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28 Feb 2023: Scientists pour cold water on UK aviation’s net zero ambitions

20 Feb 2023: EU taxonomy for aviation: Will Von der Leyen rubber stamp the biggest act of aviation greenwashing in decades?

16 Feb 2023: UK airlines: not paying for pollution

20 Jan 2023: Airlines to invoke EU freedoms to challenge green restrictions on short-haul flights

8 Dec 2022: Lawmakers agree to restrict EU carbon tax to flights within Europe

7 Nov 2022: Majority of employees expect top executives to set corporate flying reduction targets – new survey

10 Oct 2022: International air travel set for ‘aspirational’ 2050 net zero goal

7 Oct 2022: UN aviation body pushes back on transparency, influence concerns on sustainability talks

29 Sep 2022: Revealed: 5,000 empty ‘ghost flights’ in UK since 2019, data shows

27 Sep 2022: Calculating your vacation’s carbon footprint, one travel mode at a time

26 Sep 2022: Easyjet to stop offsetting CO2 emissions from December

23 Sep 2022: Activists subvert poster sites to shame aviation and ad industries

26 Aug 2022: Google accused of airbrushing carbon emissions in flight search results

22 Jul 2022: A 17-minute flight? The super-rich who have ‘absolute disregard for the planet'

8 Jul 2022: EU lawmakers stop controversial biofuels from fuelling planes

28 Jun 2022: MEPs vote to broaden the definition of ‘sustainable aviation fuels’

27 Jun 2022: Dutch government issues world-first cap on flights from European hub

24 Jun 2022: Secret Subsidies: How the Government is gifting free money to airlines via its carbon market

14 Jun 2022: Dutch group targets hydrogen-fuelled commercial flight in 2028

10 Jun 2022: Analysis of green jet fuel production in Europe

16 May 2022: Johnson’s ‘jet zero’ plan unrealistic and may make UK miss CO2 targets – report

10 May 2022: Just one of 50 aviation industry climate targets met, study finds

10 May 2022: Too few businesses pledge to reduce business flying, new corporate ranking finds

29 Apr 2022: Is it possible to fly to New York without emitting CO2?

29 Apr 2022: Climate impact of flying could be two thirds higher than thought

12 Apr 2022: Europe’s largest airlines claim net zero future whilst lobbying to weaken EU’s climate laws

8 Apr 2022: How much does air travel warm the planet? New report gives a figure

1 Apr 2022: Non-CO2 effects of aviation: Time to finally address aviation’s full climate impact

8 Mar 2022: The Guardian view on ghost flights: a symptom, not the disease

8 Mar 2022: Why “flying less” offers the best path to sustainable aviation

6 Dec 2021: US spending on airport expansion flies under the radar for climate activists

3 Dec 2021: British Airways looks to recycled cooking oil fuel to cut jet emissions

11 Nov 2021: Low-carbon aviation fuels are on the horizon. But for now, activists say we need to stay grounded

25 Oct 2021: Could flying electric ‘air taxis’ help fix urban transportation?

8 Oct 2021: IATA approves resolution for global aviation industry to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

