Isabella Kaminski

🚨A lawmaker in Louisiana just intro'd a bill that would shield oil companies from climate lawsuits.

Similar bills have moved forward in OK and UT. A member of Congress said she's drafting a bill.

API said this was a top priority.

www.eenews.net/articles/lou...
track.govhawk.com/public/bills...

Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal? Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?

Excellent explainer with analysis from @janinadill.bsky.social, @oonahathaway.bsky.social, @adhaque.bsky.social, Ben Saul, and Marko Milanovic:
www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...

Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes

Lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution from the stoves

"straight from the playbook of tobacco" say @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Elle Cordova on Instagram: "Environmental Protection Agency has an identity crisis after overturning its bedrock 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases cause climate change and endanger h... 69K likes, 840 comments - ellecordova on March 4, 2026: "Environmental Protection Agency has an identity crisis after overturning its bedrock 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases cause ...

This is how you do outreach on major public policy decisions like scrapping the US EPA's endangerment finding www.instagram.com/ellecordova/...

Not just the Netherlands, cities all over the place - including in other parts of the UK - are doing this too! www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

"Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions." Great piece by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social.

🔥 ⚖️ #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 in historic case against TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, 🇫🇷 🧑‍⚖️ French court holds landmark hearing that could redefine corporate climate accountability.
📝 🧵 Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court ⬇️

🌏⚖️Great piece from @isabellakaminski.bsky.social on climate litigation successes in 2025 and what might be achieved in 2026!

Article links to GLAN's latest climate case with @goodlawproject.bsky.social as one to watch!

glanlaw.org/cases/climat...

#Fairshare #Climatejustice #Climatelitigation

Highly recommend reading this

Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025 Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans

Start 2026 on a positive note by reading about 13 climate litigation wins from the last 12 months - what could be achieved in the next 12? #climatejustice

International Criminal Court puts corporate polluters on notice By Isabella Kaminski and Molly Quell Polluters have long faced civil litigation for the harm they cause to the environment. Now the International Criminal Court could be coming for them - although cl...

In the last Wave newsletter of the year, @mollyquell.bsky.social and I examined the International Criminal Court's new policy paper on environmental crimes.

Polluters have long faced civil litigation for the harm they cause to the environment. Now the ICC could be coming for them #climatejustice

International Criminal Court puts corporate polluters on notice By Isabella Kaminski and Molly Quell Polluters have long faced civil litigation for the harm they cause to the environment. Now the International Criminal Court could be coming for them - although cl...

In the last Wave newsletter of the year, @mollyquell.bsky.social and I examined the International Criminal Court's new policy paper on environmental crimes.

Polluters have long faced civil litigation for the harm they cause to the environment. Now the ICC could be coming for them #climatejustice

Did the ICJ advisory opinion shift the dial at COP30? Less than five months have passed since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) produced its landmark advisory opinion (AO) on climate change. The document has already been woven into the narrative o...

For my latest newsletter, I've gone diving into the impact of the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on climate change at the latest COP30 climate talks, inspired by @carbonplan.org detailed analyses.

Did the document make waves in Belém or was there a more subtle undercurrent?

Charlie Engman | Atmos Atmos is an exploration of climate and culture, a biannual magazine curated by a growing ecosystem of adventurers, creatives, and journalists dedicated to pioneering progress around the world.

@amywestervelt.bsky.social with a cracker of an article about how US law has given corporations personhood and First Amendment rights, and why this should stop. But I'm also sharing for the photos by Charlie Engman, which are hilarious.

atmos.earth/sphere/charl...

Hot talk: As deadline and higher temperatures loom, stronger warming-fighting plans urged at UN More than 100 world leaders have gathered to discuss urgent climate action as Earth continues to heat up

"The law commands it," António Guterres tells the UN General Assembly, urging states to submit more ambitious climate plans. The language and urgency of the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion is starting to bleed into diplomatic discourse:
www.independent.co.uk/news/earth-a...

New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice The artwork, which shows a judge hitting a protester with a gavel, was confirmed by the elusive street artist.

Improvement to London gothic monstrosity.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Expectations outside the court are high. Cynthia Houniuhi, president of Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change, told me it was "nerve-wracking" waiting for the advisory opinion she and others first dreamed of six years ago. #ICJAO #climatejustice

'Whether you win or lose, some fights are worth fighting': How a bold student plan swept to UN world court The world's largest ever climate legal case comes to a conclusion today. It sprang from unlikely origins in a student project, but quickly became a massive global operation.

Later today, the International Court of Justice will hand down its much-anticipated advisory opinion on climate change which will shape climate politics & law for years to come. Find out more about this historic moment, and the young people who sparked the whole thing 👇 #climatejustice #ICJAO

US Importers Sued for ‘Greenwashing’ Mexican Avocados Most avocados sold in the U.S. are imports from Mexico, where farming has environmental and human-rights impacts little known to consumers.

Most avocados sold in the U.S. come from Mexico, where farming methods have serious environmental and human-rights impacts. Yet importers continue to market the fruit as sustainably grown.

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US Importers Sued for ‘Greenwashing’ Mexican Avocados Most avocados sold in the U.S. are imports from Mexico, where farming has environmental and human-rights impacts little known to consumers.

Most avocados sold in the US come from Mexico, where farming methods have big environmental & human rights impacts. Yet importers continue to market the fruit as sustainably grown, so they're being sued for 'greenwashing' their products. By me for @civileats.com #greenwashing #climatelitigation

I was up late last night trying to get a grip of this massive and wide-ranging document, which is still only available in Spanish (English translation to come next week) corteidh.or.cr/tablas/OC-32...

Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change

There is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it.

That's one of the key findings of a new advisory opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which was requested by Chile and Colombia two years ago.

Rise in legal challenges over carbon credit schemes Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges

Greenwashing lawsuits - Judges across the world are proving sceptical of companies’ attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits - report

Story by @isabellakaminski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Court Orders Hungarian Government to Toughen Climate Plans Hungary’s Constitutional Court has demanded its government write a real climate law, but it remains to be seen which government will win power in the next election and whether it will take this ruling...

Fascinating look at the ruling earlier this month from Hungary's Constitutional Court ordering the government to improve its climate law, from @isabellakaminski.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/Hungari...

My new investigation for @unearthednews.bsky.social — we found truly shocking scenes of UK labels washed ashore, and vast illegal fast fashion dumps mushrooming in a beautiful conservation area in Ghana 👇

World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds Two-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises

“By injecting a staggering $869bn into fossil fuel financing in 2024 alone, the world’s largest banks fund the climate chaos... Governments must step in & take urgent action to hold financial institutions accountable for their role in the #climatecrisis” - @davidxvx.bsky.social‬

Put on your blue face mask and your asthma inhaler

If you think you're having a bad day, I just joined a webinar where hardcorn porn started playing over a jaunty tune and the host couldn't stop it

Beware the middle-aged female journalist for she is invisible and will hear the incautious or idiotic things you think you're saying in private.

It's a cursed superpower.

It's worth noting that several European courts have dismissed the argument that a state or corporation's contribution to global emissions is too small to matter - including recently in Germany www.france24.com/en/live-news...