UK and Australia.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In response, the UK has previously said it "will not agree to any obligations for our laws to be aligned with the EU's" and its institutions, putting it at odds with the EU which has continued to view a level playing field on standards as a red line for a free trade deal with such a close neighbour.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Moreover, the Department for Transport plans to bring forward new laws that "safely enable self-driving and remotely operated vehicles and vessels", a sector it predicts could be worth £41.7bn to the UK economy by 2035, while also creating 38,000 new jobs. Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2022

"The Indian government has a long record of lobbying to relax levels of permitted pesticide residues, and UK negotiators will inevitably face pressure to weaken domestic regulation," said Dr Emily Lydgate, reader in Environmental Law at the University of Sussex.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In Australia, a student filed a consumer complaint with Ad Standards against the financial services organization HSBC for claiming to support the protection of the Great Barrier Reef despite its links to fossil fuel operations. Royal Dutch Shell alleging that Shell’s contributions to climate change violate Dutch and human rights law.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The analysis stresses that that 11 months has similarly seen governments make their net zero targets, noting that the number of countries with net zero pledges in law had doubled over the last year, rising up from six per cent to cover 20 per cent of global GDP.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

For example, a raft of UK supermarkets and retailers have threatened to boycott products from Brazil over a law proposed in Brazil's parliament that environmental campaigners claim could legalise further destruction of the rainforest, and would therefore not be covered by the UK government's currently proposed rule.

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