This November marks the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is to be held in Glasgow. The COP is normally convened every year, and it represents the foremost opportunity for all the heads of state from around the world to come together and attempt to come to agreements on coordinated responses to the climate...
For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous climate change. Today, as a result of legal action brought by Friends of the Earth Netherlands (Milieudefensie) together with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organisations the court in The Hague ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10...
General Background We have lived in a society which, in the past, has been careless of the environment and the consequences of our actions can be clearly noticeable today, from the world-known “Global Warming” issue to the shortage of energy-producing resources. Moreover, air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world, causing...
