The calm before the storm.
From reports to permits... There is a lot of waiting to go around in the last few weeks of January. So let's look at some lawsuits! Also, I'm already prepping to head back to DC!
Iâve been talking a lot about the upcoming second part of the Indian boarding school report, and the wait is starting to keep me up at night.
We are also anxiously anticipating a decision on the CP2 permits from the Department of Energy sometime in the next few weeks. I donât want to jump to conclusions about the decision, but there is quite a bit of what I would call Capital D Drama in DC over LNG right now.
I am also preparing to head back to DC!
Join us if you are in the area!
Sign and share the petition so folks can show their support from anywhere: https://www.stoplng.org/.
Letâs Tell the Department of Energy what to do!
In the meantime, I have been checking in with the Climate Lawsuit arena:
Climate change court is now in session - David Moscrop
The plaintiffs argue that the province is violating their Charter rights to equality, life, liberty, and security of the person. A judge dismissed the case last spring but noted that the provinceâs plan was not exactly rigorously rooted in scientific evidence. Now the plaintiffs are seeking an appeal, and this is just one of dozens of similar climate-related cases in Canada.
Dutch Caribbean islanders sue Netherlands over climate change. - the guardian
âLocated nearly 8,000km (about 5,000 miles) from the capital of the Netherlands, Bonaire has been a Dutch special municipality since 2010. But the Netherlands has been present on the island for about 400 years, and in 2022, the government apologised for enslaving its people.
As a low-lying island, Bonaire is likely to experience serious consequences from climate change, including extreme weather and sea-level rise.â
Pacific Coast Tribes Are Suing Big Oil for Climate Deception- Emily Sanders
âTwo Indigenous tribal governments on the northwest coast of Washington state are suing major oil and gas companies for their role in causing disastrous changes to the climate, which the tribes say have forced their communities on the Olympic Peninsula to relocate to higher ground.â
Latest documents unearthed by Dutch climate activist seen as âvaluable sourcesâ for litigators. By Matthew Green and Merel de Buck
âAmong the files, reported for the first time today by DeSmog and Follow The Money, and published on Climate Files, there is a 1970 industry journal article where Shell appears to accept responsibility for harms caused by its products. A trove of Shell publications from the 1980s and 1990s foresee the âmajor adverse changesâ the âgreenhouse effectâ is liable to cause to the climate.â
Eight years later, Oregon 'climate kids' case moves toward federal trial
After more than eight years, numerous motions to dismiss and months of settlement talks, Oregonâs landmark youth climate case finally appears headed to trial.Â
The case, Juliana v. U.S., was filed in 2015 by 21 young Oregonians who alleged the federal government had failed to protect their right to a stable climate.â
Firms could be liable for trillions in climate lawsuits - Oxford
âPolluting companies could be liable for trillions in damages from climate lawsuits, reveals new research from the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme.
The study, published in Science, suggests investors and regulators are not sufficiently considering these dangers when assessing companiesâ climate-related financial risks.
This misrepresentation results in investments in ill-advised projects and exposes both investors and regulators to unknown risks, exacerbating the financial pitfalls linked with climate change.
So far, 2,485 climate lawsuits have been filed worldwide.
Consequently, some of the planet's most substantial carbon emitters are facing increasing risks.
For instance, US oil and gas titan Chevron could be accountable for damages amounting to $8.5 trillion.â
As I said a few months ago, the climate lawsuit landscape changed really fast, and in our favor. The more lawsuits go to trial and win, the more precedent is set for the subsequent cases. Our task is to keep up public pressure as the trials proceed.
My work will be taking me to some new places this year, and it is all thanks to you! I am infinitely grateful for your continued support all this time! The newsletter is officially a year old and is still an important tool to organize my thoughts and convey my messages to you without having to navigate the algorithms on the various platforms.
For the orca people! I made a new design! We had a ton of fun playing with the idea of Yacht Sinking Univeristy: So prestigious, much wowâ¨.
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