European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction

Landmark EU climate case declares human rights violated by climate inaction

A victory for a group of Swiss women who claimed that the Swiss government violated their human rights by its climate inaction will have ramifications for many other nations.

Banks say they’re meeting climate pledges. A new report says they’re ineffective

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The biggest banks in the world have pledged to go green. But a new study, published by the European Central Bank, has found that those promises often amount to more talk than walk. What’s h…

In landmark climate ruling, European court faults Switzerland - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

LONDON — Europe’s top human rights court said Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ rights by not doing enough to stop climate change, a landmark ruling that experts said could bolster activists hoping to use human rights law to hold governments to account.

Encourage lawmakers for being ambitious on climate change -- Joshua Rockley

If you live somewhere that prioritizes climate action (yay), it might feel pointless to contact your elected officials or celebrate their wins publicly. Our efforts can feel equally fruitless on the climate-denier end of the spectrum, because it seems like…

PSC hears climate change arguments

A hearing on whether state utility regulators should weigh climate change in their decision-making quickly turned into a clash between consumers and representatives of industry Monday.

Is This a New Era of ‘Climate Capitalism’?

Can capitalism solve climate change? Wrong question, argues the author and journalist Akshat Rathi: In fact, you can’t solve climate change without capitalism. Look around the world, as Rathi does in his new book Climate Capitalism, and he says you’ll find companies and leaders who are proving that cutting carbon emissions is not just possible, but also profitable. The venture capitalist Sophie Purdom, the founder of Planeteer Capital, spends…