Climate Litigation
The Shell Dutch court case contributes to building common legal ground for emissions reduction targets, experts say.
An Oregon county added NW Natural, a gas utility serving 2 million customers, to its climate accountability lawsuit targetting fossil fuel companies. It is the first time a gas utility has been named as a defendant, but experts say it won’t be the last.
There has been an explosion in the number of climate lawsuits against oil, gas, and coal companies in recent years. As companies cling to fossil fuels, a new report finds that the oil industry’s legal problems are rising.
A recent lawsuit in South Korea involving a baby among the plaintiffs marks an acceleration in climate litigation in Asia.
The climate litigation victory is significant for a country that has been warming at more than twice the global rate in recent years.
A Woodside-Santos merger would nearly consolidate Australia’s LNG sector and become a force in the LNG industry globally.
A county in Oregon named ExxonMobil and more than a dozen other defendants for $52 billion in climate damages related to a catastrophic 2021 heat wave.
The environmental law charity is urging a UK court to reconsider its dismissal of the NGO’s landmark Shell lawsuit against the firm’s board of directors over alleged inaction against climate change.
Western Australia net zero plans are in the spotlight as it is to become the third state in the country to legislate its net zero commitment, but the industry-intensive state faces an energy dilemma.
The UK government recently announced it was reopening oil and gas licensing in a bid to boost domestic production amid an escalating energy crisis.
The Australian Conservation Foundation claims that the offshore Scarborough gas field will have a detrimental impact on the Great Barrier Reef by adding wide-scale coral bleaching.
The importance of climate change litigation is growing as a means of promoting effective action on climate change, and cases against oil and gas companies are a particular focus, according to new research.