Highlighting Exxon Suit, Investors Urge Firms to Keep Shareholder Spats Out of Court May 28, 2024 A group of around 40 large European and American institutional investors on Tuesday urged companies to refrain from taking shareholders...
Banks, Insurers Targeted as Climate Group Seeks EU Review of Deforestation Rule February 28, 2024 By Natasha White Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation...
French Climate Damage Measures Came Late but Were Sufficient, Court Rules December 27, 2023 By Nicolas Delame and Tassilo Hummel France’s moves to limit climate damage came late but were sufficient, a French court ruled on Friday, in a blow...
Climate Activists, Greenpeace and Uplift, Sue UK Over Rosebank Oil Field December 19, 2023 By Laura Hurst Greenpeace UK and climate campaigner Uplift filed separate legal challenges in Scotland seeking to rescind government approval for the Rosebank...
Climate Activists, Companies Lawyer Up for Courtroom Battles November 22, 2023 By Gloria Dickie As global temperatures and emissions climb, people are increasingly turning to courtrooms to challenge fossil fuel companies’ activities, leading to...
Shell Sues Greenpeace for $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Oil Production Vessel November 9, 2023 By Shadia Nasralla Shell is suing Greenpeace for $2.1 million in damages after the environmental group’s activists boarded the company’s oil production vessel...
Mercenary Hackers Stole Data Exxon Cited in Climate Lawsuits: US Prosecutors October 13, 2023 By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing U.S. prosecutors say an Israeli private investigator used hackers to steal emails from climate activists who were campaigning against American...
Youth vs Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ Climate Trial Unfolds at Human Rights Court September 29, 2023 By Catarina Demony Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves went head-to-head with 32 European governments on Wednesday...
Climate Activists Sue EU for Labeling Gas and Nuclear Investments as ‘Green’ April 18, 2023 By Kate Abnett Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European...
Climate Activists Tell Insurance CEOs to Stop Covering Carbon Projects ‘Immediately’ March 28, 2023 A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company bosses to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects...