French Bank BNP Paribas Sued by NGOs Over Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Link February 27, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain Environmental and human rights activist groups said on Monday they had sued BNP Paribas, the eurozone’s biggest bank, for providing...
Update: Activists Sue BNP Over Energy Loans, TotalEnergies Over Human Rights February 23, 2023 By Mathieu Rosemain and America Hernandez Climate and human rights activists sued two of France’s biggest corporations over fossil fuel financing and alleged human rights abuses...
Austrian Children Take Government to Court Over Climate Change February 22, 2023 A dozen minors filed a lawsuit with Austria’s top court Tuesday seeking to force the government to ensure their constitutional...
Group of Institutional Investors Back Lawsuit Against Shell’s Board Over Climate Risk February 9, 2023 By Kirstin Ridley A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s board over alleged climate...
Climate Activists’ Attacks on Paintings Add to Insurers’ Worries About Threats to Art November 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Barbara Lewis Climate activists’ attacks on some of the world’s most precious paintings have added to insurers’ worries about the threat to...
Climate Activists Appear in UK Court After Throwing Soup on Van Gogh Painting October 17, 2022 By Sylvia Hui Three climate activists appeared in a London court on Saturday on charges of criminal damage after protests including throwing soup...
Climate Activists Ask Insurers to Withhold Cover for Giant Australian LNG Project October 5, 2022 By Alexandre Rajbhandari Climate NGOs are calling on insurers to withhold coverage for a giant LNG project and hold firm to their net...
Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case August 25, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Activists mounting one of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos...
Climate Change Lawsuits Are Exploding Globally, but Court Wins Are Few June 2, 2022 By Jeremy Hodges A year ago, a Dutch judge ordered Shell to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned. Victorious campaigners and...
Lloyd’s of London AGM to Go Virtual on Threat of Climate Protests May 11, 2022 Commercial insurance market Lloyd’s of London is encouraging members of its 100-odd syndicates to attend its annual general meeting next...