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Internal Shell Papers Reveal Neglect and $10.9 Billion Decommissioning Bill in Niger Delta

The disclosures could prompt regulatory probes and legal scrutiny over whether Shell shifted legacy cleanup costs by selling its onshore unit.

Dutch Court Orders Binding Climate Plan to Protect Bonaire, Citing Discrimination

Hague Court Orders Bonaire Climate Plan and Binding Targets After Finding State Failures

UN Flags Mexico’s Gulf LNG Plans as NGOs Press Sheinbaum to Revoke Permits

COP30 Closes With Voluntary Plan, No Binding Fossil-Fuel Phaseout

India Drops to 23rd in 2026 Climate Index Over Coal Reliance

European Parliament Backs 90% by 2040, Narrows Corporate Sustainability Rules

Vanuatu Pushes UN Vote to Operationalize ICJ Climate Ruling

ICJ Ruling Triggers Surge in Climate Lawsuits and Reparations Claims

ICJ Advisory Opinion Drives Uptick in Global Climate Litigation

International Court of Justice Rules Climate Inaction Could Violate Law

ICJ Declares Clean Environment a Human Right and Upholds 1.5°C Paris Commitment

UN’s Top Court Defines States’ Climate Obligations

ICJ Declares Clean Environment a Human Right, Defines State Climate Liabilities

ICJ Unanimously Finds Legal Duty for States to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

ICJ Issues Landmark Opinion Defining Climate Duties for Nations

Emissions from Israel’s Gaza Campaign Outstrip Those of More Than 100 Countries

Public Hearing Set on xAI’s Unpermitted Methane Turbines in Memphis

UN's Top Court Concludes First Week of Landmark Climate Change Hearings

UN Court Begins Historic Climate Change Hearings