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Historic victory: Judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions Historic victory: Judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions May 26, 2021 Friends of the Earth Netherlands wins climate case against Shell THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organizations, the court ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45 percent within 10 years. This historic verdict has enormous consequences for Shell and the fossil fuel industry globally. ....
Share US senator Josh Hawley’s home rises up on a corner lot, a French-gray, five-bedroom new-build that stands out among its tract-house neighbors in Vienna, white lights perfectly bedecking the shrubbery. “Ah, the fancy one,” someone commented. It was dark and cold the night the protesters showed up, around 7:30, and few lights were on inside. “It would be great,” one of the activists quipped, “if he opened the door in his pajamas.” Hawley, the Missouri Republican, had been dominating headlines after announcing he would object to Congress’s certification of the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden. ShutDownDC, the liberal activist group that itself had been making headlines for its efforts to stop Donald Trump from recapturing the White House, had decided to take its bullhorns directly to Hawley. And now, two days before the proceeding, here they were, marching down Patrick Street, toting YOU DON’T HAVE THE VOTES signs and Chinet cups filled with gl ....
WASHINGTON, DC – Shareholders in agribusiness company Bunge Limited voted today for the company to evaluate and disclose its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its operations. The shareholder vote follows a growing chorus of concern from investors and environmental activists about deforestation, forest fires, and human rights abuses in the company’s soy and palm oil supply chains. In response, Friends of the Earth Senior Forest and Land Campaigner Gaurav Madan issued the following statement: The success of this shareholder vote marks an important step toward eliminating environmental destruction and human rights violations from global supply chains. Asset managers have finally recognized that agribusiness-driven deforestation poses significant risks to our economic system and collective future. ....