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In this article from the online magazine Social Europe, two of the lawyers who fought the court case commented on in our previous post, describe the legal consequences of the ruling. The term “historic” may be well-deserved. Lawyers, sharpen your pencils!

A court case brought by a group of young environmental activists has succeeded in forcing the German government to step up its efforts to combat climate change. Judges in the country’s highest court ordered the government to strengthen legislation before the end of the year, to protect future generations — and the government has agreed.Continue reading “‘Historic’ German ruling says climate goals not tough enough”

Our online Climate Hustings took place on April 19th. Continue reading to access a recording… Nearly 200 people registered on Eventbrite. For reasons unknown, the upgrade to our Zoom license to accommodate everyone did not take effect, and so only 100 were able to attend. We apologise to those who were unable to join theContinue reading “Climate Hustings”

Representatives from the Greens, Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservatives will answer questions from the public, with Alan Heap, from Purple Monster, in the chair. To ask a question, please send it by the evening of Thursday April 8th, to info@warwickshireclimatealliance.org

The study estimates 10.2 million deaths in 2012 were due to fine particulates, dropping to 8.5 million in 2018. Of the 2012 total, 62% were in China (3.9 million) and India (2.5 million). The figures are more than twice as high as previously believed. See the Guardian report from Feb 9th and the published study,Continue reading “New study shows fine particulates from fossil fuels caused 8.5 million excess deaths in 2018”

Following up on yesterday’s post about the French “case of the century”, here is a link to a report from the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, released last month, on global climate litigation. By July 2020, the number of climate change cases had grown to more than 1,550, filed in 38 countries. Hopefully, this growingContinue reading “Climate change in the courts”

Four French environmental organisations, Oxfam France, Notre Affaire à tous, Fondation pour la Nature et l’Homme and Greenpeace France, took the French state to court for its failure to fulfil its commitments under the Paris climate accord — and won! A Guardian article from Feb 3rd, 2021 reports on the case. The Tribune Administratif de Paris,Continue reading “Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis”

— one of the key messages of the review by renowned Cambridge economist Sir Partha Dasgupta into biodiversity. The 600-page review was commissioned by the UK Treasury, the first time a national finance ministry has authorised a full assessment of the economic importance of nature. A similar Treasury-sponsored review in 2006, the Stern Report,  isContinue reading “To save the environment, drop GDP as the principal economic indicator”

From the announcement sent out on January 21st by the UK Government Cabinet Office and Alok Sharma MP, President of the COP26 Climate Talks: Applications have opened today to help shape the COP26 venue in Glasgow ahead of the crucial climate change talks later this year. Groups of all kinds have the opportunity to bringContinue reading “Call for groups to contribute to the COP26 climate summit”

The Guardian reports (13-1-2021) on a recent paper by a group of distinguished scientists, freely available in the online academic journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, Underestimating the challenges of avoiding a ghastly future. It surveys a large body of published work and draws a sombre conclusion. Besides documenting the ongoing Sixth Extinction, it considers theContinue reading “Mankind’s ‘Global Ponzi Scheme’”