Urgenda and 900 citizens successfully sued in 2015 for stronger Dutch climate ambition, but the government is challenging the court’s right to rule on policy decisions
Philippines human rights commissioner says taking hearings overseas will afford the 47 companies the best chance to confront the impacts of their businesses
Following the second bout of deadly forest fires this year, seven children are preparing to sue for stronger climate action through the European Court of Human Rights
As science tying disasters to climate change becomes increasingly accurate, victims could seek legal redress for failure to plan for predictable events
Representatives of 21 young people suing US government over climate inaction said justice department’s use of rare legal device is ‘offensive to the rule of law’
Head of the ‘Plan B’ climate NGO argues Financial Stability Board plans to enforce better disclosure of climate risk from companies are just enforcing status quo
Plaintiffs in lawsuit against oil majors and the US government want Exxon chief-turned-secretary of state to give evidence the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration
After the World Bank ducks responsibility for harm caused by botched coal mine expansion, community leaders plan to sue at human rights court in Strasbourg
Drilling licenses awarded in the Barents Sea violate the Norwegian constitution and Paris Agreement, Greenpeace and Young Friends of the Earth will argue in court
The Australian Federal Court dismissed climate arguments against Adani’s massive Carmichael coal mine, which threatens the health of the Great Barrier Reef