Climate lawyers could control the future of American energy, not consumers

  • 📰 ladailynews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 59%

Switzerland Schlagzeilen Nachrichten

Switzerland Neuesten Nachrichten,Switzerland Schlagzeilen

We desperately need technological innovation to solve climate change, and that won’t be found in a California or Hawaii courtroom.

FILE – California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters outside the California Natural Resources Agency in Sacramento, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2022. The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage.

In the case filed by the city of Honolulu against Sunoco and other firms, the Supreme Court last month wasfor the first time to assess the merits of whether the case should even proceed, rather than just its court jurisdiction. If and when the Supreme Court issues an opinion, it would also either boost or sink the otherHow courts in San Francisco and Hawaii would decide on climate change litigation is predictable, but the Supreme Court’s evaluation would be a toss-up.

 

Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar.Ihr Kommentar wird nach Prüfung veröffentlicht.
Wir haben diese Nachrichten zusammengefasst, damit Sie sie schnell lesen können. Wenn Sie sich für die Nachrichten interessieren, können Sie den vollständigen Text hier lesen. Weiterlesen:

 /  🏆 332. in CH

Switzerland Neuesten Nachrichten, Switzerland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

Climate expert links recent California snowfall to warming planetThe blockbuster blizzard that dropped six to 10 feet of snow in early March likely has links to climate change.
Herkunft: KPIXtv - 🏆 443. / 53 Weiterlesen »

Deforestation, climate change may endanger North American lizardsTree loss would probably outweigh any climate-change-related benefit to 66 percent of lizard populations, researchers say.
Herkunft: washingtonpost - 🏆 95. / 72 Weiterlesen »

California’s air quality is enduring a climate penaltyA new report from the First Street Foundation finds evidence that climate change is having an impact on air quality, especially in California and the West. The group’s computer models predict things will continue to get worse.
Herkunft: KPBSnews - 🏆 240. / 63 Weiterlesen »

California can't let big polluters win by undermining climate change disclosure lawsCalifornia took a big step last fall when lawmakers passed a pair of laws requiring big companies doing business in the state to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risks, shining a light on their role in fueling the climate crisis.
Herkunft: physorg_com - 🏆 388. / 55 Weiterlesen »