Experts say the case has set a vital “blueprint” for holding governments to account over climate change.

A first-of-its-kind legal complaint in France aims to hold banks accountable for their work with companies that contribute to deforestation.

A UN expert calls for ending confidential arbitration agreements in development and trade treaties, which are forcing nations to roll back climate, enviro, human rights protections while owing fossil fuel companies billions in damages.

Portuguese young people claim their human rights have been violated, while accused countries argue the lawsuit should be thrown out.

The use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation to intimidate campaigners is a global trend.

Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks.

In an unprecedented move, nations under the U.N. Aarhus Convention to protect environmental rights vote to suspend Belarus’ rights under the treaty.

Campaigners have said they will appeal the decision and believe the government's plans are "more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever".

The case was brought by the coastal town of Grand-Synthe in northern France, particularly vulnerable to warming temperatures as sea levels rise.

England’s strategic road network is already responsible for more than 10 percent of the UK’s domestic carbon emissions.