Netherlands

This news article reports on recent climate related court cases against multi national companies in both Germany and the Netherlands.... Read more

This editorial article in The Guardian reflects on a recent court ruling against Shell over its carbon emissions. The article... Read more

This news article reports that three major oil companies were successfully challenged by both courts and shareholders over their carbon... Read more

This news article reports on a series of challenges against big oil companies by both shareholders and the courts. The... Read more

This article reflects on how shareholders, customers and the courts are challenging major oil companies to act on climate change.... Read more

In advance of the final judgement in the landmark Urgenda v. State of the Netherlands climate litigation case, this commentary shines the spotlight on whether human rights can serve as a basis for obliging states to reduce their emissions, and on the justifications behind the minimum 25 per cent emissions cut stipulated by the Hague District Court. Read more

In this paper the authors provide experimental evidence to illustrate that aversion to environmental inequality is as pronounced as aversion to income inequality and varies across different types of environmental quality. Read more

While multi-sectoral partnerships (MSPs) now form an increasingly popular and important part of the global climate and disaster risk governance... Read more