subpoena

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - subpoena

Action by New York Attorney General to compel compliance with subpoenas issued in its investigation of Exxon Mobil Corporation's climate change disclosures.

People of State of New York v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Other

order

New York Court Ordered Exxon to Respond to Attorney General’s Document Requests, Interrogatory; Indicated That Investigation Should Conclude Soon

transcript

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - transcript

letter

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - letter

reply

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - reply

brief

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - brief

affirmation

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - affirmation

memorandum of law

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - memorandum of law

motion

New York Attorney General Asked State Court to Order Exxon to Turn Over Documents Showing How Company Accounted for Climate Change

New York Trial Court Set Parameters for Exxon’s Compliance with Attorney General’s Climate Change Investigation

opposition

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - opposition

Attorney General Filed Cross-Motion to Compel

Exxon Sought to Quash New Subpoenas from New York Attorney General

New York Attorney General Served New Subpoenas on Exxon in Climate Change Investigation

New York Attorney General Asked State Court to Order Exxon’s Production of Documents in Climate Change Investigation

decision

New York Court Ordered Exxon and Its Accountant to Comply with Attorney General’s Subpoena

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - motion

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People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

Electrical energy generated from mechanical devices driven by flowing fresh water.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector includes firms and individuals offering specialised expertise in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, science and engineering.

A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather marked by a significant and sustained lack of precipitation, falling below a specific threshold over a large area for more than a month

This sector provides communication services, software development, and IT solutions.

The activities of industries involved in the production, distribution, and sale of energy, including electricity, gas, and renewables.

This sector creates and distributes information and entertainment through television, radio, print, and digital platforms.

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.

A potent, short-lived greehouse gas, largely released from livestock, fossil fuel extraction and waste management.

Heat extracted from the ground, usually in the form of hot water or steam and typically referred to as hydrothermal fluid.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

Fossil gas, commonly known as natural gas, is a fossil fuel consisting chiefly of methane with smaller amounts of other hydrocarbons and trace gases, found in underground deposits.

People v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - subpoena

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