‘Green lawfare’ under threat as campaigners face legal backlash

Activists are winning landmark climate litigation cases, only to see them overturned

Activists are winning landmark climate litigation cases, only to see them overturned

Dutch climate group Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) has formally notified Shell that it will file a second lawsuit against the oil giant, which it accuses of breaching its legal duty to reduce carbon emissions. The notice argues that…