Tag: climate justice

New report details how more “climate-washing” lawsuits and complaints are being filed against corporations’ greenwashing than ever before, and experts warn complicit PR and ad firms could face legal risks.

“These racketeering cases should be viewed as a new legal front against the oil and gas industry.”

As pandemic restrictions fade, students are finding innovative ways to end higher ed's many ties to the fossil fuel industry.

The plaintiffs are claiming past and potential future damages, saying Eni’s policies violate the Paris Agreement.

Saving our civilization from impending environmental disaster is perhaps the one issue capable of uniting us.

"We have the tools, the knowledge, and the solutions," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "But we must pick up the pace."

“There are communities waiting for (toxic) sites to get cleaned up. They are waiting for infrastructure to be built so their communities don’t flood.”

“Young lawyers are being placed in an impossible position. We’re being told by our firms and regulators it’s a professional obligation to act for fossil fuel projects, knowing that doing so will poison our own future and all of life on Earth."

The IRA could be one pathway to delivering something real and tangible in communities where progressives do not usually organize.

“The repowering of Ravenswood with offshore wind is a community-driven approach to invest in a disadvantaged community and support New York in meeting its clean energy and economic goals.”