Legal action
Fossil fuels in court: lessons from Colombia
Legal activism against coal, oil and gas extraction can make a big difference to the climate, writes SEI researcher Claudia Strambo
UK minister dismisses threat of climate court battle
Nick Hurd waved away suggestions the government could be taken to court over a shortfall in policy to meet binding emissions targets
Coal mine judgment shows Australia’s environment laws are flawed
The Australian Federal Court dismissed climate arguments against Adani’s massive Carmichael coal mine, which threatens the health of the Great Barrier Reef
Scale of climate damages ‘could dwarf tobacco lawsuits’
As ExxonMobil case divides US top lawyers, campaigners advise governments to take on fossil fuel interests or face court themselves
US set for intergenerational ‘trial of the century’
NEWS: Magistrate judge rules young plaintiffs can sue the federal government for allegedly harming their future by failing to act on climate change
US youth take climate fight to Oregon courthouse
INTERVIEW: 19-year-old Kelsey Juliana tells Climate Home why she is taking on the government and fossil fuel interests
#Heathrow13 to continue climate fight following court ruling
NEWS: Campaigners say they have been emboldened by the prosecution of 13 activists, promising more direct action to highlight the dangers posed by global warming
Supreme Court scotches US high climate ambition claims
ANALYSIS: A decision to stall President Obama’s flagship Clean Power Plan undermines US standing on global warming abroad
Catholics back children’s climate lawsuit against US government
NEWS: Faith networks cite Pope Francis encyclical in support of youth call for stronger federal carbon-cutting action
Big oil lines up to battle kids in climate court case
NEWS: American fossil fuel lobby takes government’s side against 21 young plaintiffs suing for stronger action on global warming
TransCanada sues Obama over Keystone XL block
NEWS: Tar sands company seeks US$15 billion damages for ‘arbitrary and unjustified’ decision to reject Canada-US oil pipeline
US government sues Volkswagen over emissions cheating allegations
NEWS: Carmaker faces potential fines of US$90 billion for manipulating tests, under civil case brought by Justice Department
Exxon Mobil faces legal inquiry on climate misinformation
NEWS: New York attorney general is investigating whether oil major lied about scientific knowledge, in move with big implications for fossil fuel firms
Netherlands enters appeal against climate ruling
NEWS: Government will challenge facts of groundbreaking verdict that demanded steeper emissions cuts, after parliamentary debate
Dutch government to appeal court ruling on climate change
NEWS: Ministers are resisting judges’ orders to set tougher greenhouse gas emissions cuts, despite a popular campaign
8-year-old takes US government to court over climate change
NEWS: Levi Draheim joins 20 other youth activists in unusual legal challenge to US president Barack Obama
Could Australians sue for stronger climate action?
ANALYSIS: Head of Dutch campaign group Urgenda shares courtroom success story with environmentalists in Brisbane
Tuvalu PM warns against suing oil majors for climate damage
NEWS: Litigation mooted by neighbour Vanuatu undermines UN climate deal chances, leader of low-lying Pacific island says
Around the world in 5 climate change lawsuits
ANALYSIS: After a landmark ruling calls on the Netherlands to make deeper emissions cuts, where next for climate litigation?
What does historic court ruling mean for Dutch climate policy?
ANALYSIS: After last month’s landmark legal verdict, Netherlands politicians must consider deep emissions cuts