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Climate Litigation
42 published works
EJIL: Talk!
Two Weeks in Review: 26 January—6 February 2026
The last two weeks have taken us from headlines to bylines and beyond. Front-page legal questions on USA-Greenland and Russia-Ukraine continue to occupy commentators. While others draw our attention to…
EJIL: Talk!
Climate Justice as Substantive Equality: What the Bonaire Judgment Adds to “Equity” in Climate Law
On Bonaire’s low-lying southern coast sit the so-called “slave huts”: small coral stone buildings that carry the physical memory of a colonial economy built on racialised coercion and extraction. In…
Climate Law Blog
Sabin Center Report Surveys the Climate Litigation Landscape in 2025
By Maria Antonia Tigre and Margaret Barry
Last week the Sabin Center published a report that looks back on climate litigation developments in 2025. This third installment in our year-end series provides a snapshot of how the…
Climate Law Blog
Greenwashing on Trial: The Paris Tribunal Finds TotalEnergies Misled Consumers with Its Carbon Neutrality Claims
By Elena Marro
Introduction On October 23, 2025, the Judicial Tribunal of Paris (Tribunal judiciaire de Paris) found in Greenpeace France and Others v. TotalEnergies SE and TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz France that…
GAVC Law
WeAreNature.Brussels: Brussels court halts further planning permits in Climate litigation first.
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E2 Law Blog
Shell Wins Appeal in Dutch Climate Ruling
By Marijn Bodelier, Samuel Garcia Nelen, Monisha Sardjoe
On 12 November 2024, the Court of Appeal in The Hague handed down its ruling in the appeal proceedings between Shell plc and Milieudefensie, a non-governmental organization. Shell appealed a…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Event 10/3: Climate Litigation Virtual Summit: Climate Rights Matters
On October 3, 2024, from 1:00-2:00pm EDT, the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources will hold a webinar exploring climate litigation. The program will feature panelists Jessica Simor, Melissa…
Food Safety News
Tyson sued for its climate speech
By Dan Flynn
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) denied the Environmental Working Group’s petition demanding more policing of climate claims as recently as Aug. 28. But EWG did not wait long…
Food Safety News
Food companies’ claims get more attention from the USDA
By Dan Flynn
The USDA has released new guidance for food companies that make animal-raising and climate claims about their food. This updated guideline makes recommendations to strengthen the documentation supporting animal-raising or…
Food Safety News
Food companies’ claims get more attention from the USDA
By Dan Flynn
The USDA has released new guidance for food companies that make animal-raising and climate claims about their food. This updated guideline makes recommendations to strengthen the documentation supporting animal-raising or…