Airlines Face Growing Number of Lawsuits Over Their Climate Claims September 14, 2023 By Toby Sterling When Dutch airline KLM launched adverts urging customers to “fly responsibly” and think about the environmental impact before booking a...
Australia Settles Lawsuit Over Climate-Related Systemic Risks to Sovereign Bonds August 31, 2023 The Australian government has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit which alleged it had failed to disclose climate change-related...
Growing ‘Greenlash’ Fuels Fears for Europe’s Environmental Ambitions August 11, 2023 By Sarah Marsh, Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie A growing ‘greenlash’ against Europe’s environmental agenda has not so far derailed its decarbonization plans, but looming elections could put...
Climate Change Lawsuits More Than Double in 5 Years as Impacts Hit Home July 27, 2023 By Gloria Dickie The number of court cases related to climate change has more than doubled in five years as impacts ranging from...
UK Court Dismisses Climate Case Against Shell in Blow for Activists July 25, 2023 By Sam Tobin Environmental law charity ClientEarth’s unsuccessful attempt to sue Shell over its climate strategy shows the difficulties in bringing activist shareholder...
TotalEnergies Faces Second Lawsuit Over Oil Projects in Uganda and Tanzania June 28, 2023 By America Hernandez Five activist groups have sued French oil major TotalEnergies for a second time over its projects in Uganda and Tanzania...
ClientEarth Challenges UK Court Dismissal of Shell Climate Lawsuit May 19, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned activist Shell investor, said on Friday it was challenging a London court decision to...
London Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Shell Board of Climate Failures May 15, 2023 By William Mathis A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a...
French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link February 27, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing...
Update: Activists Sue BNP Over Energy Loans, TotalEnergies Over Human Rights February 23, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain and America Hernandez Climate and human rights activists sued two of France’s biggest corporations over fossil fuel financing and alleged human rights abuses...