4 Oct 2021: Greening measures will add around 8% to airline costs, EU estimates

6 Sep 2021: Climate impact of a transatlantic flight could cost global economy $3,000

5 Jul 2021: LEAK: EU to propose aviation fuel tax in green policy push

21 May 2021: Expansion of English airports could threaten climate commitments – report

6 May 2021: Airlines must reduce emissions instead of offsetting, say experts

29 Apr 2021: Aviation bosses embrace sustainable aviation fuels as path to green flying

26 Apr 2021: Fuelling a European recovery: Time to end aviation fuel tax exemption

12 Apr 2021: European business travellers say set to fly less after COVID-19

25 Mar 2021: Solo car journeys more harmful to the environment than flying: report

19 Mar 2021: Revealed: Unpublished EU analysis is scathing of airline CO2 deal

19 Mar 2021: Global airline emissions plan falls short of EU goals, Brussels advised

26 Feb 2021: EU announces fresh funding for ‘disruptive’ research into clean aircraft

22 Feb 2021: EU plans eco ranking for planes and flights - Welt am Sonntag

15 Feb 2021: Europe’s aviation sector launches ambitious plan to reach net zero by 2050

11 Feb 2021: Grounded by coronavirus lockdowns, aviation mustn't be allowed to return to carbon-heavy days: Report

11 Feb 2021: France scraps Paris airport expansion over climate concerns

4 Feb 2021: Recovering atmospheric carbon can make new fuel

14 Jan 2021: Airlines join NGO calls for tougher EU biofuel regulations

17 Dec 2020: Top UK court overturns block on Heathrow's third runway

4 Dec 2020: 1% ‘super emitters’ responsible for over 50% of aviation emissions

26 Nov 2020: Climate-busting plane pollution revealed by new EU study

12 Nov 2020: People plan to drive more post-Covid, climate poll shows

12 Oct 2020: UK Supreme Court hears climate case on Heathrow airport expansion

29 Sep 2020: Calculating the true climate impact of aviation emissions

28 Sep 2020: Supply chains generate massive carbon emissions

21 Sep 2020: Airbus reveals ‘zero-emission’ plane plan

4 Sep 2020: Global aviation accounts for 3.5 percent of human climate impact - aeronautics researchers

3 Jul 2020: Airlines’ climate obligations postponed as UN body endorses industry proposal

25 Jun 2020: Largest electric plane in Europe takes to the skies over the UK

25 Jun 2020: Shipping, aviation 2030 climate goals too weak, research finds

22 Jun 2020: Taxing jet-fuel still on the radar, despite aviation’s virus woes

11 Jun 2020: Carbon-neutral aircraft might work with ion drive

11 Jun 2020: Swiss parliament backs carbon surcharge on plane tickets

11 Jun 2020: ‘Final blow’ to aviation climate plan as EU agrees to weaken rules

2 Jun 2020: Green bailouts: relying on carbon offsetting will let polluting airlines off the hook

1 Jun 2020: EU urged not to mess with UN aviation rules

14 May 2020: UN aviation scheme to supplement, not replace EU carbon trading

7 May 2020: Economy bigwigs rank airline bailouts last on virus recovery wishlist

4 May 2020: Air France coronavirus bailout package to demand steep emissions cuts

27 Apr 2020: Coronavirus: airlines seek €12.8bn in bailouts without environmental conditions attached

20 Apr 2020: Austrian Airlines bailout to be linked to climate targets

7 Apr 2020: Airlines urge UN body to ease climate goals for 2020s as traffic collapses

2 Apr 2020: Big airline polluters grew emissions in 2019 ahead of expected COVID drop

26 Mar 2020: Coronavirus redraws battle lines on airline emissions

17 Mar 2020: Coronavirus may toughen airlines’ goals for curbing emissions in 2020s

13 Mar 2020: Ban short-haul flights for climate? In EU poll 62% say yes

6 Mar 2020: UN aviation agency weighs restrictions on carbon credits under fire by climate activists

6 Mar 2020: Delay aviation tax because of coronavirus, says airline boss

6 Mar 2020: Delay aviation tax because of coronavirus, says airline boss

28 Feb 2020: Heathrow airport expansion is unlawful, says UK court

20 Feb 2020: The French MEP bashing football clubs over their flying habit

7 Feb 2020: ‘Flight shame’? Europeans have never flown as frequently

5 Feb 2020: Ryanair accused of greenwash over carbon emissions claim

31 Jan 2020: Global airline group to launch carbon exchange platform to address climate change

13 Jan 2020: Sweden's air travel drops in year when 'flight shaming' took off

climate and environmental litigation

17 Mar 2023: Biden administration tells Supreme Court big oil climate cases belong in state court

28 Feb 2023: Climate campaigners sue BNP Paribas over fossil fuel finance

24 Jan 2023: Exxon’s predictions about the climate crisis may have increased its legal peril

23 Dec 2022: Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says

21 Oct 2022: New Jersey joins other states in suing fossil fuel industry, claiming links to climate change

18 Oct 2022: In Texas, a new study will determine where extreme weather hazards and environmental justice collide

11 Oct 2022: Courts or policies: which matters more for climate action in South Asia?

30 Sep 2022: Environmental rights are now human rights. What does this mean for climate litigation?

27 Sep 2022: German citizens sue government for right to breathe clean air

22 Sep 2022: Paris and New York join climate litigation against TotalEnergies

30 Aug 2022: How China’s courts implement climate policy

26 Aug 2022: Berlin’s transport sector emergency plan fails to pass muster

28 Jul 2022: Climate crisis ‘insufficient’ to halt oil and gas exploration, says New Zealand government

21 Jul 2022: Chinese court rules bitcoin mining harms the climate

8 Jul 2022: I led the US lawsuit against big tobacco for its harmful lies. Big oil is next

7 Jul 2022: Brazilian court world’s first to recognise Paris Agreement as human rights treaty

21 Jun 2022: Young people go to European court to stop treaty that aids fossil fuel investors

9 Jun 2022: Climate lawyers challenge EU support for gas pipelines

2 Jun 2022: Climate damage case breaks ground with German judges' visit to Peru glacier

6 May 2022: EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says

