TotalEnergies to Take Legal Action After Greenpeace Says it Under-Reports Emissions November 4, 2022 By Juliette Portala France’s TotalEnergies said on Thursday it would take legal action after environmental group Greenpeace France said it had under-reported its...
Volkswagen Sued for Not Disclosing Alleged Private Climate Lobbying Activities October 21, 2022 Volkswagen AG was sued by institutional investors in Germany concerned that despite making public commitments to fighting climate change, the...
Banks Face Risk of Being Sued if They Don’t Stick to Their Climate Goals: ECB September 23, 2022 Banks face the risk of being sued if they don’t stick to their climate goals or try “greenwashing” their image,...
Cities of Paris and New York Join Climate Litigation Against TotalEnergies September 23, 2022 The cities of Paris and New York have joined a coalition of associations and local authorities that are suing oil...
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...
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...