New Zealand Ombudsman upholds complaint over climate litigation OIA response
New Zealand’s Ombudsman has found that the Prime Minister’s office acted unreasonably in its response to an Official Information Act request relating to a long-running climate lawsuit, upholding an NGO complaint over the matter.Â
Read More$6 mln offset project buyout collapses after purchaser said to miss closing payment
A planned $6 million buyout of a portfolio of offset projects has collapsed after the purchaser failed to make the required closing payment by the contractual deadline, leaving the original agreement in place and setting the stage for potential legal action, according to a company announcement late Tuesday.
Read MoreWashington’s highest court upholds farm fuel exemption under cap-and-invest programme
The Supreme Court of Washington ruled in favour of the state’s Department of Ecology (ECY) regarding the agriculture fuel exemption for fuel suppliers within the carbon cap-and-invest programme, ending a dispute brought by an agricultural association.
Read MoreVerra review finds no evidence of historical safeguards breaches at withdrawn Kariba REDD+ project
Verra has concluded the safeguards component of its quality control review (QCR) of the Kariba REDD+ carbon project, with independent auditors finding no evidence that the project breached the standard’s rules during the period covered by their original assessments.
Read MoreEU risks litigation if it drops binding forestry climate goal, WWF warns
The EU risks exposing itself to legal challenges if it weakens or abandons binding targets for carbon removals from forestry and land use as part of its post-2030 climate framework, according to a new legal analysis commissioned by WWF and published on Tuesday.
Read MoreNew Zealand activist lodges High Court case against govt’s plan to block tort-based climate litigation
A prominent Iwi leader has filed a case in New Zealand’s High Court challenging the government’s amendments to block tort-based climate litigation.
Read MoreParis court finds TotalEnergies in breach of legal duty to tackle Scope 3 emissions
A Paris court has ordered TotalEnergies to overhaul its climate vigilance plan within six months, ruling that the French oil major breached its legal duty to address the climate risks posed by its activities and products, including so-called Scope 3 emissions generated when its oil and gas are burned.
Read MoreOne in five US climate lawsuits now target Trump rollbacks -report
Lawsuits seeking to block the Trump administration’s rollback of climate policies accounted for around one-fifth of all US climate litigation filed in 2025, reflecting an unprecedented shift towards using the courts to defend existing climate rules, according to a report published on Thursday.
Read MoreAustralians file UN case over country’s coal, gas exports
A group of 10 Australians have filed a legal case with the UN claiming the Australian government is violating their human rights by continuing to support companies exporting coal and gas.
Read MoreCalifornia prepares to sue Trump administration over federal buyout of offshore wind deal
A key state regulatory agency in California filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue against the US Department of the Interior for an allegedly unlawful buyout of an offshore wind project planned on the West Coast.
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