ClientEarth

'Fundamentally flawed': ClientEarth launches legal action against Shell's board over climate plan

Risk

'Fundamentally flawed': ClientEarth launches legal action against Shell's board over climate plan

Environmental law charity set to argue board of directors’ is putting company’s future prosperity at risk in first-of-a-kind legal case

clock 15 March 2022 • 5 min read
Why ClientEarth is taking the government to court over its Net Zero Strategy - and why it matters

Net Zero Now

Why ClientEarth is taking the government to court over its Net Zero Strategy - and why it matters

BusinessGreen looks at the possible outcomes and potential implications of the latest legal challenges to the government's decarbonisation strategy

clock 13 January 2022 • 7 min read
'Pie-in-the-sky approach': Net Zero Strategy taken to court by environmental groups

Policy

'Pie-in-the-sky approach': Net Zero Strategy taken to court by environmental groups

Separate law suits filed by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth allege the government's flagship Net Zero Strategy focuses too heavily on unproven future technologies and could breach carbon budgets

clock 12 January 2022 • 5 min read
'Hypocrisy': Why top banks are getting slammed for working with Cambo oil field operators

Investment

'Hypocrisy': Why top banks are getting slammed for working with Cambo oil field operators

ClientEarth warns banks that fail to cut ties with firms engaged in oil and gas development face myriad reputational, litigation, and transition-related risks

clock 14 September 2021 • 5 min read
Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Risk

Supermarkets warned to ready themselves for plastic-related lawsuits

Food manufacturers and retailers could face legal action if they fail to tackle their reliance on plastic, according to ClientEarth

clock 10 September 2021 • 2 min read

Policy

ClientEarth sues Belgian National Bank over high-carbon corporate lending policies

Lawyers allege European Central Bank's quantitative easing programme undermines the EU’s emission reduction commitments because it favours high emitting companies

clock 13 April 2021 • 3 min read

Policy

'So far off track': UK air pollution data prompts court action warning

ClientEarth urges government to overhaul Clean Air Strategy as figures show UK is still off track for meeting a raft of legal targets

clock 19 March 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

Public ownership of private companies and net zero: What should governments do?

State ownership is likely to increase during a recession - the UK government should ensure state-owned firms adhere to climate risk and responsible investment principles, argue ClientEarth's James Thornton and the University of Oxford's Ben Caldecott...

clock 05 March 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Drax abandons plans for controversial 3.2GW gas power plant

Energy firm announces it will not develop new gas fired power at its site in North Yorkshire as it looks to focus on biomass and carbon capture plans

clock 25 February 2021 • 4 min read

Energy

Speculation mounts over future of Drax's controversial 3.2GW gas power project

Reports suggests energy giant could shelve plans for new gas plant, despite recent court victory

clock 11 February 2021 • 3 min read