Monarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy ruleThe Queen’s lawyers secretly lobbied Scottish Read More
Jul 28, 2021
Climate change
Jul 28, 2021
Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
Monarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy ruleThe Queen’s lawyers secretly lobbied Scottish Read More
Jul 26, 2021
Activists lose legal bid to stop £27bn roads plan for England
Climate campaigners appeal against judgment saying ministers are being ‘let off the hook’Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s Read More
Jul 26, 2021
Activists lose legal bid to stop £27bn roads plan for England
Climate campaigners appeal against judgment saying ministers are being ‘let off the hook’Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s Read More
Jul 14, 2021
EU’s green deal plans launched with ‘make-or-break decade’ warning
Crucial period in climate and biodiversity crises flagged at European Commission as sweeping legal targets announcedThe EU executive has unveiled Read More
Jun 22, 2021
Legal experts worldwide draw up ‘historic’ definition of ecocide
Draft law is intended to prosecute offences against the environmentLegal experts from across the globe have drawn up a “historic” definition of Read More
Jun 10, 2021
Polish government faces court action over failure to tackle climate crisis
Five citizens accuse government of failing to protect them from impacts of global heatingFive Polish citizens are taking their government to court Read More
Jun 01, 2021
Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil | Tessa Khan
The oil giants that have helped drive the climate crisis are finally being forced to take responsibility for their actionsOn a rainy afternoon in The Read More
Jun 01, 2021
Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil | Tessa Khan
The oil giants that have helped drive the climate crisis are finally being forced to take responsibility for their actionsOn a rainy afternoon in The Read More
May 10, 2021
Environment lawyer fined £5k for contempt in Heathrow case
Tim Crosland had claimed he had no choice but to protest against ‘deep immorality’ of backing third runwayEnvironmental lawyer Tim Crosland has been Read More
Apr 30, 2021
UK students sue government over human rights impact of climate crisis
Three claimants in their 20s say their rights to life have been breached because of inadequate roadmap to solve emergencyThe UK is being taken to Read More
Mar 01, 2021
‘A duty of care’: Australian teenagers take their climate crisis plea to court
Anj Sharma, 16, and her team hope to force change they say is not coming quickly enough from governmentEight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to Read More