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Net-zero targets delayed by fossil fuel investors suing governments

June 2, 2022 by Rachel Thrasher, Blake Simmons and Kyla Tienhaara

As nations try to phase out fossil fuels, companies are suing them for compensation. Rachel Thrasher at Boston University, Blake Simmons at Colorado State University and Kyla Tienhaara at Queen's University (Ontario) summarise their latest study of the scale of the payouts. The cases are based on treaties – the Energy Charter Treaty being the most significant - that allow investors to sue governments when policy changes overturn their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Policies Tagged With: Canada, compensation, Denmark, EnergyCharterTreaty, France, ISDS, Italy, netzero, New Zealand, phaseout, Rockhopper, TCEnergy, treaties, US, Vermilion

Germany’s highest court rules climate laws are insufficient, violate rights, unfairly burden future generations

May 7, 2021 by Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Charlotte Nijhuis and Julian Wettengel

In an unexpected decision widely hailed as historic, Germany's highest court has ruled that the government's climate legislation is insufficient, and lacks detail on emission reduction targets beyond 2030. Sören Amelang, Kerstine Appunn, Charlotte Nijhuis and Julian Wettengel at Clean Energy Wire run through the background and the consequences of the case brought by youth activists and NGOs. Legal experts say the decision “significantly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: Belgium, courts, elections, emissions, France, Germany, Ireland, legislation, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paris2050, Switzerland, UK

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