Analysis Commentary A Dutch Appeals Court Nixed A Landmark Emissions Reduction Order Against Shell. What Comes Next For Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation? Credit: Jess Sloss via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
Turn To The Courts: Report Reflects On 10 Years Of Climate Litigation In the face of government inaction and corporate impunity in worsening climate crisis, courts are playing a critical role, new analysis finds. Co-published with One Earth Now On June 24, 2015, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands handed down a world-first ruling in a climate lawsuit brought by the
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies As Climate Damage Drives Up Insurance Rates By Dana Drugmand, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Two homeowners in Washington state who have seen sharp increases in their home insurance premiums in recent years
Connecticut Court Advances State Consumer Protection Case Against ExxonMobil A climate fraud case brought by the state of Connecticut against oil major ExxonMobil is moving forward after a state court judge last week denied the company’s bid to have the case dismissed. In a 69-page opinion issued on November 26, Connecticut Superior Court Judge John B. Farley rejected