New report details Big Polluters’ next Big Con

Amsterdam, 9 June 2021 – In the midst of virtual discussions of the UN climate treaty, a new report...

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Historic victory: judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions.

The Hague, 26 May 2021 - For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable...

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Business interests have hijacked the UN food systems summit

The United Nations agencies are warning that 270 million more people – over four times the UK population –...

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13 years is too long for victims of Shell’s oil spills to wait for justice.

On Friday 29th January 2021, justice prevailed for the people of the oil-soaked Niger Delta. After a thirteen-year struggle...

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Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth win oil pollution case against Shell in historic ruling

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Shell awaits judgement as historic climate case hearings conclude in the Hague.

AMSTERDAM, 17 December 2020 - The business model of one of the world's biggest oil companies, Shell, hangs in...

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Five years on, the Paris Agreement is a reminder that the root causes of the climate crisis remain unaddressed.

12 December 2020 marks the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, in which 197 countries agreed...

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Taking Shell to court: groundbreaking Dutch climate litigation case begins.

AMSTERDAM, 30 November 2020 - The groundbreaking Dutch climate case against Shell reaches the courtroom this December, with public...

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Despite COVID19 limitations, civil society drives momentum for historic UN binding treaty.

The sixth round of negotiations of the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Inter-governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) mandated to elaborate...

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Oil company Total back in Court for human rights violations in Uganda

On Wednesday 28 October, 10:30 am, the appeal hearing against oil giant Total will start in Versailles Court of...

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