CO2: 422.99 ppmCourt rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven
Swiss women successfully argued their government must do more to protect their health
The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch.
The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. A lower court had thrown it out.
Did Austria’s rising temperatures violate this man’s human rights?
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.