A Dutch Appeals Court Nixed A Landmark Emissions Reduction Order Against Shell. What Comes Next For Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation?

Lawsuits brought by Maryland municipalities against major fossil fuel companies over alleged deception and failure to warn about climate change risks came before the Maryland Supreme Court today as plaintiffs appeal lower court rulings dismissing their claims. And while plaintiffs’ counsel argued that those rulings were erroneous and based on

The companies are counting on a sympathetic Trump administration to bolster their position. Oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor are asking the US Supreme Court to review a ruling issued by Colorado’s highest court in May that allows the city and county of Boulder’s climate liability lawsuit against the

Australia’s federal court will determine if the government owes a ‘duty of care’ to protect Torres Strait Islanders, who are at risk of becoming displaced by rising seas. A court in Australia is set to issue a ruling next week in a landmark climate change lawsuit that will determine