Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case August 25, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Activists mounting one of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos...
Sunoco Subsidiary Sues AIG’s National Union Over Climate Change Lawsuit Coverage August 17, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,...
Climate Change Lawsuits Are Exploding Globally, but Court Wins Are Few June 2, 2022 By Jeremy Hodges A year ago, a Dutch judge ordered Shell to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned. Victorious campaigners and...
Volkswagen Targeted in Court Case That Seeks to Eliminate Polluting Cars by 2030 May 23, 2022 By Karin Matussek First it was oil giant Shell Plc, now it’s the turn of Europe’s biggest carmaker. In the wake of a...
Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over Climate Marketing Claims March 7, 2022 By Simon Jessop, Gloria Dickie and Benjamin Mallet A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit in France against the country’s largest energy company TotalEnergies, accusing it...
UK High Court Throws Out Case Brought by Climate Activists Against Oil Regulator January 19, 2022 By Shadia Nasralla A UK High Court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by climate activists against the country’s oil and gas...
Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages November 29, 2021 By Tom Sims FRANKFURT – A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related...
South Africa Sued Over Plans to Construct New Coal-Fired Power Plants November 17, 2021 By Antony Sguazzin South Africa’s energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the construction...
Climate Swat Team Aims to Identify When Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather October 11, 2021 By Eric Roston When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far ask the same question: Climate change—is it or isn’t it? The simplest...
Climate Class Action Suit to Proceed Against Australia Government October 11, 2021 By Matthew Burgess A class action lawsuit that claims Australia is misleading investors by failing to disclose the impact of climate risk in...