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New Youth Climate Lawsuit Launched Against UK Government On Five Year Anniversary Of Paris Agreement

New Youth Climate Lawsuit Launched Against UK Government On Five Year Anniversary Of Paris Agreement

Story originally published by DeSmog and DeSmog UK Three young British citizens and the climate litigation charity Plan B today announced they are taking legal action against the UK government for failing to sufficiently address the climate crisis. The announcement comes on the five year anniversary of the landmark Paris

Exxon - Facing Lawsuit From Connecticut Over Alleged 'Decades of Deception' - Misleads Court About The Lawsuit, State Tells Court

Exxon - Facing Lawsuit From Connecticut Over Alleged 'Decades of Deception' - Misleads Court About The Lawsuit, State Tells Court

Connecticut told a federal court in a Dec. 2 filing that its lawsuit accusing oil giant ExxonMobil of deceptive behavior regarding the fossil fuel business and consequences on the climate should be sent back to state court. The state also said Exxon has mischaracterized the lawsuit, arguing the case presents

Here's How Big Oil Wants The Supreme Court To Help Delay And Derail Climate Lawsuits

Here's How Big Oil Wants The Supreme Court To Help Delay And Derail Climate Lawsuits

Story originally published by DeSmog On January 19, 2021 — just one day before President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office — the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a climate change accountability lawsuit brought by Baltimore, Maryland, against almost two dozen fossil fuel corporations. Like over a dozen

'Major Hurdle' Cleared As Youth Activists Advance Historic Climate Case

'Major Hurdle' Cleared As Youth Activists Advance Historic Climate Case

Story originally published by DeSmog An unprecedented climate lawsuit brought by six Portuguese youths is to be fast-tracked at Europe’s highest court, it was announced today. The European Court of Human Rights said the case, which accuses 33 European nations of violating the applicants’ right to life by disregarding

Procedural Updates In U.S. Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil

Procedural Updates In U.S. Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil

Fossil fuel corporations facing a slew of climate accountability lawsuits from municipalities and states are fighting vigorously to have the cases litigated in federal rather than state courts. Here is where the lawsuits stand* heading into December 2020: * Procedural updates based on info from the Center for Climate Integrity. CCI

'Historic' Court Ruling Will Force France To Justify Its Climate Targets

'Historic' Court Ruling Will Force France To Justify Its Climate Targets

Story originally published by DeSmog A French court this week issued what climate campaigners are calling a “historic decision” in the fight to hold national governments accountable for insufficient action to address the climate crisis. The decision finds that France in recent years has exceeded its “carbon budgets” -- the

Fossil Fuel Lawyers Ignore Baltimore's Claims Of Deception, Say Supreme Court Should Rule City's Climate Case Belongs In Federal Court

Fossil Fuel Lawyers Ignore Baltimore's Claims Of Deception, Say Supreme Court Should Rule City's Climate Case Belongs In Federal Court

Lawyers representing BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and other big oil and gas companies are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to find that a climate liability lawsuit brought against them by the city of Baltimore raises numerous federal issues and inherently belongs in federal courts, where the industry sees a clear

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