Toronto may join the list of cities seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for the costs of climate change. Photo credit: Wikimedia By Karen Savage Toronto is the latest city to consider filing litigation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change. City Councillor Mike Layton…
Exxon declined to attend a hearing in the European Union Parliament over its climate-related communications. Photo credit: David McNew/Getty Images By Karen Savage Exxon’s history of publicly sowing doubt about climate science despite internally acknowledging the impacts of its products on climate change was the…
Environmental groups are challenging the plan to expand Heathrow Airport, citing the increased carbon emissions. Photo credit: Friends of the Earth By Isabella Kaminski LONDON—The United Kingdom government has been forced to defend its plan to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport after several groups…
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the lawsuit that aims to force the French government to live up to international climate commitments. Photo credit: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images By Karen Savage Four environmental organizations filed suit against the French government for failing to live up to its commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement…
Fracking has drawn vocal opposition from around the UK for its impact on the climate and environment. Photo credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski United Kingdom authorities must take climate change objections into account when approving local fracking licenses, the High Court of England and Wales…
Drax Power Station in England, one of the largest coal burning power plants in Europe, has been a leader in using subsidies to convert to burning wood, or biomass. Photo credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images By Karen Savage Burning wood for energy—a practice known as biomass— undermines efforts to slow climate change and is no better for the climate than…
One coal mining giant has bowed to investor pressure and agreed to stop expanding production in Australia and other countries. Photo credit: Jeremy Buckingham via Flickr By Dana Drugmand One of the world’s largest mining and natural resource companies announced it will limit coal production to reduce carbon emissions in response…
Shell faces a new lawsuit in the Netherlands by groups demanding it reduce production in line with climate goals. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Seven environmental and human rights organizations in the Netherlands announced on Tuesday they are prepared to sue Royal Dutch Shell if the…
Climate activists working to stop new coal projects in Australia got a victory on Friday when a judge rejected a mine on climate grounds. Photo credit: Michael Masters/Getty Images By Karen Savage In a landmark decision, an Australian court on Friday rejected a plan to build an open-cut coal mine because of the proposed…
Supporters of the Climate Case Ireland headed to court last week in Dublin for a hearing in the country's High Court. Photo credit: Friends of the Irish Environment By Isabella Kaminski DUBLIN—Representatives of the Irish government appeared in Ireland’s High Court last week to defend against a lawsuit that claims the government it…