The court found that the government’s insufficient climate action violates the European Convention on Human Rights, & ordered it to swiftly set binding economy-wide emissions reduction targets & develop a detailed climate resiliency plan for Bonaire www.climateinthecourts.com/court-rules-...

BREAKING: The Hague District Court 🇳🇱 rules that the Dutch government's climate mitigation measures are insufficient & that it has failed to adequately protect residents of Bonaire (an overseas Dutch territory) from climate impacts, violating European #humanrights law Big #climatelitigation win

Fourth wind farm blocked by Trump is allowed to resume construction Trump is now 0-4 on this issue #EnergySky #GreenSky thehill.com/policy/energ...

The Bulletin was honored to welcome Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa as the guest speaker at the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement. Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement to hear her remarks: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

“Climate change is state violence too … these are not two separate emergencies competing for attention, but one story unfolding on different timelines.”

Michigan filed a lawsuit on Friday against BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, & API, alleging an "illicit conspiracy" to delay the energy transition, stifle competition from renewables & perpetuate market dominance of fossil fuels This case will be one to watch 👀 www.oneearthnow.org/p/michigan-s...

In a first, Europe generated more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.

New report out from @influencemap.bsky.social shows that an increasingly shrinking number of large fossil fuel producers generate a majority of global CO2 emissions insideclimatenews.org/news/2101202...

The administration "can't just say 'national security,' file a secret report and call it a day, a lawyer for Dominion, which is building what's poised to be the largest offshore wind farm in the US, told a federal judge at a hearing on Friday www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...

Today marks one year into President Trump's second term. And one thing has become clear: This puts corporations over people and the environment every time. “I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that President Trump is the most anti-conservation president we’ve seen,” said one policy expert.

"Dangerous climate breakdown has arrived, but with little sign that the world is prepared, or even paying serious attention" said @profbillmcguire.bsky.social The Trump admin is "actively lying about the science" on climate, @ucs.org's Carlos Martinez says www.oneearthnow.org/p/scientists...

"This is the reality that infuses 'Landman' with its most poignant pathos: It is a hell of the [oil] industry’s own making." For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

NEWS: The court has also overturned the stop work order on Empire Wind, granting the developer's motion for a preliminary injunction and allowing construction work to continue

API today unveiled its 2026 policy agenda One of its top priorities is stopping state climate liability laws and lawsuits #BigOil #climateliability

A federal court once again overturns the Trump admin's stop work order on Revolution Wind Judge Royce Lamberth ruled the Dept of Interior's suspension order was 'arbitrary & capricious' in violation of federal law www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

Big news in the "everyone's paying for climate change through higher home insurance rates" world. Hawai'i & New York are advancing legislation to protect people from rate hikes by taking Big Oil to court after disasters worsened by climate change. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

It is also an internationally wrongful act, as suggested by the world's highest court, the ICJ, in its climate change advisory opinion Yet another way the Trump regime is violating international law

"Later this week, a group of UN experts...is expected to release a statement citing the ICJ, warning the US and corporations that further contributing to the climate emergency risks violating international law and complicity in human rights violations" 👀

In a recent NYT piece, @oonahathaway.bsky.social warns that the Post WWII international legal system is on the brink of total collapse following the US military action in Venezuela This is all happening against the backdrop of a climate system that is also unraveling

Where do we go from here? Some experts warn the Post WWII international legal system now faces total collapse... And the move by Trump to exploit Venezuelan oil & abandon the UNFCCC & other global conventions comes at a time of accelerating climate breakdown www.oneearthnow.org/p/the-unrave...

While Trump kept the American people in the dark on his plans for Venezuela, Big Oil got a heads up “before and after” the attack. The public deserves to know if they’re footing the bill while oil companies reap profits. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips must answer.

"All they care about is enriching themselves," says energy expert Daniel Kammen. "This is a group of Neanderthals in power." "These people should all be prosecuted someday" he added. "I'm not joking. These people should be prosecuted." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

It is also an internationally wrongful act, as suggested by the world's highest court, the ICJ, in its climate change advisory opinion Yet another way the Trump regime is violating international law

The youth who won a historic climate lawsuit against their state gov are challenging new laws they say violate their right to a healthy environment... But the MT Supreme Court has rejected the case Youth activists now plan to file w/ the lower court www.climateinthecourts.com/montana-supr...

"There is a way to get out of the plastic pollution crisis" says @beyondplastics.bsky.social's Judith Enck The key, according to Enck's new book, is to get involved politically and work towards larger systemic change www.sierraclub.org/sierra/call-...

