Climate Litigation

Make Polluters Pay Campaign

September 21, 2023

California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

photo of a gavel being tapped on a courtroom desk; the judge's hand holding the gavel can barely be seen in the dark background

Ekaterina Bolovtsova/Pexels

July 18, 2023

Climate Litigation Is Spreading Around the World

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Kari Greer/US Forest Service

May 22, 2023

Western Wildfires are Burning Through Local and State Budgets

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

Chris LeBoutillier/Unsplash

May 10, 2023

An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

350.org

March 24, 2023

Rising Seas, Rising Stakes: The Case for an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion

Shaina Sadai
Hitz Fellow

A protestor holds up a sign reading "we demand climate justice" at a Climate Strike and march in Pittsburgh on 9/24/21.

Mark Dixon/Flickr

January 30, 2023

Six Ways Science Can Boost Climate Accountability in 2023

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Two people survey the devastation created by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, the morning after it hit

Roosevelt Skerrit/Flickr

January 30, 2023

Three Predictions for Climate Litigation in 2023

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Mike Mozart/JeepersMedia

May 26, 2022

A Year After the Shell Ruling: Big Victories and Next Steps for Climate Litigation

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash

April 18, 2022

How the Latest IPCC Reports Can Strengthen Climate Litigation Efforts

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Zetong Li/Unsplash

March 8, 2022

Court Case in Hawai’i Against Fossil Fuel Companies Passes Major Milestone

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Justin Goff/UK Govt

December 22, 2021

COP26: Five Key Takeaways on the Rising Tide of Climate Litigation

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

a gavel rests on a desk, with an image of Earth from outer space in the background

Tori Rector/Flickr

August 13, 2021

Four Lessons from a Scientist Working to Inform Climate Litigation

L. Delta Merner
Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation

Haze from wildfire smoke obscures a view of San Francisco from across the water. Everything in the photo appears yellow, orange, or brown with the pollution in the air.

Nick Herasimenka/Unsplash

August 4, 2021

Let’s Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay—Five Ways to Thwart Their Smokescreen

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

350org

May 25, 2021

ExxonMobil Shareholders Must Vote for New Leadership—Here’s Why

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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April 2, 2021

Six Ways Chevron Imperils Climate, Human Rights, and Racial Justice

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

350.org

October 6, 2020

Climate Litigation Spreads across the United States

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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October 22, 2019

Climate Change Lawsuits Against Fossil Fuel Companies Are Heating Up

Ken Kimmell
Former contributor

June 19, 2019

Yale Poll Finds Majority of Americans Think ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron and Other Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay for Climate Change Damage

Peter Frumhoff
Former Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist

350org

June 10, 2019

Reality Bites: Fossil Fuel Companies Face Climate Liability Claims After Decades of Denial

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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March 14, 2018

Two Major Climate Change Lawsuits Move Forward

Ken Kimmell
Former contributor