Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment. Now they have won a rare victory against a US state government for promoting climate-killing fossil fuels. A tsunami of climate-related lawsuits are set to follow. Stuart Braun discusses the victory in an article on the Deutsche Welle … Continue reading ‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favour of young activists in US climate trial
Category: climate justice
Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children
Simone Datzberger, Jenny Parkes, Lottie Howard-Merrill from UCL and Steven Kator Iorfa from the University of Portsmouth write on The Conversation website about the impact of climate change on violence against children. The explored both direct violence – physical, sexual and emotional – and structural violence; that is, rooted in inequitable and unjust systems and … Continue reading Research is still in its early stages on how, precisely, both climate change and environmental degradation relate to violence against children
British high court refuses permission to environmental law charity to bring case against Shell over its climate strategy
The environmental law charity, ClientEarth, claims Shell cannot achieve net zero goal with current transition plan. A Reuters news item on the Guardian website discusses how the British high court refused to let it be argued through a lawsuit. ClientEarth loses high court fight with Shell over climate strategy An environmental law charity has … Continue reading British high court refuses permission to environmental law charity to bring case against Shell over its climate strategy
Australians are champions in using courts to hold governments and companies to account on climate change
Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures at The University of Melbourne writes on The Conversation website about Australia using courts to address climate change. The US tops the climate litigation charts with 1,522 lawsuits filed. Australia comes second with 127. The US figure works out to about 4.6 lawsuits per million people, compared to 4.8 … Continue reading Australians are champions in using courts to hold governments and companies to account on climate change
The challenges of financing the climate crisis that the upcoming Paris summit is trying to address
Foreign debt cripples countries vulnerable to extreme weather events, hindering climate change resilience. Reforming financial systems could help them combat climate change. Tim Schauenberg, in an article on the Deutsche Welle website, looks into many of the issues that need to be addressed at the upcoming Paris summit. Climate crisis and debt trap: Paris … Continue reading The challenges of financing the climate crisis that the upcoming Paris summit is trying to address
Landmark youth climate trial begins in Montana
The plaintiffs, aged 5 to 22, accuse Montana of violating the constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment through fossil fuel-friendly policies. The country’s first youth climate trial is expected to set an important legal precedent. Martina Igini discusses the trial in an article on the Earth.org website. First US Youth Climate Trial … Continue reading Landmark youth climate trial begins in Montana
Suing over the cost of climate change in the US
Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law Emeritus, Vermont Law & Graduate School and John Dernbach, Professor of Law, Widener University discuss the many lawsuits against Big Oil over climate change in an article on The Conversation website. More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got … Continue reading Suing over the cost of climate change in the US
“The fight to hold the Ontario government accountable for its climate action is not over”
A judge has warned that Ontario’s weak climate plans will “increase the risk of death” for Canada’s young people – but dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group worried that government inaction on global heating threatens their futures. Canadian youth activists’ case nevertheless dismissed as judge rules province’s policies do not violate Charter rights. This … Continue reading “The fight to hold the Ontario government accountable for its climate action is not over”
The key challenges for Africa to transform its energy systems today
Sebastian Sterl, Assistant Professor, Energy Meteorology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in an article on The Conversation website, discusses the five challenges to develop sustainable energy systems for today’s world. Africa’s energy sector will need to transform radically - these are the five biggest challenges The future of Africa’s energy sector is getting increasing … Continue reading The key challenges for Africa to transform its energy systems today
A turning point for climate justice?
Jacqueline Peel and Zoe Nay from The University of Melbourne write on The Conversation website about a landmark resolution on climate justice by the UN to provide an advisory opinion on a country’s obligations. What are your views? The UN is asking the International Court of Justice for its opinion on states’ climate obligations. … Continue reading A turning point for climate justice?
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