22 Mar 2022: NGOs sue Thailand government for failing to protect Thais from air pollution

15 Mar 2022: Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’

15 Mar 2022: Australia: Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules

24 Feb 2022: Supreme court case could restrict Biden’s effort to tackle climate cris

20 Jan 2022: Judge rejects campaigners’ bid to curb UK oil production

13 Jan 2022: Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners

13 Jan 2022: Activists behind Shell climate verdict target 30 multinationals

21 Dec 2021: Climate lawyer loses supreme court appeal over Heathrow leak

10 Dec 2021: UK tax breaks for oil and gas under scrutiny from climate activists

6 Dec 2021: As Delhi chokes, India’s supreme court is grappling with the air pollution crisis

6 Dec 2021: Environmental activists challenge ‘unlawful’ UK fossil fuel plan in high court

25 Nov 2021: Young activists sue Boris Johnson for failure to tackle climate crisis

18 Nov 2021: South Africa taken to court over plan for new coal power

18 Oct 2021: French court orders state to honour its climate commitments

11 Oct 2021: UN declares access to a clean environment a human right

4 Oct 2021: Is it time for the World Court to weigh in on climate change?

31 Aug 2021: Permit for Germany’s newest coal-fired power plant was invalid, court rules

26 Aug 2021: Santos sued for ‘clean fuel’ claims and net zero by 2040 target despite plans for fossil fuel expansion

15 Jul 2021: EU throws open courtroom doors for new wave of citizen climate litigations

30 Jun 2021: Shell court ruling is a wake-up call for governments to end fossil fuel support

30 Jun 2021: Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price

17 Jun 2021: NGOs take Norway to European Court over Arctic oil exploration

10 Jun 2021: Poland faces first citizen lawsuits over climate change

10 Jun 2021: Shell chief vows to bolster emissions strategy after court ruling

3 Jun 2021: Germany convicted for breaching EU air quality law

1 Jun 2021: Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds

1 Jun 2021: Climate lawsuits snowball as South Americans seek a healthy environment

28 May 2021: Why are climate campaigners turning to the courts?

27 May 2021: Australian court says mine approvals must consider climate harm

27 May 2021: Shell ordered to slash emissions 45% by 2030 in historic court ruling

25 May 2021: Poland will not comply with EU top court ruling on Turow, PM says

25 May 2021: EU court orders immediate halt to Turów mine in Poland

24 May 2021: EU court orders immediate halt to Turów mine in Poland

20 May 2021: Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling

17 May 2021: U.S. Supreme Court backs energy companies over Baltimore in climate case

6 May 2021: Germany raises ambition to net zero by 2045 after landmark court ruling

29 Apr 2021: ‘Historic’ German ruling says climate goals not tough enough

13 Apr 2021: Serbia forges ahead with China-backed coal power plant

8 Apr 2021: How children are taking European states to court over the climate crisis – and changing the law

5 Apr 2021: UK court urged to respect 1.5°C climate limit

8 Mar 2021: EU court raps Britain for air pollution

8 Mar 2021: EU court raps Britain for air pollution

1 Mar 2021: Since 2018, climate legal cases in Asia have risen by 185%

1 Mar 2021: 'A duty of care': Australian teenagers take their climate crisis plea to court

25 Feb 2021: Corporate climate polluters must pay for damage

4 Feb 2021: French court rules France not doing enough on climate change

1 Feb 2021: Environmentalists, farmers win Dutch court case over Shell Nigeria spills

28 Jan 2021: Monster serbian coal plants face legal action after ending hundreds of lives early

28 Jan 2021: European investment bank loses landmark case on ‘green’ scrutiny

21 Jan 2021: Legal bid to stop UK building Europe's biggest gas power plant fails

21 Dec 2020: Shell faces Dutch court in case testing how Paris climate goals apply to businesses

21 Dec 2020: WA court challenge launched against huge Burrup Hub gas project

17 Dec 2020: INSIGHT-Climate change turns up the heat on ad industry

17 Dec 2020: Ella Kissi-Debrah's mother calls for Clean Air Act in wake of landmark ruling

7 Dec 2020: Pollution inquest: Did a 9-year-old girl die from toxic London air?

30 Nov 2020: Shell in court over claims it hampered fossil fuels phase-out

23 Nov 2020: French court gives government three months to prove effective climate policy

19 Nov 2020: Bolsonaro’s attack on the Amazon breaches Brazil’s constitution, climate lawyers argue

2 Nov 2020: Australian pension fund settles landmark climate lawsuit

29 Oct 2020: Swiss seniors sue government over climate change at European court

24 Sep 2020: Swiss appeals court reverses acquittal of Credit Suisse climate protesters

17 Sep 2020: Greenpeace targets Spain with climate change lawsuit

8 Sep 2020: Campaigners start legal challenge to UK's $1bn grant to Mozambique gas project

4 Sep 2020: Mexican court to hear youths' climate change case against government

4 Sep 2020: Six Portuguese youth file ‘unprecedented’ climate lawsuit against 33 countries

16 Jun 2020: Coronavirus: UK has legal duty to review air pollution targets, say lawyers

28 May 2020: U.S. states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback 2

26 May 2020: UK approval for biggest gas power station in Europe ruled legal

4 May 2020: Europe's largest gas plant - legal fight continues

4 May 2020: Measures taken in response to court ruling have yet to face much dissent, partly owing to coronavirus.

26 Mar 2020: U.S. court orders full environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline

6 Mar 2020: The government must abandon its fossil fuel power projects. If not, we’ll sue

6 Mar 2020: Is climate change urgent enough to justify a crime? A jury in Portland was asked to decide

28 Feb 2020: The Netherlands faces pressure as global ‘test case’ for deep emissions cuts in 2020

25 Feb 2020: Greenpeace asks Norway's supreme court to rule on Arctic oil