The South African government has lost the country’s first climate change lawsuit after the hight court ruled against its plans for a coal-fired power station, the latest in a rising tide of international climate litigation. The North Gauteng high court agreed and ordered the government to reconsider its approval, taking into account a full climate change impact assessment. Dutch government ordered to cut carbon emissions in landmark ruling Read moreThe case comes shortly after a groundbreaking climate case decided last month in Austria. The political and social ripple effects of climate change cases are also enormous. It has also catalysed an unprecedented level of social mobilisation around climate change as an issue.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2017 14:03 UTC