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After Dutch Ruling Against Energy Company, Focus Turns to U.S. Climate Lawsuits

A landmark ruling on Wednesday by a Dutch court ordering Royal Dutch Shell to drastically cut its planned greenhouse gas emissions could impact the United States where most of the world’s climate cases are being litigated. About 1,375 lawsuits seeking …

EU Notes Its Success in Climate Change Goals as UN Talks Start

The European Union touted its success in cutting greenhouse gases at U.N. talks on climate change on Wednesday, where a U.S. plan to cut power plant emissions has lifted hopes for a global deal in 2015. An adviser to the …

EU Parliament Calls for Three Binding Climate Targets for 2030

Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of three climate and energy targets for 2030, rebuffing a Commission plan for just one fully binding goal. The vote at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, has no legal …