Climate Change Coastal Erosion Law 
Legal Planet
MARCH 3, 2025
Often described as a superfund for climate, these bills would require the oil and gas sector to pay into a fund to cover costs related to their emissions. This Climate Superfund Fund would be created in the State Treasury. Disadvantaged communities are hit first and worst by extreme weather events and climate-related disasters.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
The foundational document of international human rights law is the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By recognizing and documenting the threat of climate change to cultural heritage, we add one more important layer of rights-based obligations to hold nations accountable for reducing carbon emissions.
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Law Columbia
APRIL 9, 2024
In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.
Law Columbia
MAY 7, 2025
The request follows similar initiatives at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (ITLOS, see here and here ), the International Court of Justice (ICJ, see here and here ), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here ). 4, African Charter), the right to health (art.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.
The Energy Law
JUNE 2, 2020
Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. Thus, the cities and counties sought an order of abatement requiring the energy companies to fund a climate change adaptation program.
The Energy Law
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by energy companies in Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit. As discussed in more detail in our June 2nd post titled “Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. climate change litigation, as these cases continue to grow in number.
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