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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

Court Allows Aussie Bushfire Survivors To Present Expert Evidence From Climate Scientist In Climate Case Against New South Wales' Environment Agency

Court Allows Aussie Bushfire Survivors To Present Expert Evidence From Climate Scientist In Climate Case Against New South Wales' Environment Agency

An Australian court earlier this month issued an order allowing a group called Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action to present expert evidence on climate science in a case against the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority over the agency’s lack of climate policy. This is the first time an

Judge Rules That Young People Suing Ontario Over Climate Change Should Get A Trial

Judge Rules That Young People Suing Ontario Over Climate Change Should Get A Trial

A court in Ontario, Canada has ruled that a constitutional climate lawsuit brought by seven young people against the provincial government can proceed to trial. That lawsuit – Mathur et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario – challenges the scaled back 2030 climate target set by the Ontario

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