Marjan Minnesma, director of the Urgenda Foundation, awaits the Dutch government's final appeal in the historic verdict ordering the country to reduce emissions as promised. Photo credit: Jerry Lampen/AFP/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Two independent judicial officials in the Netherlands have advised the Dutch Supreme Court to uphold a groundbreaking ruling in the case Urgenda…
Citizens in Pakistan have successfully challenged the government's role in allowing deforestation, which worsens air pollution and climate change. Photo credit: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images By Karen Savage A judge in Pakistan has ordered that country’s government to uphold its laws and policies regarding climate change and the environment, ruling…
Activists are demanding UK governments live up to their responsibility to cut emissions under the country's Climate Change Act. Photo credit: John Keeble/Getty Images By Karen Savage An environmental law organization has told dozens of municipalities in England that it will take legal action against them if they do…
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, left, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, center, have steadfastly backed their country's use of coal amid pleas from the Pacific Islands to combat climate change. Photo credit: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand As a tense meeting of countries in the Pacific region concluded last week with Australia forcing a watered-down statement climate change, Australia’s…
In Tuvalu, young people are calling on Pacific island leaders to recognize climate change as a human rights issue and seek international court support. Photo credit: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand As leaders of Pacific island nations converge this week in Tuvalu, a group of students from the region are calling on their…
In Poland, activists rallied ahead of the UN climate talks to oppose the country's reliance on coal and its plans to build a new coal plant, Ostrołęka C. Photo credit: Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski The future of a major new Polish coal power plant is in doubt after a court ruled that corporate approval to build…
Hundreds were arrested in London climate protests in April sponsored by Extinction Rebellion. Photo credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski LONDON—Hundreds of climate activists are appearing in court in the United Kingdom this summer, facing charges for taking part in the massive…
A lawsuit filed on behalf of young people in Quebec has been sidetracked by a judge. Photo credit: Martin Ouelett-Diotte/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A Canadian judge halted a climate lawsuit filed by a group of young people in Quebec against the Canadian government, rejecting its…
Maurice Feschet, a lavender farmer in France, is one of the plaintiffs in a suit against the European Union to force more aggressive climate action. Photo credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand The 10 families and one Swedish youth association that brought a lawsuit challenging the European Union’s 2030 climate target have appealed their…
New UN summit emphasizes the role of young people in raising climate change as a human rights issue. Photo credit: Johannes Eisele/Getty Images By Dana Drugmand Climate justice and human rights advocates are convening the first global summit on human rights and climate change this September, hoping to…