Courts worldwide are increasingly being asked to set limits on government support for fossil fuels to keep the public safe.
In this blog I argue that State approval of new fossil fuel projects is incompatible with international law, and I examine what this means for upcoming cases. 1/3
Millions of people suffer from diseases caused by polluted air ๐ฎโ๐จ๐๐ฅ
@gaialisi.bsky.social, a @ox.ac.ukย DPhil student atย @greentempleton.bsky.social, looks at how medical and scientific evidence can help to hold governments and corporations responsible๐ฉโ๐ฌโ๏ธ
Today, in the @bmj.com, @gaialisi.bsky.social and I set out how developments in scientific evidence on the health impacts of climate change could pave the way for climate cases to follow in the footsteps of successful litigation on environmental pollution. Full piece here www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Swedish LULUCF is now about half what it was a decade ago
Finnish LULUCF has from a 30 MtCO2/yr sink to a 10MtCO2/yr source.
The drop in CO2 uptake on land (LULUCF) in Finland and Sweden isn't without political consequence.
Finland and Sweden now asking the EU for more flexibility. Norway has also made similar comments (but is not an EU member country).
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Out now: our new study shows that climate change caused nearly 1,700 heat-related deaths in Zรผrich over 50 years.
We assessed the effects of changing vulnerability to heat, heat-mortality within and outside of heatwaves, and the contribution of individual companies' emissions to heat deaths.
Klimasรธksmรฅlet fortsetter i Borgarting lagmannsrett!
I dag: Hvordan de tre oljefeltene vil pรฅvirke klima, natur og barn. Noen av vitnene:
- Dag Olav Hessen, professor i biologi
- Wim Thiery, bidragsyter til FNs klimapanels rapporter
- Elvira Gomez Snerte, medlem av @naturogungdom.bsky.social
โก โ๏ธ ๐ happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ, in ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ. ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐.
This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms.
๐งต live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context๐
๐จ Out now in @climate-policy.bsky.social: New research with @thomwetzer.bsky.social @rubenpruetz.bsky.social @joerirogelj.bsky.social Lavanya Rajamani, Marianne Wood and Ewan White: States are depending heavily on CO2 removal to meet climate targets, risking the Paris Agreement goal.
Greenwashing lawsuits - Judges across the world are proving sceptical of companiesโ attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits - report
Story by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
๐ฅ โ๏ธ #ClimateLitigation history happening right now at Higher Court of Hamm๐ฉ๐ช: follow with us this precedent-setting ruling in #SaulvsRWE.
๐ฃ๏ธ Today's decision cld be a turning point in efforts to make polluters pay for climate harms.
๐งต thread with context, insights from the Court & legal arguments๐
โ ๏ธWeโre challenging the EU Commissionโs undemocratic and rushed process to adopt the โOmnibusโ, which risks weakening key corporate accountability laws.
How we got hereโฌ๏ธ
Reports suggest that the EU Commission is considering, among other things, leaning on Article 6 carbon credits and carbon removals to reach a watered down 2040 climate target.
Fabiola De Simone and Federica Dossi explain why that would be a reckless approach: carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/04/08/t...
The EUโs 2030 climate and energy goals are within reach, but stronger national plans are needed.
ECNOโs updated briefing on 22 final updated NECPs highlights key opportunities for a climate neutral economy.
See how the EU can turn ambition into action: climateobservatory.eu/delivering-2...
BREAKING We're helping a group of Spanish residents take their authorities to court for not acting against intensive livestock pollution. Intensive pig & poultry rearing has made local life โunfeasibleโ. But authorities have failed to act to protect people's health.โฏNow residents are going to courtโฌ๏ธ
CO2 removal (CDR) is both essential and controversial because side-effects can undermine mitigation ambition and sustainable development.
As the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change @esabcc.bsky.social we advise the EU on how to navigate CDR opportunities and risks. (1/n)
BREAKING:
Greenpeace International files lawsuit against Energy Transfer in first use of EU anti-SLAPP Directive
"For too long, powerful corporations have used abusive lawsuits to silence critics and drain civil society organizations of their resources."
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Quote: "this case appears to be part of a shift towards more structural biodiversity challenges"
On 22 January 2025, the District Court of The Hague found the Netherlands in breach of the Habitats Directive and the Dutch nitrogen targets.
LAURA HILDT on the Habitats Directive as a tool for systemic biodiversity litigation:
verfassungsblog.de/the-habitats...
BREAKING We're challenging the @ec.europa.eu for sneakily making it harder for people to access documents.
It's an unlawful move that goes against several court rulings on access to information. Today, we're fighting for everyone's right to have a say in decisions that affect us all. ๐งต
๐งกA huge moment for human rights๐งก
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled for the first time that country's governments failng to properly address environmental pollution is a violation of the human right to life. www.clientearth.org/latest/press... (1/4)
๐ณA Dutch court has ordered the government to cut nitrogen pollution in protected nature areas by 2030.
Greenpeace Netherlands argued the government's failure to address critically high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution, mostly from farming and transport.
KlimaSeniorinnen update: things are heating up again. Last week, a group of NGOs (Greenpeace, Climate Litigation Network & 31 others) intervened in the Council of Europe's supervision of the execution of the judgment. Read their submission here: climatelitigationnetwork.org/wp-content/u...
The EU Commission must be ready to act. With @filippopfantozzi.bsky.social, we analyse the #FairerClimatePlans initiative led by 5 NGOs and the role of the Commission in ensuring the enforcement of its EU climate targets and policies. A must read!
Excited to join the panel discussion on challenging EU climate legislation alongside an incredible line-up of speakers! Info on how to attend in person below โฌ๏ธ
Happy to present at tomorrowโs workshop on legal avenues to challenge EU countriesโ #ClimatePlans - more info below ๐
