The nations of Vanuatu and Maldives are spearheading an effort for the International Criminal Court to consider wide-scale environmental damage a global crime. Photo credit: Stop Ecocide By Isabella Kaminski The Pacific island of Vanuatu has called for ecocide— wide-scale, long-term environmental damage—to be considered an international crime equivalent to genocide. At…
New ads promoting BP as climate-friendly are being challenged by an environmental law group. Photo credit: BP via Twitter By Dana Drugmand An environmental law organization has launched a first-of-its-kind complaint against British Petroleum over the company’s latest advertising, claiming it is misleading to…
As COP25 kicked off in Madrid, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that continued inaction on reducing emissions will ensure catastrophic warming and impact billions. Photo credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski MADRID—As the latest series of international climate talks begin in Madrid, the discussions will have to broach issues of climate justice, experts…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government has rolled back climate policies, which a group of young people say violates their fundamental rights. Photo credit: Martin Oullet-Diotte/AFP via Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A group of young Canadians have filed a climate lawsuit against the province of Ontario, claiming that the government’s rollback of climate…
The Friends of the Irish Environment has appealed its climate case to the Supreme Court. Photo credit: Friends of the Irish Environment By Dana Drugmand An environmental organization suing the Irish government to challenge the country’s climate policy has appealed the dismissal of its case, and is…
Protesters urge the European Investment Bank to stop funding fossil fuel infrastructure. Photo credit: 350.org By Isabella Kaminski One of the world’s biggest lenders has said it will stop financing most fossil fuel projects by the end of 2021 to…
Norway argues its oil exploration does not exacerbate climate change because the oil it drills is largely burned elsewhere. Photo credit: Ekornesvaag, Svein Ove/AFP via Getty Images By Dana Drugmand In arguing against a lawsuit pushing for the invalidation of its oil leases in the Arctic, the Norwegian government defended the continued…
Germany's climate case was dismissed, but protesters claiming a right to a safe climate were heartened by the judge's ruling recognizing that right. Photo credit: Michele Tantussi/AFP via Getty Images By Dana Drugmand A German court has dismissed a climate lawsuit against the German government by three farming families and Greenpeace Germany. The Berlin Administrative…
The group of young people suing Canada's government over climate change appeared at a rally in Vancouver on Friday with teen activist Greta Thunberg. Photo credit: Mike Hudema via Twitter By Dana Drugmand A group of young Canadians is suing the federal government over climate change, an action that is part of a burgeoning global…
The UK Court of Appeal will decide whether the planned expansion of Heathrow should be allowed under current UK climate laws. Photo credit: Justin Tallas/AFP/Getty Images By Isabella Kaminski Climate activists in the United Kingdom have doubled down on attempts to stop the expansion of London’s Heathrow airport with fresh arguments that…