New Climate Litigation Trend Threatens EU Emissions Curbs
Fossil Fuel companies are using a 1990s investment agreement treaty to recoup investment losses suffered as a result of governments' plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. NGOs have called the treaty a "climate action killer" and lawyers say it has created a regulatory chill.
July 25, 2022 at 09:11 PM
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Environmental LawThe original version of this story was published on Law.com International
When the Netherlands' highest court upheld a lower judgment compelling the Dutch government to take stronger action to curb climate change in 2019, it seemed like a new dawn for climate action. To heed the judge's order requiring the government to slash the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to 1990 levels, Dutch officials adopted a law that would phase out the burning of coal for electricity generation by 2030.
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