Rich polluting countries such as Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and US are short-changing poor countries by billions of dollars they need to cut emissions and adapt to the climate crisis, says Oxfam.
The European Commission has announced its decision to pursue legal actions against a host of EU countries for failing to comply with their environmental obligations under EU law.
Rovinari is one of Romania’s largest and most polluting power plants. The country's authorities have granted it a lifetime permit to operate, without ever assessing its disastrous environmental impacts.
ClientEarth has been running a campaign in Poland to boost recognition of how climate change is affecting everyone in the country, in ways they may not have recognised – and making the link between climate change and the heavy use of fossil fuels.
Expert environmental lawyers have told Germany’s ‘coal commission’ that the only clear route to ending coal-fired power in Germany is to put a dedicated law in place.