All signs point to Trump’s second term creating a hotter and less affordable future for Americans. Without new offshore turbines going up, millions of households across the Northeast will soon pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity. My latest 👇

Chevron CEO last month on Bloomberg TV: "The Venezuelan oil is sought after by US refiners...we're in discussions with the administration to ensure that we stay in compliance, that they understand the value that our presence [in Venezuela] brings to America" www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

What the Trump admin & its fossil fuel industry donors don't want you to know about offshore wind 👇 (h/t to @billmckibben.bsky.social for sharing!)

Trump began this administration with an executive order attacking offshore wind. A federal court held it to be illegal. 🧵

New England's grid operator: "canceling or delaying these projects will increase costs and risks to reliability in our region" Vineyard Wind is already supplying electricity to the region, & Revolution Wind was expected to come online in 2026

"This is a desperate rerun of the Trump admin's failed attempt to kill offshore wind–an effort the courts have already rejected"- @theclf.bsky.social's Kate Sinding Daly Sens. Whitehouse & Heinrich said the move leaves permitting reform talks “dead in the water” www.oneearthnow.org/p/trump-admi...

Trump's DOI has moved to freeze the federal leases for 5 offshore wind projects, "essentially gutting the country’s nascent offshore wind industry" The lease suspension incl. projects that were due to come online in 2026 & one that is already partially operating www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...

Trump and Doug Burgum are halting a 2.6 GW wind farm off the coast of Virginia that is already mostly built. It’s the largest project in the US. It was going to provide enough power for 660,000 homes. And it has significant local Republican support.

The court in Zug has ruled that a climate suit brought against Holcim is admissible, meaning it can be examined on the merits. Supporters of the plaintiffs say it is "an important step towards greater climate justice" Holcim says it intends to appeal www.climateinthecourts.com/court-advanc...

One of the few institutional ways still available in the US to push back against fossil fuel expansion: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🚨New from @fieldnotes.co + @drilledmedia.bsky.social: Energy Transfer has deployed a decade-old astroturf group it secretly funds in a bid to stop @greenpeace.org from suing it in Europe for intimidation: fieldnotes.co/reporting/en...

The central government of Japan faces a landmark lawsuit over its "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, jeopardising the health and livelihoods of approximately 450 plaintiffs

"Climate litigation is proving to be one of the most powerful tools we have to shift the dial in the favor of stronger climate action," says Climate Litigation Network's Sarah Mead New report from CLN looks back on 10 yrs of global #climatelitigation www.climateinthecourts.com/turn-to-the-...

New report from @climateintegrity.org re. climate ads from #BigOil over the last 25 yrs finds they perpetuate a false narrative that the oil industry is a leader in climate action In reality, the industry is expanding production & abandoning green promises insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

A year after the MT Supreme Court upheld a landmark trial court ruling recognizing young Montanans right to a stable climate, the youth are turning back to this court seeking to enforce the judgment & quash new laws restricting environmental protections www.climateinthecourts.com/youth-activi...

UPDATE: The lawsuit has now been filed at the Royal Court of Justice in London, following a notice sent to the company in Oct. "The case shows that no corporation operates in a vacuum. They cannot continue to contribute to climate harm with impunity” said PMJC's Aaron Pedrosa #climatelitigation

Youth activists who won a landmark constitutional climate case against their state government are headed back to court Held v. Montana II petition just filed w/ the MT supreme court, seeking to strike down several new state laws that weaken enviro protections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"A debt is not owed to Chevron. A debt is owed to the Amazonian families still waiting for truth, justice, and full reparation."​

This week Mongabay speaks with Senator @russfeingold.bsky.social about conservation & the climate As chair of the Campaign for Nature, Feingold emphasizes that nature is essential for a healthy society, despite what figures like Bill Gates have recently argued Hear his good thoughts here:

As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone. The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.

Trump admin loses once again in court A Massachusetts federal court has struck down Trump's Day 1 executive order halting all leasing & permitting of wind energy projects, finding the order to be arbitrary & capricious, and clearly unlawful

Offshore wind is happening in the U.S., despite the Trump administration’s hostility to it. I saw it up close, & from what I saw, these offshore turbines are co-existing with the marine environment & generating a reliable source of zero-carbon electricity www.oneearthnow.org/p/offshore-w...

"We see a direct correlation between Big Oil’s lies and the alarming increase of homeowners insurance due to the rising threat of natural disasters" said @classactionlaw.bsky.social's Steve Berman insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

Great question... Helpful overview here of the current energy policy landscape in New England, by E&E News' Ben Storrow www.eenews.net/articles/new...

CT's climate deception case against ExxonMobil, brought under the state's consumer protection law, is moving forward after a state court judge last week denied the company's bid to have it dismissed www.climateinthecourts.com/connecticut-...