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Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.
South African courts are increasingly handing down judgments that take into account the future climate damage that new developments may cause.
Women need legal aid to sue companies and governments over climate change damage to their communities.
With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas and courtrooms.
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.
Claims of sustainability or low-carbon flying are being challenged in court.
In a momentous case, young EU citizens will seek to draw among a range of principles from human rights, such as that of effectiveness, to arm-twist governments into impactful climate action.
A recently settled class action lawsuit against the Australian government could help drive greater disclosure of climate financial risk by governments, central banks and companies.
Here are four reasons their victory is so significant.
A case brought to the European Court of Human Rights could pressure countries to leave.
Green-lighting new gas projects is a code red for the Great Barrier Reef. But a new landmark federal court case may stop the Scarborough offshore gas project in its tracks.
Environment minister Sussan Ley successfully argued that she doesn’t have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change. Here’s why the judges unanimously ruled in her favour.
They argued the NSW Environment Protection Authority should take action on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. In an Aussie first, the court agreed.
IPCC reports are often used as legal tool for bringing the powerful to account. And the more Australia’s governments and businesses lag on climate change, the more litigation we’re likely to see.
To date, courts have often been reluctant to interfere in what is viewed as an issue best left to policymakers. These recent judgements, and others, suggest things are changing.
The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Six Portuguese youngsters say 33 countries have violated their human rights by causing climate change.
As the impacts of climate change escalate, bankruptcies and other corporate financial woes are likely to only increase.
Top contributors
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PhD Candidate, Melbourne Law School, and Research fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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A/Prof and Deputy Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor Lewis & Clark Law School (Fall 2019), Lewis & Clark
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Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Professor of Public International Law, Uppsala University
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Professor, Stockholm University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Directrice de recherche CNRS, juriste, spécialiste du changement climatique et du droit de l’environnement et la santé, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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PhD Candidate, Climate Litigation, University College Dublin
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Political Science, UCL
