Oil and gas
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
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
Dutch Court Set To Rule In Appeal Of Landmark Climate Court Case Verdict Against Shell
The Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands will issue its much-anticipated decision this week in the landmark climate case Miliuedefensie et al. v. Shell, which saw climate campaigners win a historic verdict against the oil major in May 2021 that Shell has since appealed. The appeals court’s ruling
Fossil Fuel Firms Face Rising Tide Of Climate Litigation – Report
New analysis finds that oil, gas and coal producers are exposed to growing litigation risk as the climate crisis worsens.
Article co-published with One Earth Now
Communities, civil society organizations and individuals around the world are increasingly taking some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies to court in
A Maryland Judge Has Sided With Oil Companies In Dismissing Baltimore's Climate Liability Lawsuit. What Might It Mean For Other Climate Cases Against Big Oil, And Where Do The Cases Stand?
Supreme Court Invites US Government Input In Honolulu Climate Case As Oil Companies Attempt To Evade Trial
As climate accountability lawsuits targeting major oil and gas companies in the US continue mounting, the US Supreme Court on Monday issued an order addressing a pair of pending petitions from Big Oil that aim to stop a case filed by Honolulu, Hawaii from advancing to trial. Rather than deny