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The Climate Report | Fourth Quarter 2024

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New ESG regulations are expected to have a significant impact on disclosure and governance obligations for EU and non-EU companies alike, including extensive sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements on...more

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Landmark Climate Change Case Overturned: The Hague Court of Appeals Overturns Ruling Ordering Shell to Reduce CO2 Emissions

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On November 12, 2024, The Hague Court of Appeals overturned the landmark climate change litigation case that imposed a 45% CO2 reduction obligation on Shell....more

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Shell Prevails in Appeal Against Landmark Climate Emissions Ruling

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On Tuesday, oil and gas giant Shell won its appeal against a landmark 2021 court ruling that ordered the company to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, including emissions caused by use...more

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ClientEarth Threatens Legal Action Against Shell's Directors in England and Wales

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On 15 March 2022, ClientEarth announced that it had written to Shell's board of directors informing them of its intent to bring a claim on behalf of the company for the board's failure to implement a Paris Agreement compliant...more

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Oil Majors and Industrials Under Close Scrutiny in the Netherlands for CO2-Neutral Advertising Claims

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On September 15, 2021, the Dutch Advertising Code Committee ("ACC"), regulating compliance with the Dutch Environmental Advertising Code ("EAC") applicable to all environmental claims in advertising, issued two decisions...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Dutch Decision on Shell’s Carbon Emissions – Should U.S. Companies Be Worried?

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On May 26, 2021, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc (“Shell”) to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% (from 2019 levels) by 2030. Shell had previously pledged to reduce its emissions by 20% (from 2016 levels) by...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2019 #4

Trump Aides Try to Quash Tax Hike Rumors Amid Infrastructure Talks "The White House is reassuring conservative leaders that it has no plans to hike the gas tax to help fund a massive infrastructure package that President...more

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The Climate Change Debate--A New Direction

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The contentious and partisan debate in Washington over climate change policy may be shifting in a new direction—one that is driven not by partisanship but by a group of bipartisan members of Congress and the engagement and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

A New Legal Front Opens in the Fight Against Bribery and Corruption

It appears a new legal front may well open in the international fight against bribery and corruption as Dutch prosecutors have announced to Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Shell) that they are nearing the conclusion of an...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - December 2015 #3

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Environmental and Policy Focus - California Supreme Court rejects mandatory "reverse CEQA" analysis Allen Matkins - Dec 18 - The California Supreme Court issued its long awaited opinion yesterday in California...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - October 2015

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Royal Dutch Shell suspends Arctic drilling indefinitely: Washington Post - Sep 28: Royal Dutch Shell announced early on September 28, 2015 that it will indefinitely suspend its Arctic...more

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