Climate litigation The climate harms of fossil fuels can no longer legally be ignored. "Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and possibly Australia." "Climate litigation involves taking governments or companies – and occasionally individuals – to court in a bid to hold them responsible for climate harms.Climate litigation is used because a court can legally require governments and companies to act, in a way that community opposition or political pressure can’t.
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It is particularly effective where government regulation is slow, weak or missing altogether." "Community groups now have a clear, High Court-endorsed basis to challenge approvals where authorities haven’t properly assessed a project’s full carbon footprint". "And last year, the International Court of Justice found countries are legally required to assess the effects of fossil fuel projects, both in their own jurisdictions and overseas." >> theconversation.com/australias… #FossilFuels #litigation #ClimateLitigation #coal #harm #NSW #law #governance #WillfullyIgnorant #climate #GHG #ICJ
