Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In a nutshell, the European Commission acknowledges that the transition towards a climate-neutral economy will have economic and social impacts, especially on regions that rely on fossil fuels extraction and treatment (e.g. refineries) or on highly carbon-intensive industries (such as cement plants or smelters).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Coming on the heels of the powerful ‘ March to End Fossil Fuels’ last weekend, this summit continues the pressure on governments to meet the urgency of the moment. On September 20, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres is hosting a Climate Ambition Summit seeking to galvanize greater climate action from world leaders.

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

With the correct political will, we could actually implement them very easily.” The problem is that it is partly a question of national will and national political economy changes and partly a question of the global architecture that actively prevents the realization of some of these goals.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2024

The Sentinel Award recognizes the pivotal role of individuals championing change on the front lines of the environmental movement, particularly those working to mitigate the adverse effects of fossil fuels on their communities and environment. Click Here to submit a nomination.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

To Take Public Comments On Oil & Gas Well Pad Zoning Proposal Tuesday [Aug. 6] In Allegheny County -- DCNR To Host Aug. To Take Public Comments On Oil & Gas Well Pad Zoning Proposal Tuesday [Aug. 6] In Allegheny County -- DCNR To Host Aug.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For two or three weeks, climate politics gets intense worldwide news coverage. Each of them was adopted at some prior COP, after parties at some still-earlier COP made a political (i.e., The largest decision adopted this year, and the main focus of negotiations and political conflict, was called the “Glasgow Climate Pact.”

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Global Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Michael Moore’s last movie, Planet of the Humans , questions the reliability, affordability and sustainability of renewable energy. The thought-provoking film also highlights the renewables’ dependence on fossil fuels. What are the limitations of renewable technologies? What’s the foreseeable future of renewable energy?

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

If honored, this commitment will likely unseat Canada as the worst-ranking in the G20 for international public financing to the fossil fuel sector. . After a wave of commitments to end international coal finance this year, this is the first international political commitment that also addresses public finance for oil and gas.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2024

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2023

percent of cumulative global carbon dioxide emissions and yet is bearing this terrible toll from climate change caused primarily by emissions from richer nations and fossil fuel companies. Pakistan is responsible for just 0.3 Climate-caused disasters have a disproportionately harsh impact on the poorest people. percent in 2021.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Fossil fuel : Any mineralized formerly organic material extracted from the ground and used in energy production: coal, natural gas, oil. Mineral resource sustainability : Minerals are precious metals, sold and liquid fossil fuels such as oil and coal, are resources that require licensing and protection for proper management.

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Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

I further argue that, if we continue to develop in these ways, deaths from natural disasters will continue to decline, food surpluses will continue to rise, and global carbon emissions will likely peak and decline soon, preventing temperatures from rising more than three degrees centigrade over pre-industrial levels.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Coming out of the summit, climate campaigners accused political leaders of another compact phrase — of being too timid. Fossil fuel subsidies could be ratcheted down. s Sustainable Development Goals for drinking water, sanitation, and water management slowed. . Other adaptations require political agreement.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 13, 2024

Ecojustice, Greenpeace Canada, Stand.earth, Environmental Defence Canada, Keepers of the Water, Leadnow, For Our Kids, and Change Course call on the five major Canadian banks to take responsibility for the impact of their investments in fossil fuels, which are exacerbating the climate crisis.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2024

28 To Oct. 6 [PaEN] -- Reading Eagle: French Creek State Park Connects Kids With Nature -- The Allegheny Front: Fishing, Boating Projects In Allegheny County Win Fish & Boat Commission Grants -- PPL Electric Keeps Pollinators Buzzing At Lancaster Conservancy’s Kellys Run Preserve -- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. Ohio- $3.42

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2023

While antitrust laws are being wielded for political purposes today, it is also the case that antitrust has always been political. However, competition policy and enforcement are only one component of a broad policy framework that shapes private sector sustainability activities.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2024

-- Erie Times: How PA's Oil & Gas Industry Continues To Illegally Dump Wastewater On Roads Across The State [PaEN] -- Courier Times: How PA’s Oil & Gas Industry Illegally Dump Wastewater On Roads Across The State -- Residents, Environmental Groups, Advocates To Hold A Stand With Dimock Day On Aug.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Some states, like California, Louisiana, or Alaska may be feeling the impacts more acutely earlier on, but it does not feel like things have become bad enough for political will to be marshalled. But it beats a structure in which political paralysis is so severe that nothing, whether adaptation or mitigation, can be done.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

Wolf’s Climate Rule Survives Veto Override Attempt In PA Senate; Court Sets May 4 Hearing On Republican Lawsuit To Block Rule -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Plan To Wean PA Power Plants Off Fossil Fuels Survives PA Senate Override Test -- AP: Republican-Controlled PA Senate Fails To Override Key Element Of Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At the start of the recent COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt, a United Nations report on the role of financial institutions in controlling climate change said, “There is no room for new investment in fossil fuel supply.”. With COP 27 now concluded, fossil fuel investment remains the elephant in the room.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal. The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. In a 7-1 decision, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2024

Lawson's experiences, new research, and the findings from Feridun's records request have thrust oil and gas companies' behavior back into the state's political spotlight. 16 In Montrose, Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Aug.

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