Sentences with phrase «company acts on climate change»

The Friends of the Earth Netherlands case is the first climate lawsuit demanding a fossil fuel company acts on climate change, rather than seeking compensation.

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Holding corporations legally accountable for climate change is a tough challenge because of regulatory and jurisdictional issues, statutes of limitation, the difficulty of assigning specific damages to any one company, and fossil fuel companies» arguments that they acted prudently based on their assessments of risk at the time.

Thirteen major US companies today took the White House's «American Business Act on Climate» pledge to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate Climate» pledge to slash their greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate climate change.

Today, more companies than ever are signing up to act on climate change and play their part in delivering on the aims agreed in Paris.

The President has said electricity rates will «necessarily skyrocket,» coal companies will face bankruptcy, and if Congress does not act on climate change and cap - tax - and - trade, he will.

Building on the foundation of national climate plans from 187 countries, the Paris Agreement is a reflection of the remarkable momentum from cities, companies, civil society groups and others that complement the global will to act that has grown over the years since the first international conference on climate change in 1992.

And most recently, the White House announced that 81 companies representing more than $ 3 trillion in annual revenue signed the American Business Act on Climate Pledge «to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.Climate Pledge «to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low - carbon, sustainable future.»