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Climate Cases Set For Historic Hearings This Week At European Court Of Human Rights

Climate Cases Set For Historic Hearings This Week At European Court Of Human Rights

Climate change is on the docket this week at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. The European court will hold its first ever public hearings on climate in two high-profile cases that could have far reaching consequences in terms of clarifying states’ legal obligations on climate action

US Justice Department Tells Supreme Court To Reject Big Oil Petition In Colorado Climate Lawsuit

US Justice Department Tells Supreme Court To Reject Big Oil Petition In Colorado Climate Lawsuit

Story originally published in DeSmog Communities in the United States suing major fossil fuel producers over climate-related harms got a boost in court on Thursday. At the request of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Department of Justice weighed in on a key procedural question that has been ensnaring the

French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier Of Fossil Fuel Expansion

French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier Of Fossil Fuel Expansion

Story originally published by DeSmog French environmental organizations Notre Affaire à Tous, Friends of the Earth France, and Oxfam France last week filed what they say is the world’s first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank, suing BNP Paribas over its continued funding of fossil fuels. The lawsuit is

Austrian Youth Take Their Government To Court Over 'Ineffective' Climate Policy

Austrian Youth Take Their Government To Court Over 'Ineffective' Climate Policy

Story originally published in DeSmog Austria is the latest country to be facing a lawsuit brought by some of its youngest citizens who say their government is failing to protect them from the worsening climate crisis. Backed by the Austrian chapter of the youth climate strike organization Fridays for Future,

Court Hears Appeal In Canadian Youth Climate Case

Court Hears Appeal In Canadian Youth Climate Case

Story originally published in DeSmog Young Canadians suing the federal government over its role in worsening the climate crisis are hoping that an appeals court will give them a chance to be heard at trial, after a judge dismissed their case over two years ago. The case was back in

Lawsuit Targets Shell's Board Of Directors Over Energy Transition Plans

Story originally published in DeSmog Shell’s board of directors officially has been served with a world-first lawsuit aiming to hold its corporate directors personally liable for alleged mismanagement of climate risk. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by UK-based environmental law organization ClientEarth, contends that Shell’s strategy to address climate

2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts

2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts

Piece originally published in DeSmog It was another busy year in the courts for climate-related cases. From challenges to fossil fuel and petrochemical expansion to climate lawsuits against Big Oil and national governments, there were notable victories for climate action and accountability in 2022. There were also some setbacks, for

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