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South Korean Government’s Lack Of Long-Term Climate Targets Violates Constitution, Court Rules

South Korean Government’s Lack Of Long-Term Climate Targets Violates Constitution, Court Rules

In a first of its kind ruling in Asia, the Constitutional Court of Korea has decided that South Korea’s failure to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets beyond 2030 violates the country’s constitution. The ruling is a victory for Korean youth and other plaintiffs who challenged the adequacy

Court Allows Aussie Bushfire Survivors To Present Expert Evidence From Climate Scientist In Climate Case Against New South Wales' Environment Agency

Court Allows Aussie Bushfire Survivors To Present Expert Evidence From Climate Scientist In Climate Case Against New South Wales' Environment Agency

An Australian court earlier this month issued an order allowing a group called Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action to present expert evidence on climate science in a case against the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority over the agency’s lack of climate policy. This is the first time an

Australian Pension Fund Acknowledges Climate Risk, Commits To Net Zero In Landmark Settlement Of Climate Lawsuit

Australian Pension Fund Acknowledges Climate Risk, Commits To Net Zero In Landmark Settlement Of Climate Lawsuit

A first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit in Australia over a retirement fund’s obligations to disclose climate-related risks to fund beneficiaries has concluded in a settlement that could send the widespread signal to financial markets and asset managers that the climate crisis is a material financial risk that must be taken seriously.

Australian Teens Bring Class Action Climate Lawsuit To Stop Coal Mine Expansion

Australian Teens Bring Class Action Climate Lawsuit To Stop Coal Mine Expansion

Story originally published by DeSmog This week, a group of eight Australian teens has brought a groundbreaking new climate change lawsuit against Australia’s Federal Minister for the Environment in an effort to stop a proposed coal mine expansion in the state of New South Wales, roughly 267 miles north

Australian Youth Climate Case Against Queensland Coal Mine Can Advance, Court Rules

Australian Youth Climate Case Against Queensland Coal Mine Can Advance, Court Rules

A court in Australia has rejected a coal company’s bid to dismiss a youth climate lawsuit challenging the Galilee Coal Project in Queensland on human rights grounds. The lawsuit, filed in May by a group called Youth Verdict, will now be able to proceed in Queensland Land Court under

Australia Says Torres Strait Islanders' Human Rights Complaint On Climate Should Be Tossed

Australia Says Torres Strait Islanders' Human Rights Complaint On Climate Should Be Tossed

Responding to a world-first legal complaint on climate change brought by a group of indigenous Australian islanders to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the Australian government claimed that climate harms are distant “future” risks and denied it has a legal responsibility to act on climate given that Australia’s

Law Student Sues Australia Over Failing To Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risks

Law Student Sues Australia Over Failing To Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risks

A 23-year-old law student in Melbourne, Australia has brought what is described as a “world-first” climate lawsuit against the Australian government for failing to disclose climate-related risks to holders of government bonds. The climate crisis poses a material financial risk to investors in Australian sovereign bonds, the lawsuit contends, and

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