Across the world, courts continue to play a critical role in climate action and accountability, and climate litigation is expanding and deepening. A glimpse of the latest developments abroad and in South Africa ⬇️🧵 1. In June, five European claimants, aged 17-31, launched proceedings in the European Court of Human Rights, asking the court to order their governments to exit the Energy Charter Treaty, which allows oil and gas firms to sue governments for lost profits.
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While we wait for the hearing of the next court application to stop @Shell from doing seismic testing ahead of exploration for fossil fuels on South Africa's Wild Coast, let's look at some of the reasons why it is important to #StopShell. A thread. 1. Coastal communities on the Wild Coast and along South Africa's coastline strenuously object to the risks the seismic testing and exploration pose to their livelihoods, and their spiritual connection with the ocean ecosystem. #nothingaboutuswithoutus
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