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US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

US Government Says Supreme Court Should Not Intervene In Climate Deception Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

The Department of Justice has recommended that the US Supreme Court deny pending petitions filed by oil and gas companies and a group of Republican-led states that seek to stop climate lawsuits targeting the oil industry over alleged deception from advancing towards trial. In briefs filed this week with the

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

US, Other Major Emitters Reject Responsibility For Climate Harm During Landmark Climate Justice Hearings

As what is projected to be the hottest year in recorded history draws to a close, the world’s top court heard this week from countries like the United States, Canada, China, and Russia, that are among the biggest emitters of planet-heating greenhouse gases causing devastating harm to communities around

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Carrboro, NC Sues Duke Energy In First Climate Deception Case Targeting An Electric Utility

Lawsuit follows several new climate and plastics deception cases filed against Big Oil. A North Carolina community is taking utility goliath Duke Energy to court alleging a decades-long campaign of climate deception that has delayed the transition away from fossil fuels and exacerbated damaging climate change impacts like severe storms,

Climate Crisis "Threatens Our Very Existence," Small Island States Tell World Court

Climate Crisis "Threatens Our Very Existence," Small Island States Tell World Court

Vanuatu, Melanesia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, and others testify as historic climate justice hearings begin at the International Court of Justice. Article co-published with One Earth Now Today the world’s highest court and the judicial body of the United Nations opened a historic two-week oral proceeding on climate justice. The hearings

Citing "Catastrophic Climate Effects," Maine Joins In Litigation Against Oil Companies

Citing "Catastrophic Climate Effects," Maine Joins In Litigation Against Oil Companies

Story originally published by The New Lede Maine on Tuesday became the latest government entity to bring legal claims against several major oil and gas companies, alleging the companies and their chief trade association, the American Petroleum Institute, have deliberately misled the public about the climate consequences of burning fossil

“We Need Justice”: Vanuatu Set To Testify Before World Court Following Disappointing COP29 Outcome

“We Need Justice”: Vanuatu Set To Testify Before World Court Following Disappointing COP29 Outcome

Starting next week on December 2, the world’s highest court – the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – will hear the biggest case in its history in a highly anticipated climate justice proceeding. The case centers around the legal obligations of the world’s nations to protect the climate system and

Court Reverses Historic Climate Verdict Against Shell

Court Reverses Historic Climate Verdict Against Shell

Shell succeeds on appeal, but still has legal responsibility to limit its emissions. In a clear setback for climate campaigners, a court in the Netherlands on Tuesday reversed a landmark 2021 judicial ruling requiring Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the world, to cut CO2 emissions

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