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The last-ditch legal attempt to stop EACOP

The last-ditch legal attempt to stop EACOP

Ugandan and Tanzanian campaigners are preparing to go to court next week in a last-ditch attempt to block a massive polluting oil pipeline running through their countries, while activists face jail for protesting against the project. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been in development for years as

'A very bureaucratic approach to the most existential threat of the century': Neubauer and the German climate case three years on

'A very bureaucratic approach to the most existential threat of the century': Neubauer and the German climate case three years on

A spate of constitutional complaints against the German government’s handling of the climate crisis were launched following Urgenda’s success in the Netherlands. But as is often the case with strategic litigation, the landmark judgment delivered in 2021 has had a mixture of victories, failures and unintended consequences. To

The next climate lawsuits at the European Court of Human Rights are nearly as important as the first

The next climate lawsuits at the European Court of Human Rights are nearly as important as the first

Climate activists had major cause to celebrate in the spring when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepted the arguments of a group of older Swiss women known as the KlimaSeniorinnen that their government’s failure to do enough to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions was a clear

‘Disturbing’ rise in just transition lawsuits threatens to derail energy transition

‘Disturbing’ rise in just transition lawsuits threatens to derail energy transition

Mining bauxite is a lucrative industry in Jamaica, as is refining it into aluminium. Demand for the light, flexible metal has grown to satisfy an insatiable global demand for everything from aircraft and building materials to technologies essential for a transition to clean energy such as solar panels, wind turbines

Right to a healthy environment plays ‘key role’ in safeguarding climate

Right to a healthy environment plays ‘key role’ in safeguarding climate

I first heard of David R Boyd as the Optimistic Environmentalist, a book I was gifted by my father at a particularly low point where I needed to hear from someone who was honest about the environmental crises the world faces but sought to celebrate the victories along the way

Inglorious bustards: How an endangered bird could reshape climate justice in India

Inglorious bustards: How an endangered bird could reshape climate justice in India

The Great Indian Bustard is an unassuming bird despite its size, dressing like a dowdy office worker and holding its long neck with a permanently alert-looking tilt. It once roamed across most of north-western and west-central India, but is now critically endangered and can only be found in the states

States urge Inter-American Court to address climate compensation during landmark hearing

States urge Inter-American Court to address climate compensation during landmark hearing

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to clearly address the issue of compensation in order to avoid issuing a “rich person’s” charter on climate change. During the start of a landmark hearing yesterday at the University of the West Indies, near Barbados’ capital of Bridgetown, a