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Climate Activists, Greenpeace and Uplift, Sue UK Over Rosebank Oil Field

Greenpeace UK and climate campaigner Uplift filed separate legal challenges in Scotland seeking to rescind government approval for the Rosebank oil development in the North Sea. Equinor ASA and partner Ithaca Energy Plc said they would make a final investment …

Shell Sues Greenpeace for $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Oil Production Vessel

Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million in damages after the environmental group’s activists boarded the company’s oil production vessel in transit at sea this year, according to Greenpeace and a document seen by Reuters. The British oil and gas …

Greenpeace Sues Italian Energy Company ENI

Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing to climate change. The complaint names ENI as well as its two biggest shareholders, the Italian Economy Ministry and the …

TotalEnergies Sues Greenpeace Over Emissions Report

French oil major TotalEnergies has sued environmental group Greenpeace France and climate consulting firm Factor-X over a report claiming the company massively underestimated its 2019 greenhouse gas emissions, Total said on Wednesday. The civil complaint, served on April 28, seeks …

Climate Activists Sue EU for Labeling Gas and Nuclear Investments as ‘Green’

Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European Union rules that class nuclear energy and natural gas as climate-friendly investments. The groups are targeting the EU’s “taxonomy,” a …

Poll: Almost Half the Nation Thinks Climate Change is Here and Now

Nearly every other American believes that people in the U.S. are being harmed by global warming right now. It may be a bit of a revelation that half of the nation believes climate change is here and now. What’s not …

TotalEnergies to Take Legal Action After Greenpeace Says it Under-Reports Emissions

France’s TotalEnergies said on Thursday it would take legal action after environmental group Greenpeace France said it had under-reported its carbon emissions in 2019. Greenpeace France earlier accused the oil giant of under-reporting emissions, sparking a debate about its seriousness …

Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over Climate Marketing Claims

A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit in France against the country’s largest energy company TotalEnergies, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to fight climate change. The claim, which has been served on TotalEnergies and was …

Many Climate Scientists Moving from Fieldwork to Jobs in Financial Services

LONDON – Environmental scientist Laura Garcia Velez cut her teeth on projects to help Ethiopian farmers insure crops for drought and connect remote Colombian communities to the electricity grid before working for conservation campaigners WWF. Now she’s an analyst for …

Climate Activists Petition for Carriers in California to Reveal Fossil Fuel Insureds

More than 60 environmental, consumer and social justice organizations on Thursday delivered a petition to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara seeking what is believed would be the first regulations in the nation requiring insurance companies to disclose the fossil fuel …