Dan A. Emmett's contributions reflect an emerging trend in which left-wing donors bankroll climate litigation and climate-related academic literature intended to influence judges.
#climatejustice #climatelitigation
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Climate change is in court. On 21 May in Brussels, Prof Corina Heri gives the Inaugural Odysseus Lecture at VUB on rights-based climate litigation, equity and human rights. #ClimateLitigation
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Looking for some climate hope? 🌟
If you haven't yet, make sure to check out our most recent podcast with Michelle Yonker-Argueta from @greenpeace.org at climateoptimists.co 🎉
#greenpeace #legalever #climateaction #climatelitigation #hope #reasonforhope #law #climatechange
Today in the Amsterdam Court, Greenpeace is facing down the billionaire bullies and corporate polluters who behave like the law doesn't apply to them.
We’re taking a Big Oil bully to court
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#slapp #climatelitigation
#SriAgenda today - Apr15 2pm CEST
Carbon Majors: The Future of Legal Accountability for Fossil Fuel Producers
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#carbonmajors #fossilfinance #fossilfueldivestment #climatelitigation #esglitigation #climatecrisis #sustainablefinance #esg #greenfinance
Was bleibt vom #Klima -Beschluss des BVerfG aus 2021? Damals wurde er als Durchbruch gefeiert. Er beeinflusste Klimaurteile weltweit.
Und heute? Ich hab mich für @table.media umgehört.
Fachleute sagen: Gerade wegen des gegenwärtigen Backlashs bleibt der Beschluss wichtig. #climatelitigation
This is a big win for Greenpeace against New Zealand's biggest polluter, the dairy industry colossus Fonterra.
The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its “100% New Zealand Grass Fed” claim is misleading and deceptive via @russelnorman.bsky.social
#GreenWashing #ClimateLitigation
Heute jährt sich auch der Klima-Beschluss des BVerfG zum fünften Mal.
Sein Kern:
Engagierter Klimaschutz heute muss sein, um die Freiheit künftiger Generationen zu schützen.
Schöne Aktion, das ins Bewusstsein zu rufen. ⬇️
#Klimaklagen #climatelitigation
"This exceptionally high legal bar effectively blocks most #climate accountability lawsuits in the state, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)."
#climatelitigation #Utah
"Climate Science in Legal Contexts: A Glossary of Key Terms for Lawyers" from @ucs.org, @granthamlse.bsky.social & @nyulaw.bsky.social provides simple definitions of scientific terminology for lawyers to understand these concepts in legal contexts. #ClimateLitigation #ScienceCommunication
US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
#ClimateLitigation www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/...
We've wrapped up our 3-day hearing v Minister of Climate Change at the Wgtn High Court. Now we await the Court's decision.
Thank you for all the support, from the ELI & Lawyers for Climate Action teams. Our final comments here: www.eli.org.nz/updates/clim...
#nzpol #climatelitigation #climatechange
We're about to get underway for the third and final day of our hearing against the Minister of Climate Change.
If you want to catch up on what happened in Court yesterday, this is a good summary from The Post. Thank you for all the support!
#nzpol #climatelitigation #climate
We're minutes away from getting underway at the High Court.
Here's a good summary of what is at stake: www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...
Thank you for all the support!
#climatelitigation
The countdown is on. With our friends Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, we’re taking the Minister of Climate Change to court for hitting delete on more than 35+ climate policies and having an “emissions reduction plan” that doesn’t actually reduce emissions (amongst other things).
#ClimateLitigation
We can't address climate harm without regulating the corporate activities that produce it.
Courts now evaluating if State climate commitments are implemented in practice, including failure to regulate high-emitting sectors.
#climatelitigation #bizhumanrights
We're in the High Court next week against the Minister for Climate Change. Helpfully, The Detail have done a deep dive into what our case is about. We're taking the case jointly with our colleagues at Lawyers for Climate Action NZ.
Well worth a listen or read. #nzpol #climatelitigation #climate
Youth fighting a fossil fuel mega-project in AK & challenging EPA's regulatory 'discounting' practice came before appellate courts this week urging that their cases be revived
More on the hearings here #climatelitigation @youthvgov.bsky.social
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You can read more about the case at Eli.org.nz and lawyersforclimateaction.nz.
We thank everyone for their support 🌎️
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#ClimateAction
#ClimateJustice
#ClimateActionNZ
#ClimateActionAotearoa
#ZeroCarbonAct
#NZlaw
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[1/6] Aux USA, des scientifiques dénoncent la suppression d’un chapitre sur le climat dans le "Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence", guide utilisé par les juges depuis 1994. Le texte a été retiré après la pression de 27 procureurs d’États républicains. #HGGSP #climate #climatelitigation #USA
The District Court of The Hague found the Dutch government had violated the human rights of residents of Bonaire.
This is a monumental win for climate justice. Learn more: elaw.org/trailblazing-bonaire-climate-case
#Bonaire #ClimateJustice #ClimateLitigation @greenpeace.org
Have you seen this joint statement from Climate Integrity and other leading voices, following further fossil fuel industry attacks on public interest climate litigation?
#climatelitigation
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⚡⚖️ Continuation (and end) of historic #climatelitigation hearing at Paris Judicial Court this afternoon in historic case against TotalEnergies.
👀 🧵 Follow in thread below for blow-by-blow reporting in English.
🧵 🇫🇷 See also here in French via @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/notr...
24/ ⏸️ Recess: this #ClimateLitigation hearing will resume at 13.45.
We will then hear from the parties (without the filter of their legal counsels) to:
🛢️ discuss TotalEnergies' vigilance plan's (in)adequacy
🌱 review whether TotalEnergies' inaction constitute a wrongful ecological prejudice.
⚖️ 🌐 🛢️ #ClimateLitigation update: court hearings continue at Paris Judicial Court in landmark case against TotalEnergies.
The hearing continues, with focus on the review of Total's vigilance plan & of injunctions sought by NGOs & municipalities.
🧵 Live coverage in thread 👇
14/ M. Chloé Delamourd takes the floor to focus on critical question at heart of many #ClimateLitigation cases: can fossil fuel producers' responsibility be triggered by the harm caused by their scope 3 emissions (read: emissions embedded in the products produced by a company)
