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German Court Ends Landmark Climate Case Brought By Peruvian Farmer, But Affirms Liability Potential For Major CO2 Emitters

German Court Ends Landmark Climate Case Brought By Peruvian Farmer, But Affirms Liability Potential For Major CO2 Emitters

A German court today has issued what climate advocates say is a groundbreaking and historic ruling in a pioneering climate damages lawsuit against German energy company RWE, affirming that major carbon-emitting corporations could be held liable for their contributions to increasingly severe climate change risks and harms. Although the lawsuit

Youth Continue Climate Court Battles Against Governments

Youth Continue Climate Court Battles Against Governments

Young climate activists in Europe and the United States who have faced setbacks in their lawsuits challenging government climate policies are continuing to turn to courts in renewed attempts at accountability, filing fresh cases and appeals as they seek to hold governments accountable for exacerbating the climate emergency. In Sweden,

Dutch Climate Campaigners Sue The Netherlands’s Largest Bank

Dutch Climate Campaigners Sue The Netherlands’s Largest Bank

The Dutch environmental NGO Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) formally filed a lawsuit today against ING, the largest bank in the Netherlands, challenging the bank’s climate policies. The lawsuit seeks to compel ING to align its financing activities with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. By taking

Sweden's Supreme Court Quashes Youth Climate Suit

Sweden's Supreme Court Quashes Youth Climate Suit

A climate lawsuit brought by youth activists in Sweden against their national government will not move forward, after Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled that the case is inadmissible. On February 19, the Swedish Supreme Court ruled that the young people’s case challenging the adequacy of Sweden’s climate policies

Landmark Climate Case Against Shell Goes To Dutch Supreme Court

Landmark Climate Case Against Shell Goes To Dutch Supreme Court

Article co-published with One Earth Now When a Dutch court ruled in 2021 that Shell must reduce CO2 emissions across its supply chain by 45% by 2030, climate campaigners hailed it as a “historic verdict” and a “monumental victory for our planet.” The decision marked the first time that a

Court Reverses Historic Climate Verdict Against Shell

Court Reverses Historic Climate Verdict Against Shell

Shell succeeds on appeal, but still has legal responsibility to limit its emissions. In a clear setback for climate campaigners, a court in the Netherlands on Tuesday reversed a landmark 2021 judicial ruling requiring Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas producers in the world, to cut CO2 emissions

Dutch Court Set To Rule In Appeal Of Landmark Climate Court Case Verdict Against Shell

Dutch Court Set To Rule In Appeal Of Landmark Climate Court Case Verdict Against Shell

The Hague Court of Appeal in the Netherlands will issue its much-anticipated decision this week in the landmark climate case Miliuedefensie et al. v. Shell, which saw climate campaigners win a historic verdict against the oil major in May 2021 that Shell has since appealed. The appeals court’s ruling

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