global warming
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Oil Industry Scores Big Win in Second Circuit Greenhouse Gas Litigation
Breaking from the pack and potentially creating a circuit split, the Second Circuit’s decision in City of New York v. Chevron, et al. dismissing New York’s City’s climate change lawsuit is a significant victory for the oil and gas industry. Continue reading
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170 Nations Agree to Legally Binding Accord to Limit Global Warming HFCs
On October 15, 2016, representatives from 170 countries concluded negotiations in Kigali, Rwanda that resulted in a legally binding accord to limit hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in an effort to combat climate change. Continue reading
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Paris Climate Agreement Will Enter Into Force On November 4th
On Wednesday, October 5th, the UN announced that the European Union and 10 additional countries have deposited their instruments of ratification. Now, countries that have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement account for more than 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions, surpassing the second requirement for the Agreement to enter force. Thus, the Paris Climate Agreement… Continue reading
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Paris Climate Agreement Ratified by 60 Countries and On Track to Enter Force Soon
During the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that more than 55 countries have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change, officially crossing one of the two thresholds required to bring the Agreement into force. Continue reading
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ExxonMobil, 13 State Attorneys General Fight Back Against the Exxon Climate Probes
As previously reported by my colleague Lynn Grayson, ExxonMobil has faced a recent onslaught of scrutiny over allegations that fossil fuel companies had committed fraud by downplaying the effect of climate change on their businesses. Two events last week suggest that this fight will not end anytime soon. Continue reading
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CLE: Recent Developments in Commercial General Liability Coverage for Environmental Exposures
On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Partners Keri Holleb Hotaling and David Kroeger will be speaking on Recent Developments in Commercial General Liability Coverage for Environmental Exposures. Continue reading
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Jenner & Block’s Climate Change Update for July 2011 Now Available
Jenner & Block’s monthly Climate Change Update, covering state, regional, national and international legislative, regulatory, and business developments affecting climate change and new technology law, is now available for July 2011. Continue reading