LCAW26: Pacific states seek to turn ICJ climate opinion into fossil fuel action at Tuvalu summit
Pacific Island states are looking to next year’s Second Conference for the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Tuvalu as a key test of whether the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) landmark climate opinion can be translated into action on fossil fuel phase-out, speakers said on Tuesday.
Read MoreCalifornia sues to block US EPA bid to send clean air waivers to Congress
California sued the Trump administration on Monday over the US EPA’s decision to reclassify four state clean air waivers as rules subject to congressional review, arguing the move threatens the state’s authority to enforce long-standing vehicle and equipment emissions standards.
Read MoreSCOTUS rejects bid to review US EPA rule governing refrigerant phasedown
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has denied a petition by a Georgia-based refrigerants company to review the EPA’s phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Read MoreAnticipation litigation: Climate lawsuits seen to increasingly rely on consensus rather than causation
A growing body of climate litigation targeting major emitters may increasingly rely on broad scientific and political consensus rather than direct attribution of climate damages, according to a new academic study that identifies an emerging category of “anticipatory climate litigation”.
Read MoreTrump administration reaches deal to redirect $765 mln from offshore wind leases to gas, geothermal
Four federal offshore wind leases would be voluntarily terminated and $765 million redirected towards gas-fired power plants and geothermal generation under a settlement announced recently by the US Department of the Interior (DOI).
Read MoreVerra reinstates Northern Kenya grassland carbon project following community approval process
Carbon standard Verra has reinstated the Northern Kenya Grassland Carbon Project after a community formally reaffirmed its participation through a process conducted in line with Kenyan law.
Read MoreIwi, climate activists lodge complaint with UN rapporteur over NZ plans to ban tort claims
A coalition of Iwi leaders, climate activists, and an environmental non-profit have lodged a complaint with the UN’s human rights and climate change rapporteur over a New Zealand government proposal to restrict climate-related tort claims.
Read MoreTrump administration asks court to dismiss lawsuit over AI power supply dispute
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to intervene in and dismiss a Clean Air Act (CAA) citizen suit against xAI, arguing that the case threatens AI, energy, and national security interests and that federal enforcers can block private actions they choose not to pursue.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Paris 1.5C goal could give climate litigants new tool against weak domestic policies, scholar says
A new legal interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature goal could give climate litigants a fresh basis to challenge weak domestic climate policies and high-emitting projects, by treating states as having a due diligence obligation not to defeat the treaty’s object and purpose, a legal scholar told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCanadian environment groups sue Carney government over climate rollbacks
A group of Canadian nonprofits and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking a judicial review of its alleged failure to bring the Emissions Reduction Plan for 2030 (ERP) into compliance, listing over 30 instances of environmental rollbacks as of June.
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