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Australia Says Torres Strait Islanders' Human Rights Complaint On Climate Should Be Tossed

Australia Says Torres Strait Islanders' Human Rights Complaint On Climate Should Be Tossed

Responding to a world-first legal complaint on climate change brought by a group of indigenous Australian islanders to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the Australian government claimed that climate harms are distant “future” risks and denied it has a legal responsibility to act on climate given that Australia’s

Big Oil Faces Mounting Legal Battles Over Climate Threats To Its New England Oil Terminals

Big Oil Faces Mounting Legal Battles Over Climate Threats To Its New England Oil Terminals

Story originally published by DeSmog A New England-based environmental law group is taking major oil companies to court, claiming the firms have failed to adapt some of their petroleum storage terminals to withstand increasingly severe storm and flooding events worsened by the climate crisis. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is

Another Court Setback For Big Oil As Ninth Circuit Rejects Petition For Rehearing In Oakland And San Francisco Climate Cases

Another Court Setback For Big Oil As Ninth Circuit Rejects Petition For Rehearing In Oakland And San Francisco Climate Cases

The oil companies defending against climate liability lawsuits brought by California communities received yet another setback in court with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denying the companies’ petition for a rehearing or en banc review in a case filed by the cities of Oakland and San Francisco. A three-judge

U.S. Climate Litigation Update: Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Oil Companies' En Banc Petition In California Climate Cases; Exxon Looks To Dismiss Mass. AG Case

U.S. Climate Litigation Update: Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Oil Companies' En Banc Petition In California Climate Cases; Exxon Looks To Dismiss Mass. AG Case

As ExxonMobil seeks to dismiss a climate-related fraud lawsuit filed against the company by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, the oil major and its industry peers received yet another court setback in climate litigation brought by California communities. On Tuesday, August 4 a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel

Historic Supreme Court Verdict Means Ireland's Government Must Increase Climate Ambition

Historic Supreme Court Verdict Means Ireland's Government Must Increase Climate Ambition

Story originally published by DeSmog UK The Supreme Court of Ireland has ruled in favour of an environmental group challenging the Irish government’s climate plans, finding its policies did not meet legal requirements for detailing how the country will meet emissions-reduction targets. The decision is only the second time

Exxon Removes DC And Minnesota Consumer Protection Climate Cases To Federal Courts

Exxon Removes DC And Minnesota Consumer Protection Climate Cases To Federal Courts

ExxonMobil is leading the charge for Big Oil entities in moving two new climate-related lawsuits filed against the entities in June from state court to federal court, arguing the cases brought by the attorneys general of Washington DC and Minnesota are “political acts” seeking to dictate climate policy. Attorneys General

Law Student Sues Australia Over Failing To Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risks

Law Student Sues Australia Over Failing To Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risks

A 23-year-old law student in Melbourne, Australia has brought what is described as a “world-first” climate lawsuit against the Australian government for failing to disclose climate-related risks to holders of government bonds. The climate crisis poses a material financial risk to investors in Australian sovereign bonds, the lawsuit contends, and

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