The key elements of the Bill, as introduced, are that it: defines an offence of ecocide as causing severe environmental harm in a way that is either reckless or intentional, where severe means environmental harm that has serious adverse effects, and is either widespread or long-term; proposes penalties of up to twenty years in prison for individuals, and unlimited fines for companies or other organisations; provides for a defence of necessity; provides for individual culpability where an organisation commits the offence; provides for vicarious liability, with defences if the employer could not have reasonably known of the offence and exercised due diligence; provides that the Courts must take into account...