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Influential investor joins shareholder rebellion over Shell’s climate plan

Britain's biggest fund manager has piled pressure on Shell after joining a shareholder rebellion over the oil company's carbon-cutting plans, saying that they lack credibility and the ambition required to combat global heating.

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UK firms urge Brazil to stop Amazon deforestation for soy production

Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and the UK's largest asset manager are among 87 major companies and investors who have written to Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, urging his government to stop further deforestation of the Amazon for soy production.

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Insurers in UK and US lagging behind in divesting from coal, report finds

European firms are making faster progress in refusing to insure polluting firms, says campaign group Unfriend Coal.

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Influential investor joins shareholder rebellion over Shell’s climate plan

UK firms urge Brazil to stop Amazon deforestation for soy production

Insurers in UK and US lagging behind in divesting from coal, report finds

Trump moves to block state climate rules and lawsuits tied to fossil fuel emissions

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Trump’s pick for EPA general counsel lacks regulatory and courtroom experience but moves ahead in Senate vote

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

One lawyer's groundbreaking work in shaping climate law

Electric vehicles are helping Nepal clean up its deadly air