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Fossil Fuel Company Alleged Insurer Breached Duties to Defend and Indemnify in Climate Cases

Fossil fuel company's lawsuit against insurer for breaching its obligations to defend and indemnify the company in underlying climate change cases brought by Honolulu and Maui.

Aloha Petroleum Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh

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Aloha Petroleum Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh - complaint

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Aloha Petroleum Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh - motion for summary judgment

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Aloha Petroleum Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh - opposition

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Aloha Petroleum Ltd. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh - reply

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Federal Court Asked Hawai‘i Supreme Court to Weigh in on Legal Questions Related to Insurers’ Duty to Defend Energy Company in Honolulu and Maui Climate Cases

Federal Court Said Pollution Exclusions Barred Coverage of Climate Claims Against Fossil Fuel Company

Hawaii Federal Court Said Insurer Had Duty to Defend Fossil Fuel Company in Climate Suits Under Policies Without Pollution Exclusions

Hawaii Federal Court Declined to Enter Judgment Allowing Insurer to Appeal Duty to Defend Ruling for Local Government Climate Cases

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An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

A long-lived, colourless gas, chiefly emitted from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and cement production.

Slow onset events evolve gradually from incremental changes over many years or from increased frequency or intensity of recurring events. As defined in the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), slow onset events include risks and impacts from rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation, glacial retreat, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and salinization.

Financial support to help individuals manage the effects of unexpected events, securing their livelihoods and increasing the resilience of people and businesses to the changing climate. It’s especially vital in developing regions where everyday risks, climate-related weather extremes, or crop failures can push people into poverty. Without insurance, people may have to resort to selling assets or cutting consumption to cope with losses.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

Fossil Fuel Company Alleged Insurer Breached Duties to Defend and Indemnify in Climate Cases

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