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Re Société Arcelor Atlantique, Lorraine and Others: Decision No. 287110 of Feb. 8, 2007 - decision

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Companies from the steel industry claimed that decree n°2004-832, which transposes the EU directive of October 13, 2003 establishing a system of exchange of greenhouse gas emission quotas in the European Union, was illegal.  The Companies claimed that the directive violated the principle of equality since it provided for a difference of treatment between certain industries.  Indeed it included the companies from the steel industry but excluded companies from the plastic and aluminum industries.  The French Conseil d’Etat referred the question to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.  The European Court of Justice held that the directive did not violate the principle of equality as the difference of treatment between the industries was justified by objective criteria, such as the very low carbon dioxide emissions from the non-steel industries.

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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.

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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.

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Re Société Arcelor Atlantique, Lorraine and Others: Decision No. 287110 of Feb. 8, 2007 - decision

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