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This NGO Won A Climate Case Against Shell. Its Next Target? Dutch Bank ING

This NGO Won A Climate Case Against Shell. Its Next Target? Dutch Bank ING

Story originally published by DeSmog When Royal Dutch Shell lost a landmark climate lawsuit in The Netherlands, climate advocates said the Dutch court’s ruling put polluters and their financiers on notice. Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to

2023 Has Been A Big Year For Climate Accountability In The Courts

2023 Has Been A Big Year For Climate Accountability In The Courts

Story originally published by DeSmog Climate litigation had a momentous year in 2023. Courts worldwide heard evidence and arguments at pivotal trials and hearings. Landmark rulings marked progress in holding governments to account for climate inaction or denial, and new climate cases continued to be filed. With climate lawsuits now

Reflections From COP28: "Accountability Is Coming"

Reflections From COP28: "Accountability Is Coming"

The UN climate negotiations in Dubai have wrapped up following a historic push to compel the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties to confront what is at the core of the climate crisis – to finally use the ‘F’ words in the official text. While it is significant that the outcome document

Why California Is Taking Big Oil To Court — And Why It Matters

Why California Is Taking Big Oil To Court — And Why It Matters

Piece originally published by DeSmog “This is a historic moment,” Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, told reporters on Sunday, as he stood alongside Gov. Gavin Newsom on the opening day of Climate Week NYC. The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently

Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Article originally published by Drilled Sixteen young Montanans have accomplished something unprecedented in U.S. history – holding their government accountable for exacerbating the climate crisis and thereby violating their fundamental constitutional rights. In a ruling released August 14, 2023, district court judge Kathy Seeley agreed with the young people: they

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

Courts Will Hear Groundbreaking Climate Cases In 2023

Courts Will Hear Groundbreaking Climate Cases In 2023

Piece originally published in Common Dreams From Australia to the EU to the U.S., governments will be on trial as courts focus on climate. Courts are becoming a critically important arena for addressing issues of justice and accountability pertaining to the climate emergency. Increasingly citizens and communities are turning

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