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Historic Ruling Issued By European Human Rights Court In Climate Case

Historic Ruling Issued By European Human Rights Court In Climate Case

Switzerland's insufficient climate mitigation measures violate European Convention on Human Rights, court finds. A regional human rights court in Europe ruled today for the first time in its 65-year history that the climate crisis is a serious threat to human rights, finding that the Swiss government’s insufficient

These Next Two Weeks Are Big For Climate Accountability Through The Courts In Europe

These Next Two Weeks Are Big For Climate Accountability Through The Courts In Europe

Efforts to hold major corporations and governments accountable through the courts for policies and actions that fuel the climate crisis are on the rise around the world, and especially so in Europe. This week and next will see critical developments in European climate accountability litigation. Hearings on the appeal of

Pennsylvania County Takes On Big Oil As Climate Deception Cases Continue Mounting

Pennsylvania County Takes On Big Oil As Climate Deception Cases Continue Mounting

A county in southeastern Pennsylvania just north of Philadelphia filed a climate accountability lawsuit on Monday against a handful of major oil and gas companies and their chief trade association, seeking to hold them liable for rising costs associated with recovering from and preparing for increasingly severe climate impacts such

Youth And Their Attorneys Push Back On Government Attempts To Avoid Accountability In US Climate Lawsuits

Youth And Their Attorneys Push Back On Government Attempts To Avoid Accountability In US Climate Lawsuits

Attorneys representing young Americans in two separate constitutional climate lawsuits - one at the state level in Montana and the other against the federal government - have filed response briefs as government defendants in each case seek to evade accountability through the courts for policies and actions that exacerbate dangerous

"Landmark Victory In The Fight Against Greenwashing": Dutch Airline KLM's Sustainability Ad Claims Are Misleading, Court Rules

"Landmark Victory In The Fight Against Greenwashing": Dutch Airline KLM's Sustainability Ad Claims Are Misleading, Court Rules

A court in the Netherlands handed down what environmental campaigners say is a “historic” verdict today against Dutch airline KLM, finding the company’s sustainability claims in its advertising – including its professed commitment to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement – to be misleading and in violation of EU consumer

Defying Dutch Court Order, Shell Doubles Down On Oil And Gas - Report

Defying Dutch Court Order, Shell Doubles Down On Oil And Gas - Report

Shell continues to expand its oil and gas operations and approve development of new extraction projects in an apparent violation of a 2021 Dutch court ruling requiring the oil major to reduce CO2 emissions across its entire supply chain by 45 percent by 2030, a new report suggests. The report

Big Oil Urges US Supreme Court To "Put a Stop" To Climate Deception Lawsuits

Big Oil Urges US Supreme Court To "Put a Stop" To Climate Deception Lawsuits

Lawyers representing oil and gas industry defendants in a climate lawsuit brought by the city and county of Honolulu are calling on the US Supreme Court to quash this suit and others targeting the industry as the cases start advancing towards trial. Warning that the industry faces the threat of

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