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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

Law Columbia

Over the last decade, courts, legislatures and various bodies of government in countries around the world have sought and won ecosystem protection through nature rights. The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. What countries have declared rights of nature?

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Guest Commentary: An Unexpected Success for Czech Climate Litigation

Law Columbia

Moreover, with this strategic litigation, the Czech Republic joins the list of countries where citizens are challenging governments’ overall responses to climate change. In April 2021, a group of Czech citizens filed a case against the national government for its inaction on climate change. On the claim against the government.

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Australian Federal Court dismisses the novel duty of care previously found in Sharma: what does it mean for future climate litigation in Australia?

Law Columbia

The webinar covered the background of the case as well as the 2021 decision which was now reversed. 2021 Federal Court Decision . In May 2021, the Court dismissed the application for an injunction. The Full Federal Court heard the appeal in October 2021. The Minister subsequently appealed the decision.

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Guest commentary: A ground-breaking judgment in Germany

Law Columbia

On April 29, 2021 the German Constitutional Court (the Bundesverfassungsgericht, or GCC) rendered a ground-breaking judgment, requiring the German government to establish specific plans to achieve its mid-century greenhouse gas emissions goal. (An Government of Ireland (Supreme Court of Ireland, July 31, 2020), available at [link].

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 23] In response to Fukushima, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear plants and the cost of electricity went up. trillion. [25]