Throughout the nationally-coordinated climate litigation campaign, plaintiffs have been determined to use state courts to try and achieve national energy policy. Unfortunately – and a bit ironically – ...
At the national level, legislation often stems from international commitments – such those set by the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate change litigation refers to legal cases brought before ...
Youth-led climate litigation is revolutionising the global response to the climate crisis. By holding governments and corporations accountable, young people frame climate inaction as a human ...
This year has been a momentous one for climate litigation, marked by some major wins. For example, in April, the European court of human rights ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policies thr ...
Climate lawyers are gearing up for a spike in climate litigation this year — even as President-elect Donald Trump takes office after campaigning on a promise to block many of the cases.
Legal pressure is also building on the world's climate efforts. One in five climate litigation cases, opens new tab were not aligned with policies to reduce emissions, analysis last year by the ...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined an appeal by energy companies to review Honolulu’s climate lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars from oil and gas companies for alleged damages of climate ...