How we defeated Shell: A do-it-yourself manual for climate litigation

On May 26, 2021, we won the Climate Case against Shell. The judge ruled in this lawsuit that Shell must reduce its CO2 e...

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COP26 end to fossil fuel financing – welcome but hypocritical as action is still missing at home.

At the COP26 'energy day', the UK, US and 18 other countries announced an end to public financing for overseas fossil fu...

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Friends of the Earth International at the Glasgow COP26

MEDIA ADVISORY: Spokespeople available for comment and interview

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Shell’s appeal confirms its lack of commitment to tackling climate change

THE HAGEUE/AMSTERDAM, 20 JULY 2021 Shell's decision to appeal sends the "wrong signal" according to Milieudefensie’s ...

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“How we took on one of the world’s biggest polluters and won”

In a monumental victory for our planet and climate justice, a Dutch court has held a corporation liable for causing da...

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Historic victory: judge forces Shell to drastically reduce CO2 emissions.

The Hague, 26 May 2021 - For the first time in history, a judge has held a corporation liable for causing dangerous clim...

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13 years is too long for victims of Shell’s oil spills to wait for justice.

On Friday 29th January 2021, justice prevailed for the people of the oil-soaked Niger Delta. After a thirteen-year strug...

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Justice at last – Dutch court orders Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spill harm.

"Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle again...

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Nigerian farmers and Friends of the Earth win oil pollution case against Shell in historic ruling

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Shell awaits judgement as historic climate case hearings conclude in the Hague.

AMSTERDAM, 17 December 2020 - The business model of one of the world's biggest oil companies, Shell, hangs in the balanc...

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