Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Liability for Climate (In)Action: Who Will be Next?

CIEL Center for International Environmental Law
This summer, we celebrated a big win for the climate.  In a lawsuit brought by Urgenda and nearly 900 co-plaintiffs against the Dutch government (Urgenda Foundation et al. v. The Netherlands), the District Court of The Hague found that the government “acted negligently” when it adopted an unambitious climate policy that poses a threat to human rights in the Netherlands. More here.

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New Meta data centre could add up to $460 a year to Albertans’ electricity bills due to government policy

New Meta data centre could add up to $460 a year to Albertans'  electricity bills due to government policy. Story here.