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Net Zero: Dutch court forces Shell to significantly reduce emissions

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on May 27, 2021 12:28pm The Lead The case was brought forward by the Friends of Earth, a group of seven environmental and human rights organizations, and some 17,000 Dutch citizens in 2018. According to the Friends of Earth, Wednesday’s ruling marked the first time a company has been legally obliged to align its policies with the Paris climate accords. “This is a turning point in history. This case is unique because it is the first time a judge has ordered a large polluting corporation to comply with the Paris climate agreement. This ruling may also have major consequences for other big polluters,” said Roger Cox, a lawyer for the Friends of the Earth Netherlands.

Australian court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis

First published on Wed 26 May 2021 21.50 EDT The federal court of Australia has found the environment minister, Sussan Ley, has a duty of care to protect young people from the climate crisis in a judgment hailed by lawyers and teenagers who brought the case as a world first. Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun had sought an injunction to prevent Ley approving a proposal by Whitehaven Coal to expand the Vickery coalmine in northern New South Wales, arguing the minister had a common law duty of care to protect younger people against future harm from climate change. Justice Mordecai Bromberg found the minister had a duty of care to not act in a way that would cause future harm to younger people. But he did not grant the injunction as he was not satisfied the minister would breach her duty of care.

Australian students claim global first legal victory after Federal Court finds the government has a duty of care over climate change impacts

A group of Australian children have hailed a “global first” Federal Court decision, which acknowledged the government owes them a duty of care when considering projects which may accelerate climate change. Federal Court Justice Mordecai Bromberg did not grant the students’ proposed injunction on a NSW coal mine expansion, but acknowledged Environment Minister Sussan Ley owes future generations a duty of care. The ruling is a “giant leap forward in climate litigation in Australia,” said lawyer David Barnden, who represented the children. A group of Australian children has claimed an unprecedented legal victory over the Federal Government, after the Federal Court found Environment Minister Sussan Ley has a duty of care to future generations when considering projects which may accelerate climate change.

Australian teenagers lose bid to block coal mine expansion

Australian teenagers lose bid to block coal mine expansion
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