Companies face climate litigation risk from internal inconsistency, not lack of ambition -report
Companies face growing exposure to climate litigation not from a lack of environmental ambition but from gaps between public commitments and operational reality, a report published on Thursday found.
Read MoreUS court blocks parts of Trump-led wind, solar restrictions in early-stage ruling
A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction against several Trump-era agency actions that had slowed or constrained wind and solar project permitting, siding in part with renewable energy groups challenging the measures.
Read MoreCourt dismisses Greenpeace greenwashing case against Woodside Energy
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed a climate-related lawsuit brought by Greenpeace against Woodside Energy.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Investment treaty expansion to offer carbon investors greater legal protection, lawyer says
Investors will enjoy a new avenue for legal recourse against host countries’ interventions into carbon credit projects as certain business-oriented states pursue expansions in their international investment treaties, a Singapore-based lawyer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreSCOTUS hands oil companies win in Louisiana coastal lawsuits over historic oil activity
The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Friday handed oil companies a boost in their fight with Louisiana officials over coastal damage costs, siding with Chevron in a case that could shape similar claims against other oil and gas players, including Exxon Mobil.
Read MoreUS judge dismisses Trump administration effort to stop Hawaii climate case
A US District Court judge rejected a request from the US Department of Justice to block Hawaii from challenging fossil fuel companies regarding climate change impacts.
Read MoreUS says UNFCCC exit strengthens case against New York ‘superfund’ law
The Trump administration argued in a court filing last week that its planned withdrawal from the UN climate treaty reinforces – rather than weakens – its argument that New York’s climate liability superfund law unlawfully intrudes on federal authority.
Read MoreEU top court strikes down Hungary CO2 tax on free ETS allowances
The EU’s top court ruled on Thursday that Hungary cannot impose a tax on CO2 emissions from installations receiving significant free EU ETS allowances where that measure neutralises the value of those permits and undermines the bloc’s carbon market design.
Read MorePuerto Rico municipalities seek revival of hurricane damages case against oil majors
More than three dozen municipalities in Puerto Rico told a federal appeals court on Monday that their claims against major fossil-fuel companies over hurricane damages are timely because an alleged decades-long campaign to obscure climate science delayed discovery of the facts needed to sue.
Read MoreUS Alien Tort Statute could support claims over harms linked to carbon projects abroad -analysis
Foreign plaintiffs could use a long-standing US human rights statute to bring claims against companies involved in harmful carbon offset projects, despite recent court rulings narrowing its scope, a recently-published legal analysis argued.
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