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A Year After the Shell Ruling: Big Victories & Next Steps for Climate Litigation

May 30, 2022 admin chevron, climate change, climate lawsuits, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, lawsuits, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, shell, total, totalenergies, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:52:34 +0000

Yesterday marked one year since the precedent-setting court ruling in the Netherlands, which ordered Shell to cut its activities’ carbon emissions by 45 percent compared to 2019 levels to align with the Paris climate agreement. The ruling was a landmark for climate litigation, demonstrating the potential power of the courts to help ensure a just climate future. […]

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Court Case In Hawaii Against Fossil Fuel Companies Passes Major Milestone

March 15, 2022 admin chevron, climate lawsuits, climate science, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, Hawaii, Honolulu, lawsuits, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, shell, sunoco

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:36:13 +0000

History was made in Hawaii recently when a state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking damages from major oil and gas companies for their climate disinformation campaigns can move forward in state court. The ruling sets an important precedent that the fossil fuel industry has been fighting to prevent in similar cases across the country. The case against ExxonMobil, […]

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Boulder Sued Big Oil For Climate Damages, Then The Marshall Fire Happened

February 6, 2022 admin boulder, climate lawsuits, COLORADO, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, lawsuits, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, suncor energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:27:07 +0000

By Elliott Negin Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy — owner of the only oil refinery in the state — for climate change-related damages and adaptation expenses. Boulder and its co-plaintiffs, Boulder County and San Miguel County, home to Telluride, estimated the damage caused by extreme weather events would cost them more than […]