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Climate Triumph in World’s Highest Court

The International Court of Justice at The Hague has ruled that countries are legally obliged to prevent harms caused by climate change.

Judges clarified the legal obligations that countries have to protect the Earth’s climate system for current and future generations.

They also clarified the legal consequences for nations that fail to do … … Read on …

Posted on 24 July 2025

Tax the Bitch

A poll of more than 15,000 people across 13 nations has been conducted on behalf of Oxfam and @greenpeace, resulting in a whopping 81% of people believing that governments should tax oil, gas and coal corporations for the environmental damage they cause, including wildfires, flooding and drought.

With this international survey … … Read on …

Posted on 22 June 2025

Insurers’ Internet Cables Cut

A new campaign group called Shut the System have kick-started a new phase of the climate activist movement, aiming to shut down key actors in the fossil fuel economy.

In January they cut the internet cables to offices of more than 400 insurance brokers in some of the UK’s major cities.

A spokesperson … … Read on …

Posted on 27 February 2025

Fossil Fuel Ads Banned in The Hague

It’s a world first! Ads that plug high-carbon products, such as flights and cars, are going to be banned in The Hague from 2025. 

Whilst there are examples of other cities such as Edinburgh in the UK making similar moves, none have yet gone this far. Sheffield, also in the UK, recently … … Read on …

Posted on 15 October 2024