Legal battles over climate change are already paying off. ... Swedish activist joined other youth climate protesters in front of the US Supreme Court on 2019, demanding action on climate change.

The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly ...

Member states must cooperate to tackle climate change and not take actions that set back environmental protections, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said in a non-binding advisory ...

The students’ filings are part of a global surge in legal action to address the climate crisis. ... the number of climate-change related legal cases more than doubled between 2015 and 2021.

Courts around the world are now playing a growing role in tackling climate change, stepping in as frustration grows over the slow pace of political action. Almost 3,000 climate-related lawsuits have ...

Legal action on climate change has become a global phenomenon, with lawsuits launched against governments and corporate interests in 28 countries so far, according to new research published Thursday.

Plaintiffs claim oil and gas companies nnew years ago that carbon emissions would lead to climate-related disasters.

Activists with environmentalist group Aktion Autofrei (“Action Car-free”) call for the expansion of climate-friendly public transportation by stopping a train loaded with Volkswagen vehicles ...

A waste management firm is taking legal action against a leading trade union involved in a long-running dispute over union ...

But legal experts say it could inspire similar legal strategies outside Europe and put added pressure on the U.S. to adopt stronger measures to combat climate change. Tuesday's ruling involved ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. On December 12, 2015, the 195 country parties to the United Nations’ climate body adopted the Paris Agreement on climate change. The accord was historic ...

The court found that climate change is a human rights issue, ... European court rules that climate action is a legal obligation. By Sara Schonhardt | 04/10/2024 06:17 AM EDT .