legal action

Pension and investment fund managers have a duty to reduce the risk global warming poses to the world economy, green law firm warns

ClientEarth's James Thornton says asking courts to issue rulings that force polluters to change their behaviour could be the way forward in the tricky arena of climate-related litigation

The non-nuclear country claims subsidies granted to proposed nuclear plant are not 'in the general interest of all EU countries'

European Court of Justice rules lower VAT rates for energy saving contravenes EU law, potentially raising prices for homeowners

Motoko Aizawa of the Climate Bonds Initiative says there are a range of issues to be addressed, starting with the legal definition of green bonds

Supreme Court to decide whether ministers need to produce a new plan to tackle poor air quality

German co-operative Greenpeace Energy plans to contest EU decision to approve £34bn project at European Court of Justice

Austrian legal challenge over controversial EU subsidies for Hinkley Point C casts doubt over future of UK’s first planned nuclear reactor in 20 years

Tempus Energy challenges Capacity Market in European Court claiming it favours polluting power stations over cheaper demand reduction options

European Court of Justice set to rule on ongoing battle between UK government and ClientEarth over NO2 limits