Focus on Courts
UK Government faces High Court challenge over ‘inadequate’ climate plans
The UK Government is facing a High Court challenge from campaigners who claim it has left the country “completely under-prepared” for the impacts...
Reconsider Enbridge Line 5 pipeline shutdown order: Biden administration
The Biden administration has urged a U.S. appeals court to tell a lower court to rethink its order that would require Canadian operator...
Swiss press say ‘absurd’ climate ruling could harm democracy
Media raises concerns that European Court of Human Rights' ruling in favour of women's group could undermine democracy with "activisit jurisprudence", newspapers warn.
After Swiss women win big, where do US climate cases stand?
Several legal suits brought by young people in the United States are pending, but the outcome is uncertain even after a landmark European...
Court upholds California’s authority to set nation-leading vehicle emission rules
California can continue to set its own nation-leading vehicle emissions standards, a federal court ruled Tuesday.
Europe’s top court tells nations to shield people from climate change in case with wide implications
Europe’s highest human rights court has ruled that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change.
Reaction to Swiss women’s victory in landmark climate court case
Europe's top human rights court ruled in favour of a group of Swiss women who said their government violated their human rights by...
