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Norwegian Court Overturns Norway's Approvals Of New Offshore Oil Fields On Climate Grounds

Norwegian Court Overturns Norway's Approvals Of New Offshore Oil Fields On Climate Grounds

A court in Norway has delivered a key victory for climate campaigners in the fight against fossil fuel expansion, determining that the Norwegian government’s approvals of three new offshore oil and gas fields violated Norwegian and European law. The Oslo District Court’s verdict, issued January 18, 2024, is

Appeals Court Orders Belgium To Reduce Emissions By At Least 55% By 2030

Appeals Court Orders Belgium To Reduce Emissions By At Least 55% By 2030

A court in Belgium has delivered a major victory for the citizens suing their national and regional governments over their inadequate measures addressing the climate emergency. In a ruling described as “groundbreaking,” the Brussels Court of Appeals is ordering the governments to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%

Trial Underway In Fresh Legal Challenge To Norway’s Approval Of New Offshore Oil Fields

Trial Underway In Fresh Legal Challenge To Norway’s Approval Of New Offshore Oil Fields

Environmental organizations Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom (Young Friends of the Earth Norway) are taking the Norwegian government to court once again contesting the approval of new offshore oil fields, with trial starting November 28 at the Oslo District Court. While the groups were unsuccessful in their previous legal

European Court Of Human Rights Holds Its First Hearings On Climate

European Court Of Human Rights Holds Its First Hearings On Climate

For the first time, an international human rights court in Europe held a pair of hearings on cases seeking to hold governments accountable for their role in contributing to the climate crisis and allegedly failing to protect citizens from worsening climate impacts such as extreme heat and flooding. The two

Climate Cases Set For Historic Hearings This Week At European Court Of Human Rights

Climate Cases Set For Historic Hearings This Week At European Court Of Human Rights

Climate change is on the docket this week at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. The European court will hold its first ever public hearings on climate in two high-profile cases that could have far reaching consequences in terms of clarifying states’ legal obligations on climate action

French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier Of Fossil Fuel Expansion

French NGOs Sue BNP Paribas, Europe’s Largest Financier Of Fossil Fuel Expansion

Story originally published by DeSmog French environmental organizations Notre Affaire à Tous, Friends of the Earth France, and Oxfam France last week filed what they say is the world’s first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank, suing BNP Paribas over its continued funding of fossil fuels. The lawsuit is

Austrian Youth Take Their Government To Court Over 'Ineffective' Climate Policy

Austrian Youth Take Their Government To Court Over 'Ineffective' Climate Policy

Story originally published in DeSmog Austria is the latest country to be facing a lawsuit brought by some of its youngest citizens who say their government is failing to protect them from the worsening climate crisis. Backed by the Austrian chapter of the youth climate strike organization Fridays for Future,

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