Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2024
OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on… Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024
UK company directors may be liable for climate impacts, say lawyers Legal experts say directors could face personal claims for failing to consider how businesses affect nature The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
UK ministers in court again over net zero plans Friends of the Earth dismisses government’s revised climate action plan as a ‘pipe dream’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Drinks firms face EU-wide complaint over plastic bottle recycling claims Consumer groups issue formal notice to European Commission over ‘greenwashing’ claims that bottles are ‘100% recyclable’ or ‘100% recycled’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
Environment campaign organisation loses High Court fight with Shell directors ClientEarth, a shareholder in Shell, had raised concern about Shell’s ‘climate change strategy’ and wanted to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Environment group waits for ruling in latest stage of fight with Shell directors ClientEarth, a Shell shareholder, has raised concern about climate change strategies and wants to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Environment campaigners in latest round of fight with Shell directors ClientEarth, a shareholder in Shell, is unhappy about the company’s ‘climate change strategy’ and wants to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Grain trader Cargill faces legal challenge in US over Brazilian soya supply chain World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violations The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
EU plan to ban up to 7,000 dangerous chemicals failing badly, says study Roadmap to stop use of substances including ‘forever chemicals’ used to implement bans on 14 chemical groups so far, report states The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Europe’s biggest petrochemical plant in 30 years a ‘carbon bomb’, court to hear Environment groups challenge decision to approve £3.5bn Ineos facility in Antwerp saying it will make climate crisis worse The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
OPINION - Greenwashing is a creeping crisis: time to take it in hand Some believe greenwashing poses a threat to a sustainable future Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023
Dieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report The research group that first exposed the scandal say ‘it’s not over’ and that governments must act The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Scrapping EU laws will undermine Parliament, say legal analysts Report commissioned by environmental groups say proposed new Bill runs against democratic standards Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023 First Thing: ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse and the Hunter Biden story Yoel Roth testifies that Elon Musk’s release of records led to harassment. Plus, Shell directors face landmark lawsuits
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023 Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy
Salon · Jan 19, 2023 Emissions don't discriminate, people do What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels
Capital & Main · Jan 17, 2023 Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Do Not Discriminate, But People Do What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Eels facing population collapse, conservation groups warn Scientists raise concerns after annual fishing talks for key EU waters ended in quotas above those recommended
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022 Another generation of London children condemned to breathing toxic air by post-Brexit eco-targets delay Ministers were accused on Tuesday of condemning another generation of children to breathing toxic air in London and other parts of Britain by setting a target to tackle it only by 2040.
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2022 4 lessons for the Albanese government in making its climate targets law. We can’t afford to get this wrong As the new parliament sits for the first time this week, one issue will be in sharpest focus: enshrining a climate target into law. The Albanese government’s pre-election promise was to cut Australia’s emissions 43% on 2005 levels, by 2030.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022 Campaigners hail victory in challenge over Government net zero strategy Mr Justice Holgate dismissed a number of other grounds of the legal challenge..
The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022 Court orders UK government to explain how net zero policies will reach targets Green activists brought challenge, arguing climate change strategy did not spell out how carbon emissions cuts would be achieved
The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022 Dutch airline KLM sued over alleged 'greenwashing' Several environmental groups have launched legal action against Dutch airline KLM over advertisements that promote flying as a sustainable form of travel
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022 EU faces legal challenge over plan to fast-track gas projects NGOs argue priority list was drawn up without consideration of methane emissions