“Federal judge demands Trump administration reveal how its drilling plans will fuel climate change”
Washington Post (20 March 2019), reporting on a ruling that blocks drilling on 300,000 acres of leases in Wyoming.
Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning [2019] NSWLEC 7
Indigenous Environmental Network v US Department of State, District Court of Montana, 8 November 2018 (XL Pipeline case)
Judge Blocks Disputed Keystone XL Pipeline in Setback for Trump
The Netherlands vs. Urgenda
The well anticipated judgment of the Hague Court of Appeal in the case of The Netherlands vs. Urgenda has given right to Urgenda. The Netherlands must, based on its duty of care, ensure that national greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by at least 25% by 2020. This is a remarkable development. Bravo!
https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2018:2610
McCormick et al., “Strategies in and outcomes of climate change litigation in the United States”
(2018) Nature Climate Change
"The courts have played a central role in climate policy, including the landmark Supreme Court case that led to the mandatory regulation of greenhouse gases by the United States. A wide variety of litigants have used the courts to affect policy outcomes at all scales. Therefore, to understand how the court addresses climate change is critical. Here we constructed and analysed a database of all the United State domestic climate lawsuits 1990–2016 (873), and collected qualitative data in the form of 78 in-depth interviews with litigants, involved scientists and advocates. We find proregulation litigants tend to win renewable energy and energy efficiency cases, and more frequently lose coal-fired power plant cases. Strategies such as the use of climate science and other science as well as collaboration in specific types of coalitions affect the outcomes of cases. Efforts to affect climate policy should consider these trends and outcomes."
Judge Throws Out New York Climate Lawsuit
California Sues Trump Administration Over Car Emissions Rules
"A coalition led by California sued the Trump administration over car emissions rules on Tuesday, escalating a revolt against a proposed rollback of fuel economy standards that threatens to split the country’s auto market."