legal action

Having lost its appeal in the UK courts, Friends of the Earth is taking its claim against the government's climate adaptation strategy to the European Court of Human Rights

Oceana UK claims previous government failed to adequately consider threat to marine wildlife when granting 31 oil and gas drilling licences

TV presenter and conservationist writes to government threatening court action unless it recommits to phase-out timelines for gas boilers and internal combustion engine cars

Suit filed by ClientEarth could set a new precedent for climate-related litigation brought by investors against fossil fuel companies

You don’t have to work at a specialist environmental law firm to be a climate lawyer, writes the Chancery Lane Project’s Leonie Brabant

ClientEarth claims French food and drinks giant is among world’s biggest plastic producers, but is failing to take adequate action to reduce its footprint

Greenpeace claims government failed to assess full environmental impacts of Shell fossil fuel project in the North Sea

But environmentalists argue case forced government to accept oil and gas companies can make more money from subsidies than they pay in taxes