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UK High Court Orders Government to Provide Details on Plans to Hit Net Zero Targets
July 20, 2022
The United Kingdom’s High Court has ruled that the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), who published its Net Zero Strategy in October 2021 describing its plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, left out vital components and has ordered the BEIS to publish a new, more detailed report for March 2023.
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Vaughn in Ruetir: Will the UK leave the European Court of Human Rights?
July 20, 2022
Despite Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, it has remained a member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), a position which has come into question in recent days after resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the upcoming vote for a new leader.
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A Gas Worries Continue, EU Invests on Hydrogen
July 20, 2022
The European Commission passed €5.4 billion in hydrogen subsidies launching 41 projects in 15 countries centered around hydrogen technology, in what is only the first of four expected waves of state aid approvals for hydrogen projects in the European Union despite questions remaining concerning the approval process and impact on the environment.
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ECtHR: Turkey Failed to Comply with Ruling to Release Jailed Philanthropist
July 12, 2022
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Europe's top rights court has said that Turkey had not complied with a ruling that called for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has received a life sentence without parole following a conviction of attempting to overthrow the government, which could launch a process that may lead to Ankara's suspension from the Council of Europe (CoE).
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Europe Faces a Summer Facebook Blackout
July 11, 2022
The Irish Data Protection Commission informed its counterparts in Europe that it will block Facebook-owner Meta from sending user data from Europe to the U.S., potentially blocking Europeans from using Facebook and Instagram, cracking down on Meta's last legal resort to transfer large chunks of data to the U.S.
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