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Climate protesters demonstrate outside Shell's annual general meeting in Greenwich, London, Britain, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Ron Bousso
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Shell shareholders reject investor climate resolution

Shell climate resolution overwhelmingly rejected by shareholders during meeting punctuated by protests.

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Paris climate accord is not enough to protect oceans, court says

ITLOS advisory opinion considers emissions absorbed by the ocean to be marine pollution, a judgement that could be pivotal to future climate cases.

Shell’s chairman, Sir Andrew MacKenzie, was interrupted by protesters as he opened the oil giant’s AGM in London (Rebecca Speare-Cole/PA)
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Climate protesters accuse Shell chair of ‘greenwashing’ at AGM

Shell AGM protests see crowds interrupt chairman Sir Andrew Mackenzie, who attempted to defend company's stance on climate in remarks to shareholders.

NGOs accuse TotalEnergies of 'deliberately endangering the lives of others, involuntary manslaughter, neglecting to address a disaster, and damaging biodiversity' (AFP)
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NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

NGOs filed a criminal complaint against oil giant TotalEnergies on Tuesday, seeking a trial for consequences of climate change "chaos"

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to reporters, alongside Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, at the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings at the World Bank in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Yellen says US, Europe must respond jointly to China’s industrial overcapacity

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US and Europe needed to respond to China's industrial policies in a "strategic and united way"

The Government has ruled out effectively loosening future targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, as it said it was ‘doubling down’ on its climate commitments (Matthew Vincent/PA)
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UK Government rules out using surplus emissions cuts for future climate targets

The UK Govt has ruled out loosening future targets for cutting emissions, as it said it was “doubling down” on climate commitments

FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia/File Photo
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Oil shipments at risk from rising sea levels, think tank warns

Rising sea levels could disrupt crude oil shipments and erode energy security, with the world's biggest terminals vulnerable to flooding

A VinFast sales location is pictured at a shopping mall in Santa Monica, California, U.S., May 23, 2022. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
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VinFast sued in the US for not paying rent for showroom

Vietnam's EV maker VinFast is being sued for not having paid rent for a store, according to a complaint filed by SPG Center...

FILE PHOTO: A small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration taken November 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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BHP shares hit 3-month high as deadline for formal Anglo bid looms

Shares of BHP Group touched a 3-month high on Tuesday about 36 hours ahead of a deadline to lodge a formal bid for...

FILE PHOTO: Payam Akhavan, special adviser on genocide to the International Criminal Court, speaks during the United for Justice conference dedicated to Russian war crimes in Ukraine, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Bucha, outside of Kyiv, Bucha, Ukraine March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/File Photo
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Ocean tribunal to issue climate opinion in ‘David and Goliath’ case

Ocean pollution court case could set a precedent that carbon emissions absorbed by the seas can be considered marine pollution.

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