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US Communities Sue "Carbon Majors" over Sea Level
August 08, 2017
Two coastal California counties and one California city have sued a group of oil, gas, and coal producers, claiming that these “carbon majors” conspired for decades to hide the negative environmental effects of fossil fuels and should be required to pay “for the current and future costs of adapting to sea level rises linked to climate change.”
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Research Warns of Chinese Foreign Coal Investment
August 07, 2017
Researcher Feng Hao warns that, despite the country's diplomatic noises in favor of embedding the UN's "sustainable development" agenda in its Belt and Road Initiative, China's companies are heavily invested in coal projects in countries that are involved in the massive Eurasian infrastructure project.
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NGOs Call out Insurers on Links to Coal
August 07, 2017
A briefing from a coalition of environmental activist organizations calls on insurance companies around the world to help fulfill global targets on limiting climate change by refusing to insure companies that generate a large proportion of their revenues from coal production.
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WHO Links Tobacco with Environmental Degradation
August 07, 2017
Showing the UN agency's focus on eliminating tobacco production and promoting the global environmental agenda, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that tobacco waste contains "over 7,000 toxic chemicals that poison the environment" and calls for an increase in tobacco taxes to reduce health and environmental risks.
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UN Report Finds Increasing Climate Litigation
August 07, 2017
The UN Environmental Programme and Columbia Law School have issued a report finding a "proliferation" of lawsuits around the world attempting to persuade judges to force governments and businesses to take action against global warming and recognize the resettlement rights of so-called "climate refugees" fleeing the impacts of the phenomenon.
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