Climate Litigation: A growing challenge for companies and governments
Climate cases focusing on fossil fuel expansion are becoming more prevalent in the Global South…
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Reformed Energy Charter Treaty: A boon or bane for EU’s climate ambitions?
The modernised treaty, which provides legal protection to the fossil fuel sector, has given the…
EU: Climate lawyers to question approval for gas pipelines; Germany, Netherlands and Austria revert to coal
Climate lawyers in the EU plan to use a novel legal option, called internal review,…
Subsidies for fossil fuels nine times higher than renewable energy: Study
For renewable energy, subsidies have fallen 59% since FY 2017, while for EVs they have…
Russia looks to channel oil supplies to other buyers as EU tightens oil embargo
The EU approved a resolution to ban nearly 90% of Russian oil imports by the…
European Commission earmarks €195 billion to wean itself off of Russian fossil fuels
The European Commission will unveil draft measures next week that will earmark €195 billion in…
EU bans Russian coal, oil embargo to follow?
The EU’s decision to extend sanctions and ban Russian coal imports into the bloc over…
EU wants to label gas as green investment, but the science doesn’t lie
The European Commission’s proposal to identify parts of the gas industry as sustainable has irked…
The 2020 Fossil Fuel news round-up
A year that left the world wondering “blip or a new normal?” Oil industry rocked…
How long can India lean on a dwindling global carbon budget?
The global pandemic may have given us a glimpse into what a low-emission world would…