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Climate Litigation News and Case Updates | April 27-May 1, 2026
This page provides the latest climate litigation news, tracking key court decisions, new filings, and procedural developments from climate change lawsuits around the world. Updates are added on a rolling basis through the Climate Court Litigation Tracker, which monitors significant climate-related cases across national and international courts, including climate lawsuits, climate-related environmental litigation, biodiversity litigation, greenwashing cases, and corporate clim
Apr 282 min read
Climate Litigation News and Case Updates | April 20-24, 2026
This page provides the latest climate litigation news, tracking key court decisions, new filings, and procedural developments from climate change lawsuits around the world. Updates are added on a rolling basis through the Climate Court Litigation Tracker, which monitors significant climate-related cases across national and international courts, including climate lawsuits, climate-related environmental litigation, biodiversity litigation, greenwashing cases, and corporate clim
Apr 212 min read


ING’s Answer in the Milieudefensie Climate Case Is a Direct Challenge to the Legal Theory Behind Financed Emissions Claims
In perhaps one of the most important climate cases that is unfolding in 2026, we now have ING's statement of defence in Milieudefensie v ING. In this climate case against ING, rather than targeting a company for its own emissions, the claim focuses on what banks enable through their lending and investment portfolios (financed emissions). The core idea is that financial institutions can be required, as a matter of civil liability, to align their financing activities with cli
Apr 188 min read


Germany’s Top Civil Court Draws a Line on Corporate Climate Liability
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice has delivered a pair of closely watched rulings that go to the heart of a growing question in corporate climate liability: can private companies be required, through civil law, to align their conduct with global climate targets? In its decisions of 23 March 2026, the Court considered claims against a German automobile manufacturer seeking to restrict the continued production and sale of combustion-engine vehicles. The plaintiffs framed their
Apr 152 min read
Climate Litigation News and Case Updates | April 13-17, 2026
This page provides the latest climate litigation news, tracking key court decisions, new filings, and procedural developments from climate change lawsuits around the world. Updates are added on a rolling basis through the Climate Court Litigation Tracker , which monitors significant climate-related cases across national and international courts, including climate lawsuits, climate-related environmental litigation, biodiversity litigation, greenwashing cases, and corporate cl
Apr 132 min read
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