Remove 2010 Remove 2012 Remove Government Remove Rainforest
article thumbnail

A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.

article thumbnail

Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Nestlé, Mars among chocolate makers criticised in cocoa-sourcing report

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?

article thumbnail

Taking Climate Change to the International Court of Justice: Legal and Procedural Issues

Law Columbia

They are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council upon the nomination of their home governments. The Pulp Mills case between Argentina and Uruguay of 2010 spoke of environmental impact assessment as a principle of customary international law. It sits in the Hague. It has 15 judges.

article thumbnail

Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

Nestlé Accused Of Exploiting Water Supplies For Bottled Brands Worldcrunch | January 19, 2012 In the small Pakistani community of Bhati Dilwan, a former village councilor says children are being sickened by filthy water. Pakistan: Poisoning The Well? Who's to blame?

article thumbnail

February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Montana Federal Court Agreed to Consider Keystone XL-Specific Documents and 2012 Biological Opinion in Challenge to Authorization Under Nationwide Permit. Williams , No. 19-cv-6855 (E.D.N.Y. C076888 (Cal.

2020 40