Honolulu pushes forward with a groundbreaking lawsuit against major oil companies to hold them accountable for climate change ...

As Australia’s courts rule yet again that climate is outside their jurisdiction, the ICJ made it a legal obligation for countries to act on the crisis.

The EPA’s decision does not alter CT's efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions but is likely to make it harder for it to ...

An opinion by the World Court finds new legal requirements in the Paris Agreement, raising legal questions about the U.S.

A new ruling from the World Court provides climate activists new tools for demanding accountability. On July 23, in a stunning 140 page advisory opinion, (ICJ, or World Court) held for the first time ...

The International Court of Justice, the world’s highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change “imperils all forms of life”. This followed a case brought by ...

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is ...

The UN Food Systems Summit+4 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) is happening from 27-29 July, in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by Ethiopia ...

The advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice is a legal milestone. Conceived by law students from small ...

Activists hold a protest during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 23, 2024.

CMS, Chiomenti, and other lawyers said the Italian Supreme Court decision could make energy companies and their funders more ...

Something good happened in The Hague this week. It came with a momentum worth keeping in the fight for climate justice ...