article thumbnail

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

Law Columbia

It contributes to increasing pressure against President Bolsonaro for widespread environmental damage across the country, resulting from a significant lack of climate action and the pervasive destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. Brazil (on deforestation and human rights ).

article thumbnail

Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill

Corp Watch

Repsol Sued in Class Action for $1 Billion Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill BNN Bloomberg PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:45 Monday, January 15, 2024 Read more Marcelo Rochabrun (Bloomberg) -- Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022.

2014 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Environmental activism in Latin America

Our Environment

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3]. According to global witness 64 of the 212 activists murdered came from Columbia, with South America being the worst affected region for activist killings since 2012 [6]. 2 pp 105-110. (2)

article thumbnail

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

Corp Watch

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law. Who's to blame?

article thumbnail

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

Corp Watch

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law. Who's to blame?

article thumbnail

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

Law Columbia

One formulation that has been suggested is, “What are the obligations under international law of a State for ensuring that activities under its jurisdiction or control that emit greenhouse gases do not cause, or substantially contribute to, serious damage to another State or State?” Once the opinion is issued, what impact would it have?

article thumbnail

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

Corp Watch

Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products. According to AB Chile, a food industry association, more than 1,500 items, or 20 percent of all products sold in Chile, have been reformulated in response to the law. Who's to blame?