Miguel Afonso Caetano
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Technical Writer @ UJET.cx (Portugal). PhD in Communication Sciences (ISCTE-IUL). Past: technology journalist, blogger & communication researcher. #TechnicalWriting #WebDev #WebDevelopment #OpenSource #FLOSS #SoftwareDevelopment #IP #PoliticalEconomy #Communication #Media #Copyright #Music #Cities #Urbanism
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"TotalEnergies will insist little has shifted: the court has only ordered it to revise its vigilance plan within six months to account for Scope 3 emissions. But the legal terrain has moved. The question is no longer whether TotalEnergies files a compliant climate report. Now, it can be questioned on whether it is genuinely preventing the risks it creates.
Climate breakdown is not a natural disaster. It is a business model that privatises profit and socialises cost. Right now, households across Europe are choosing between food and energy bills while fossil-fuel companies book record returns.
The Paris ruling joins a growing body of climate litigation worldwide that is finally naming who is responsible for the crisis.
What it demands now is political follow-through: windfall taxes, polluter-pays legislation, an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and guaranteed access to affordable clean energy."
https://euobserver.com/226432/as-europe-swelters-paris-judges-say-consumers-arent-to-blame-totalenergies-is
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