Eni SPA has stated the plaintiffs in a local weather lawsuit in Rome in opposition to the Italian vitality main are searching for to delay authorized proceedings, after the decide set the choice for September.
Greenpeace and ReCommon, in addition to 12 Italian residents, took the government-controlled built-in vitality firm to courtroom final Could over what Greenpeace stated are “previous and potential future damages ensuing from its contribution to local weather change”.
Eni stated in a latest assertion on the request for postponement of proceedings, “Such suspension follows their submitting of a jurisdictional evaluate of the Italian contest (regardless of the jurisdiction already being excluded from the so-called ‘Giudizio Universale’ regulation case introduced by a number of associations in opposition to the Italian State, regarding local weather points too)”.
“Greenpeace and ReCommon’s request dangers inflicting a prolonged suspension of the choice, that in any other case would have been anticipated shortly”, it added within the assertion on its web site. “Any delay would enable Greenpeace and ReCommon to proceed their ongoing disinformation marketing campaign, prioritizing media consideration over rigorous analysis, evaluation, and analysis.
“This significant fact-checking course of, which ought to happen in courtroom, is now postponed on the behest of the events that instigated the lawsuit”.
The Rome litigation seeks to compel Eni “to revise its industrial technique to cut back emissions by at the least 45 p.c by 2030 in comparison with 2020 ranges, as indicated by the worldwide scientific group to maintain the typical international temperature improve beneath 1.5 levels Celsius in keeping with the Paris Settlement”, Greenpeace stated in an announcement Could 9.
Italy’s economic system ministry, which controls Eni, has additionally been named as a respondent to have it “undertake an bold local weather coverage to information its participation within the firm in keeping with the Paris Settlement”, Greenpeace stated within the assertion on its web site.
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SPA, which holds 28.5 p.c of Eni’s share capital, has additionally been named a respondent.
Eni on the time responded by insisting it was pursuing a “simply transition” towards web zero emissions by 2050.
“In addressing the challenges within the vitality sector that Eni faces, we hold our priorities firmly on observe with an ongoing dedication to advertise vitality entry, native growth, and environmental safety”, chief govt Claudio Descalzi stated in an announcement Could 10.
The corporate stated within the on-line assertion, “To attain a simply transition, explicit consideration was paid to initiatives to advertise entry to vitality and schooling within the international locations of operation”.
“These embody the initiatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique, and Ghana to facilitate entry to wash cooking”, Eni stated.
In July, Greenpeace and ReCommon stated Eni had hit them with a defamation go well with, which they stated sought to intimidate the organizations over the case filed in Could.
The go well with in opposition to Eni in Could “garnered vital worldwide media consideration” that Eni was prompted to reply with a so-called Strategic Lawsuit In opposition to Public Participation, stated a joint assertion July 26.
Greenpeace and ReCommon stated they have been being requested to pay Eni EUR 50,000 ($53,500) every.
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