Qatar warns it will halt gas supplies to Europe if fined under EU due diligence law
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“I’m not bluffing” in LNG threat, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi tells the FT.

Summary

Qatar warned it’ll halt gas exports to the EU if fined under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which fines companies for human rights or environmental impacts, up to 5% of global revenue.

Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi criticized the law as unworkable for QatarEnergy, a key LNG supplier to Europe.

The directive, part of the EU’s net-zero 2050 strategy, faces criticism but is set to be implemented by 2027.

The EU emphasizes its alignment with international standards and proportional enforcement of the rules.

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The decline of heavy industry has been going on far longer than the switch to renewables. Effectively we’ve been outsourcing our pollution to developing countries. But even those countries are realising that this isn’t sustainable. And China is leading the world in renewable deployment too.

    • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
      31·
      3 days ago

      China is leading the world in increase (as in first derivative) of emissions of greenhouse gasses, too. Both that, and deployment of solar/wind are going up.

      And yes, to the best of my knowledge, EU “greenified” by outsourcing emissions, and importing products and goods.