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Blog October 25, 2023

California’s new ‘Climate Accountability Package’

California’s legislature recently passed two bills that impose significant mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large public...

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California’s new ‘Climate Accountability Package’
Blog August 29, 2023

The state of corporate climate litigation

The 2023 Global Climate Change Litigation Report indicates that, between July 2020 and December 2022, there were 630 climate change...

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The state of corporate climate litigation
Blog June 21, 2023

The ‘polluter pays’ principle: Proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act may usher in a new era for B.C. industrial companies

The B.C. government is proposing amendments to its Environmental Management Act that will require industrial companies to pay for a significant scale...

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The ‘polluter pays’ principle: Proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act may usher in a new era for B.C. industrial companies
Osler Update June 19, 2023

Canada recognizes a right to a healthy environment and changes its process for assessing toxic substances

On June 13, 2023, the long-in-the-making amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) were passed by the Senate and received royal...

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Osler Update June 5, 2023

First justiciable climate claim in Ontario – Mathur v. Ontario

Jennifer Fairfax, Ankita Gupta and Joaquin Arias discuss in an Update the first court decision in Ontario to find that a climate lawsuit is...

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Blog June 1, 2023

U.K. court dismisses unique claim against company’s directors over its climate plan

Last month, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed a unique action brought against the directors of Shell plc (Shell). Filed in February by...

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U.K. court dismisses unique claim against company’s directors over its climate plan
Osler Update May 26, 2023

Court dismisses claim against directors for company’s climate strategy

The decision from the High Court of England and Wales could discourage climate activists from pursuing similar claims in Canada.

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Blog May 3, 2023

First climate lawsuit against a commercial bank: NGOs take legal action against BNP Paribas for funding fossil-fuel development

On February 23, 2023, three NGOs – Friends of the Earth France, Notre Affaire à Tous, and Oxfam France – announced they commenced legal...

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First climate lawsuit against a commercial bank: NGOs take legal action against BNP Paribas for funding fossil-fuel development
Osler Update April 27, 2023

First climate lawsuit against a commercial bank: NGOs take legal action against BNP Paribas for funding fossil-fuel development

In an Update, Osler lawyers Jennifer Fairfax, Ankita Gupta and Joaquin Arias provide their analysis of the first climate-related lawsuit involving a...

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Blog March 16, 2023

Unique lawsuit against company’s directors takes aim at climate risks

U.K.–based environmental non-governmental organization ClientEarth took climate litigation to a new frontier last month when it filed a...

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Unique lawsuit against company’s directors takes aim at climate risks

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