2010 Fossil Fuels Government Law 
Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. According to the Energy Information Agency , South Korea’s power sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. and Australia.
Enviromental Defense
DECEMBER 11, 2023
This blog will focus on Michigan, where Enbridge is using the same aggressive tactics to circumvent tribal rights — with support from the Government of Canada. The fossil fuel company claims it can prevent Line 5 from spilling into high-risk areas such as the Straits of Mackinac. And that’s in a best-case scenario.
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Corp Watch
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The company was a major target of anti-apartheid boycotts in the 1980s over its role in supporting the white South African government with fuel and money but just 192 rand ($22) in annual rent for two petrol stations on Umnini tribal land in KwaZulu-Natal, where blacks were not allowed to own land. Also see SOMO's 2008 report.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
The dangerous impacts of a warming, fossil-fuel dependent world span from wildfires capable of destroying entire towns to cancer-causing air pollution that afflicts the next generation. The climate crisis is one of humanity’s most complex conflicts yet. Unfortunately, when it comes to climate change, the truth is often obscured.
Law Columbia
OCTOBER 25, 2017
We know that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of anthropogenic climate change, and that climate change is the source of adverse impacts on communities and even regional and national economies. by Justin Gundlach. These points are largely undisputed. Peter Frumhoff led off, presenting two key points.
Legal Planet
JUNE 4, 2021
, its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under Dutch tort law, the standard of care is that “acting in conflict with what is generally accepted according to unwritten law is unlawful.”
Legal Planet
JUNE 13, 2022
Prior to Glasgow, the NRDC had concluded that India was on track to meet its previous commitment to have 40% non-fossil fuel power generation by 2030. the national government isn’t the only presence in terms of climate policy. India’s desire to carry more weight on the global stage may also have been a motivation.
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