A proposed law change would end an activist’s landmark climate case. It also raises questions about whether NZ’s domestic laws match its global commitments.
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Two Traditional Owners from the Torres Strait Islands who took the Australian government to court over climate-related harms have lost their case.
Burundi’s government must balance strict climate regulations alongside promoting voluntary behaviour changes.
The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts.
By allowing a case against local greenhouse gas emitters to go ahead, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has opened the door to a new front in climate law – one that takes tikanga Māori into account.
Ghana needs strong political will to enhance its climate change regulation.
Climate and investment laws must align for the global south to get climate justice and achieve net-zero emissions.
If this case succeeds, it could set a precedent to hold major polluters responsible for the effects of climate change – even on the other side of the world.
Communities along the bank of the dam have been victims of injustice since the early 1960s.
Australians are increasingly fighting climate change in court. With more than 127 cases in a new United Nations report, Australia comes second only to the United States for climate litigation.
Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.
An elaborate scheme to shade Earth with millions of tonnes of Moon dust floating in space is unlikely to get off the ground.
The Federal Court has essentially said it can’t act. But the decision certainly doesn’t mean the government can’t act. In fact, that’s exactly who the judges indicated must.
The urgency of the climate crisis was overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic for a while, but the South African government displayed a renewed climate focus over the past year.
A ground-breaking court case in the Netherlands could influence the way Canadian courts rule on the government’s actions on climate change.
Two recent legal cases in Canada help explain the evolution of climate activism here and around the rest of the world.
Climate activists are using the ‘extraordinary emergency’ of climate change as a legal defence to justify law breaking.
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