Tag #Climate Litigation

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Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Fossil Fuel Policies

In a Montana court, youth climate activists are challenging three Trump-era executive orders promoting fossil fuels, arguing they violate their constitutional rights and the state-created danger doctrine.

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Hedegaard Warns of Climate Inaction's Political Fallout

Former EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard warns of growing public mistrust due to climate disasters costing nearly €500 billion over four decades and industry inaction, urging bolder climate policies to avoid fueling populism and maintain competitiveness.

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ICJ Rules Climate Obligation Violations Are International Wrongful Acts

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled unanimously on July 23, 2024, that violating climate obligations is an international wrongful act, potentially requiring compensation for affected nations, based on a case brought by the UN General Assembly in March 2023, highlighting states' binding ob...

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Climate Activist Highlights Legal Battles and Human Cost of Climate Change at Rimini Conference

Filmmaker Nic Balthazar presented his documentary "Duty of Care", which follows the Shell climate lawsuit, and his play "For Rosa", which dramatizes the death of a young climate activist, at the ECca 2025 climate conference in Rimini, Italy, highlighting the human cost of climate inaction and the ne...

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Global Climate Lawsuits Target Corporate Carbon Offsetting

A London School of Economics report reveals a surge in global climate lawsuits targeting corporate carbon offsetting, with courts increasingly scrutinizing claims of climate neutrality and raising concerns about the integrity of carbon credit markets and their impact on vulnerable communities.

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Glacier Collapse Underscores Urgent Need for Climate Action

A massive glacier collapse in Switzerland, coinciding with a global glacier conference, dramatically revealed the accelerating effects of climate change, impacting water resources and threatening communities worldwide; this event, along with a failed lawsuit against a German energy company, highligh...

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Climate Change Poses Systemic Risk to Global Financial Markets

A confluence of factors, including rising extreme weather events and the potential for climate litigation, is creating a systemic risk to global financial markets, with implications for asset values and future stability.

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Charleston's Climate Change Lawsuit Against Energy Companies Dismissed

A South Carolina judge dismissed Charleston's 2020 lawsuit against energy companies for climate change-related damages, citing a lack of state legal authority and the potential for an unbounded number of future lawsuits, with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be refiled.

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ICJ Rules States Legally Obligated to Address Climate Change

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, a decision hailed by climate activists and supported by over 130 nations, including Vanuatu, which initiated the case.

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Texas Flooding Highlights Global Climate Inaction

The July 4th, 2025, Texas flooding, resulting in approximately 100 deaths, contrasted sharply with the US's rollback of renewable energy incentives, while the EU's proposed 90% GHG emission reduction target by 2040 reflects the global struggle to meet climate commitments. The IACtHR Opinion 32/25 es...

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Landmark Climate Lawsuit: Peruvian Farmer's Case Against RWE Ends, but Legacy Remains

A Peruvian farmer's decade-long lawsuit against RWE, Germany's largest utility company, for its contribution to glacial melt threatening his town, ended with a court ruling against the farmer due to insufficient evidence, yet it significantly advanced the global discourse on climate accountability a...

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WMO Predicts New Global Temperature Record Within Five Years

The World Meteorological Organization predicts a new global temperature record within the next five years, exceeding 2024's record with a 70% probability, jeopardizing the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree Celsius limit, while the EU shows progress but falls short of its emission reduction targets.

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