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Vietnamese climate activist jailed in 'unjust' government crackdown

Vietnamese climate activist jailed in ‘unjust’ government crackdown

28 September 2023

Five environmentalists have been jailed in the last two years, while the government works on a clean energy partnership with rich nations

This youth climate lawsuit could transform accountability for climate harms

Why Portuguese youth are suing European countries over wildfires

25 September 2023

The case, to be heard in the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, could change the way states are held accountable for climate harms

A mapuche activist blowing a horn-like instrument at a demonstration against the Vaca Muerta Sur LNG terminal. Argentina is pushing a major oil and gas exporting terminal

‘Carbon bomb’ in Argentina gets push from local government

31 August 2023

Argentina’s southern city of Sierra Grande started public hearings for a shipping terminal to export from Vaca Muerta, the world’s second largest shale gas reserve

Ecuadorians reject Amazon oil drilling in historic referendum

Ecuadorians reject Amazon oil drilling in historic referendum

21 August 2023

Around 60% of voters said oil reserves in the Yasuní National Park should be left in the ground in binding vote

Court says renewable firms can seize Spain's property after subsidy cuts

Court says renewable firms can seize Spain’s property after subsidy cuts

4 August 2023

The Energy Charter Treaty, which Spain is trying to leave, protects investments in fossil fuels and in renewables

Trees and the Bosawas Reserve in Nicaragua. UN climate fund suspends project in the country over human rights concerns

UN climate fund suspends project in Nicaragua over human rights concerns

26 July 2023

The Green Climate Fund suspended a $117 million forest conservation project in Nicaragua over escalating violence against indigenous people.

Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas 

Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas 

25 July 2023

An upcoming summit on protecting the Amazon has become the focus of a Indigenous and civil society-led campaign to set up an exclusion zone for fossil fuels

Morocco's centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change

Morocco’s centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change

30 June 2023

As Morocco faces increasingly extreme temperatures, indigenous communities in the country’s southeast suffer the brunt of the climate crisis

As Moscow labels WWF "undesirable", WWF Russia cuts ties with group

As Moscow labels WWF “undesirable”, WWF Russia cuts ties with group

23 June 2023

The Russian government has clamped down on environmental organisations who they say are a threat to their economic security

Truck driving timber across deforested lands in Indonesia.

“Green” funds destroy Indonesia’s forests – Climate Weekly

2 June 2023

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Pressure builds on Council of Europe to put right to healthy environment in law

Pressure builds on Council of Europe to put right to healthy environment in law

3 May 2023

The Council of Europe will discuss the right to a healthy environment at a “historic” upcoming leaders summit in Reykjavik

Campaigners sue EU for labelling gas sustainable

Campaigners sue EU for labelling gas sustainable

18 April 2023

Four environmental groups are taking the EU Commission to the European Court of Justice over some gas plant’s inclusion in its green taxonomy

Demonstrators outside the European Court of Human Rights during the hearing of two landmark climate change and human rights cases

European court hears landmark lawsuits that could shape climate policy

29 March 2023

The European Court of Human Rights has heard its first two lawsuits on climate change, brought against the governments of Switzerland and France.

International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties: 'A turning point for climate justice'

International Court of Justice to advise states on climate duties: ‘A turning point for climate justice’

29 March 2023

The United Nations has ordered the International Court of Justice to advise states on their legal responsibilities on climate change, following a global initiative led by Vanuatu

Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People

Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People

28 March 2023

Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them

Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights 

Climate in court: The Paris Agreement’s role in safeguarding human rights 

28 March 2023

The European court on Human Rights will rule on whether climate inaction breaches human rights and the case will have global implications

Nations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report

Nations fight to be called climate vulnerable in IPCC report

22 March 2023

Being recognised as partiuclarly vulnerable can help countries access climate finance and plan adaptation strategies

Indigenous people Nicaragua

Nature’s stewards under attack – Climate Weekly

17 March 2023

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An agriculture worker in Nicaragua's Caribbean region, where a GCF project is under a complaint. Funding Stagnation Puts Green Climate Fund Ambition at Risk

Green Climate Fund credibility hangs over response to violence in Nicaragua project

17 March 2023

Indigenous people in Nicaragua have accused a Green Climate Fund project of exacerbating violence with settlers invading their land

Lawyers and activists build pressure on Korean court to rule on climate

Lawyers and activists build pressure on Korean court to rule on climate

15 March 2023

Pressure is building on South Korea’s constitutional court to make a key climate change judgment, as the government prepares to publish its first carbon neutrality plan 

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