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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.

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May 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Columbia Climate Law

As a threshold matter, the court found that Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and one of the state petitioners (New York) each had standing based on potential injuries from climate change which were caused in part by HFC emissions and which would be redressed by restrictions on such emissions. May 1, 2020).

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Is there any Climate Justice or is it Just-us? A focus on the Caribbean

HumanNature

SIDS make up about 1% of the world’s population and face similar economic, social and environmental challenges due to factors including their geographical location, reliance on natural resources and limited industrial activities (Thomas, 2020).

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Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa

Corp Watch

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.

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Court orders 42 Ugandan families evicted to make way for oil project

Corp Watch

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.

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Climate of fear: TotalEnergies implicated in repression of land and environmental defenders in East Africa

Corp Watch

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.

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Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project

Corp Watch

Total was fined $398 million in 2013 for bribing government officials in Iran to win contracts. Total operates the world’s largest* polystyrene factory in Carville, Louisiana, which released 28,114 lbs of toxic chemicals in 2020 including 21,776 lbs of styrene and 5,507 lbs of ethylbenzene, less than a mile away from the town of St.

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