Isabella Kaminski
Mar 3, 2023
Canada sets out green investments guide amid complaints of industry capture
The process to create Canada’s first guide for green investiments has been accused of being undemocratic and extending the life of polluting fuels.
Mar 2, 2023
Vanuatu gathers support for UN climate justice statement
Over 100 nations have backed the Pacific Island’s attempt to make it easier for govenrments to be sued over climate failures
Feb 28, 2023
Total escapes court censure over East African oil pipeline
The court said campaigners arguments against the East African crude oil pipeline had changed too much – they are considering an appeal
Nov 2, 2022
See you in court: how climate lawsuits could sharpen Cop27 loss and damage talks
If international solidarity with climate victims falls short, litigation offers a vital but imperfect avenue for compensation
Sep 1, 2022
G20 Bali meeting highlights Indonesia’s weak climate action
Campaigners are mounting a challenge against the government, arguing that insufficient climate action infringes on their human rights
Jul 21, 2022
Chinese court rules bitcoin mining harms the climate
A judge in Beijing quashed a bitcoin contract on the basis it was not in the public interest, citing incompatibility with China’s carbon neutrality goal
Jul 7, 2022
Brazilian court world’s first to recognise Paris Agreement as human rights treaty
The Supreme Court ruling requires the Brazilian government to reactivate its climate fund and has implications for international law
Jul 31, 2020
Ireland forced to strengthen climate plan, in supreme court win for campaigners
Judges ruled the government’s national mitigation plan fell “well short” of what was needed to meet Ireland’s climate commitments, ordering a more ambitious strategy
Feb 26, 2020
The Netherlands faces pressure as global ‘test case’ for deep emissions cuts in 2020
Dutch Supreme Court has ordered the government to cut emissions by 25% by 2020 but latest figures show only a 15% reduction from 1990 levels