IIDMA warns of the urgent need for ArcelorMittal to transform its business model
IIDMA has analyzed ArcelorMittal’s 2023 Annual Report and has found that relevant information on the impacts of its operations is omitted.
Emissions
Urgent Need to Advance More Specific Regulations to Protect the Planet Against Plastic Pollution
The International Mother Earth Day 2024 aims to raise awareness about the urgent need to reduce global plastic production.
Ana Barreira (IIDMA): ”There are cases that are strategic because they raise awareness, but the judicial process should not be the only legal response to confront the climate crisis”
The ECHR has condemned Switzerland for its ‘critical gaps’ in addressing the climate crisis in the case ‘Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and others vs. Switzerland’.
The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has initiated legal proceedings against the Government of Asturias for allowing ArcelorMittal to pollute beyond permitted levels
IIDMA announced that it filed a contentious-administrative appeal with the High Court of Justice of Asturias, which has been accepted for processing after two previous appeals were effectively dismissed due to administrative silence. IIDMA criticizes the Asturian Administration for its lenient approach towards the Gijón steel plant owned by ArcelorMittal, noting it as one of …
A necessary challenge: keys to transforming the steel industry
[Article originally published in Renewable Energy magazine] The steel industry is one of the most polluting processes in the industrial sector, due to the use of coal to produce steel. Globally, it is responsible for more than 7% of carbon emissions, producing around 2,000 million tons of this material each year. According to the International …
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Spanish banks do not disclose sufficient information on the impacts of their activities on the environment and biodiversity
In Spain, large companies, including banks, are required by Law 11/2018 to disclose non-financial information on environmental matters.
Numerous civil society organisations and associations call for the regulation and reduction of methane leakage
The European Union’s “Methane Regulation” must improve the control, monitoring and reduction of methane emissions.
The Spanish NECP has room for improvement, says IIDMA
The International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA) has filed comments to the draft of the updated National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period 2023-2030, within the public consultation that took place between the 28th of June and the 4th of September this year.
Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Spain’s First Climate Litigation Case
The plaintiffs’ claims are based on science, but the Supreme Court states that, according to our Constitution, it only has the power to assess whether the plan under discussion complies with the Law.
IIDMA achieves important modifications in the new biomass plant in Logrosán, Extremadura, to tackle atmospheric pollution
The new biomass plant in Logrosán, located in Extremadura, will be subject to stricter environmental requirements as a result of an appeal filed by the IIDMA against the environmental authorization granted by the Government of Extremadura.
