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📌Exceptional week for #ClimateLitigation: people around world working to leverage power of the law to hold govs accountable & advance #ClimateJustice!
➡️in THREAD below: short tour of developments in past days: many decisions pending but some very positive progress already👇1/9
➡️in THREAD below: short tour of developments in past days: many decisions pending but some very positive progress already👇1/9
1/ 🇳🇴 Norway: Supreme Court hears game-changing challenge by @Greenpeace & @NaturogUngdom vs. Arctic oil based on right to healthy environment as protected by Constitution. new dvp re: lack of transparency cld be turning point
#peoplevsoil #klimasøksmål bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#peoplevsoil #klimasøksmål bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
2/ 🇫🇷 France: State Council's public rapporteur gave last chance to gov to demonstrate compatibility of policies with climate obligations as gov failed so far to demonstrate that is has not “wrongfully faulted” on climate
#GrandeSynthe #LAffaireDuSiècle
lemonde.fr/planete/articl…
#GrandeSynthe #LAffaireDuSiècle
lemonde.fr/planete/articl…
Well, here’s a wild little story. Did you catch the @greenpeaceusa protest in Houston on debate day? They shut down the Hartman Bridge, a big shipping channel, in a #PeopleVsOil protest to urge candidates to “hold the fossil fuel industry accountable.” houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…
Welllll, despite the fact that pretty much everyone said this wasn’t a big problem, Harris County DA @kimoggforda decided to go the Trump/Barr route and prosecute the heck out of the protestors, including the spotters who were watching for safety. reuters.com/article/us-hou…
Now, & here’s some FRIDAY NIGHT LEGAL NEWS: We at @Justice_Collab have learned @kimoggforda’s @HarrisCountyDAO is seeking an absurd $100,000 bond for at least one of the protesters. These environmental activists staged a nonviolent protest; there’s no excuse for this high bail.
Why are we here? Only 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global carbon emissions since 1988. #PeopleVsOil (1/7)
Many of the refineries here are operated by some of those very companies, like ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, and Shell. #PeoplevsOil (2/7) bit.ly/2ue11eC
This is the largest petrochemical complex in the US, and the 2nd largest in the world. These facilities aren't only fueling the #ClimateCrisis, they're also threatening the health and lives... (3/7)
