Cornerstone Barristers’ Post

⚖ Climate litigation is reshaping climate policy around the world! From Urgenda's victory in the Netherlands to 2,000 older Swiss women suing their government, courts are holding governments and corporations accountable for climate inaction. With over 2,500 lawsuits globally, the impact is undeniable. These legal battles are changing the conversation on climate change and driving real policy shifts. For instance, the Dutch case pushed the government to order a 25% cut in emissions by 2020, setting ambitious climate actions into motion. Yet, even unsuccessful litigation sparks change by shaping public narratives and mobilizing civil society, showing that legal victories have a ripple effect beyond borders — shifting wider corporate behaviour and rattling the private sector and policymakers alike. #SHEChangesClimate #ClimatePolicy https://lnkd.in/dEhKb4Bn

🔔 Join us for this insightful discussion with Professor Michael Gerrard and Eran Sthoeger, Esq. about recent developments and future trends in climate litigation. 📆 It will take place on June 6, 2024, at 7pm ET, in person at New York City Bar Association, and via Zoom. ✅ Please register here: https://lnkd.in/g7udEUFD #internationallaw #climatelitigation

Backlash against cookie-cutter climate lawsuits is growing nationwide. Just last week, 20 attorneys general—including Texas—urged the U.S. Supreme Court to determine, once and for all, if state courts are the appropriate venue for these lawsuits. https://bit.ly/3xkc6xf #txlege #SCOTUS #climatechange #climate #lawsuits #courts

Learn everything about the NY Climate Act's grid reliability and the steps that NY's Public Service Commission may undertake that will have rippling effects through our economy in this column in the New York Law Journal by Karen Meara, chair of CLM's #Energy Sector, and Christopher Rizzo, chair of CLM's #Environmental and Land Use practice. #climatechange #newyorkstate #greenlegislation.  https://lnkd.in/eAVgykxu

❓What is the scope of directors' duties in relation to climate and nature risks?❓ In our latest💡Insights💡interview, Victoria Puxley speaks to Zaneta Sedilekova and Catherine Higham about the implications of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment's latest climate litigation report for directors' duties. 👇 The link is included in the comments below 👇 #directorsduties #corporategovernance #sustainability #climaterisk #naturerisk

🆕 📜 Important new article from Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Climate Advisory Opinion and the Future of Climate Responsibility. (linked in the first comment below) 👉🏽 In unpacking the ongoing climate advisory proceedings she writes: "Most important, however, is the question of legal consequences for States that have caused significant harm to the climate system. The Court’s answer to this question could pave the way for #reparation for climate damages and enhance #accountability." #ClimateReparations #RightToRemedy #ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #AOLetsGo

Directors have duties to manage risks. We now know these include climate and nature risks too. 💡In our interview with Victoria Puxley, Catherine Higham and I look into the recent climate litigation report by Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment and what its findings mean for directors’ duties. #directorsduties #corporategoverance #sustainability #climateirisk #naturerisk Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI)

Explore the global rise of climate litigation as legal battles shape climate change policy and hold governments and corporations accountable. READ the article at https://lnkd.in/e8u2GxYj.

What are the links between the August youth climate litigation victory in #SouthKorea and #Switzerland? And can both climate litigation victories trigger change across other cases and countries? Read in-depth coverage of the youth climate litigation win and a senior women's climate rights petition, in this article by SWI swissinfo.ch : https://lnkd.in/guzKA4ig #ClimateLitigation #CitizensRights #ClimateMovement

Thank you for supporting youth-led climate litigation in 2024! We accomplished so much together and no matter how difficult it may be in 2025 and beyond, we’re determined to ensuring children’s climate rights are protected in courts around the world. Learn more about our 2024 milestones from our Impact Report! Bit.ly/oct24impactreport #YouthvGov #ClimateWin #ClimateVictory #YouthPower #ClimateLitigation #ClimateAction #ClimateRights #ChildrensRights #ClimateJustice