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Nature Directives ‘Fit for Purpose’: a turning point for EU policy dismantling?

Environmental Europe

The 28 EU Commissioners met today to decide the fate of the EU’s Nature Directives (the 1979 Birds Directive and 1992 Habitats Directive). Would these two directives, the cornerstone of EU biodiversity legislation, be deemed ‘fit for purpose’ or would they be revised and potentially weakened? After years of internal debates within the European Commission, and the Nature Alert civil society campaign, the decision was clear: the Commissioners agreed that both directives are fit for purpose, and th

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Is Avoiding Climate Change Causing a Market Bubble?

Vermont Law

By Breanna Hayes. When a person buys. stock. in a company, they are buying a share of that company’s assets. Therefore, if a company owns $30 million in assets and issues 5 million stock, each stock entitles its owner to $6 worth of equity. When stock is sold, however, the price is not necessarily its worth in equity. Rather, many. factors. , such as investor enthusiasm may alter the price.