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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero

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And that has implications for tort law, contract law, and property law, because it is less clear in many ways how basic legal principles such as negligence, foreseeability, force majeure, and reasonableness will apply to particular problems. In late 2023, LSEW committed “to being net zero by 2030” in its operations.

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The European Parliament’s last plenary session & Private International Law

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This means that the Member States should also ensure that the requirements in respect of which natural or legal persons can bring the claim, the statute of limitations and the disclosure of evidence are of overriding mandatory application. Its scope is determined by the EU’s internal market.

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Decommissioning Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Face of Climate Change and the Energy Transition

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A 2021 forecast by IHS Markit estimated that global offshore decommissioning spending could cost nearly USD 100 billion between 2021 and 2030, a period that S&P Global Commodity Insights has described as a potential “ decade of offshore decommissioning.” Evaluate and modify stabilization clauses to accommodate a rapid phase-out.

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October 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. The district court rejected eight grounds for removal, but the Fourth Circuit concluded its appellate jurisdiction was limited to determining whether the companies properly removed the case under the federal-officer removal statute. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore , No.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. Nonetheless, the court reviewed both the 2030 and 2050 targets set by the prior government’s Minister and ruled on their legality. Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

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Is There Really a Fiduciary Duty to Destroy the Climate?

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4] Canadas statute is an updated version of what have been called constituency statutes in the United States, which explicitly expand the fiduciary duties of corporate managers and directors beyond shareholders but do not usually include the environment among allowable factors, except in Arizona and Texas. [5]

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The New Jersey court also found no basis for Grable jurisdiction, rejecting the companies’ arguments that the City’s claims necessarily raised substantial and actually disputed issues of federal law such as First Amendment issues or issues addressed by federal environmental statutes.