Sentences with phrase «governments against fossil fuel»

filed by local governments against the fossil fuel industry seeking compensation to help pay for the costs of dealing with local climate impacts.

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Fund managers are worried that some oil fields could become worthless as governments try to reduce fossil - fuel consumption to fight against climate change.

Without that, all he's got to sustain his opposition to government intervention against fossil fuels is the argument from consequences.

Each year, governments and firms estimate and report CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, and their efforts to slow climate change are measured against these annual emissions.

[v] CCA should recommend the government ban new fossil - fuelled electricity generators to guard against this risk.

In the opinion of the Danish government this is a reasonable insurance policy against unexpected increases in fossil fuel costs and a solid investment in Denmark's future energy security.

«Following the storms, a coalition of environmental NGO's brings a class - action sit against the U.S. government and fossil - fuel companies on the grounds of neglecting what scientists (including their own) have been saying for years: that something must be done,» the scenario states.

And he says that the problems caused by burning fossil fuels are so serious that governments might have to implement rationing against the will of the people.

This has not prevented advocates from pursuing their campaigns against the use of fossil fuel, nuclear, and hydro power at all levels of American government.

Others challenge government authorizations of fossil fuel development, such as a claim against the Norwegian government's approval of oil drilling and a South African NGO's recent successful challenge to the approval of a coal - fired power station.

A quarter of the world's oil refineries risk closure by 2035 if governments meet targets to limit fossil fuel burning in the fight against global warming, a report released on Thursday said.

Closer to home, a lawsuit filed by 21 youth plaintiffs (including Kelsey Juliana) and world - renowned climate scientist James Hansen on behalf of future generations against the U.S. government cleared an important hurdle in November 2016 when federal judge Ann Aiken rejected the government and fossil fuel industries» motion to dismiss the case.

Today's UCG decision is the first time the Scottish Government has said no to more fossil fuel extraction and marks a hugely important turning point in the fight against climate change.

In the days following Obama's State of the Union address, Stephen Chu took center stage in the energy arena to announce a «Sun shot» — a government - funded effort to innovate the technology necessary to make solar power competitive against fossil fuels.

Libertarian organizatons sponsored by the fossil fuel interests crusade against «big government,» but people don't seem to realize that when we have a weak government and lax regulations it means we are being ruled by politicians funded by big business.

That incentive alignment may not be the case for a government - funded climate researcher whose career benefits from promulgating the shared political program of heavy intervention against fossil fuels and would be very much hurt by not going along with that.

Such action would take the form of «climate accountability letters» sent by the local governments, demanding fossil companies to take responsibility for the harm their product are causing, but we are also asking the local governments to consider bringing a class action lawsuit — a joint lawsuit on behalf of all BC local governments — against some of the world's largest fossil fuel cartels.