New Czech environment minister appointed following controversy

Czechia will finally have a new environment minister after months of political deadlock over the post.

POLITICO

EU climate law voted through European Parliament:

- a 2040 net emissions reduction target of 90% for the EU, compared to 1990

- From 2036, five percentage points of emissions reductions can come via international carbon credits

Member States now need to rubber stamp it (they’ve agreed in principle)

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20260205IPR33620/eu-climate-law-a-2040-emissions-reduction-target-of-90-for-the-eu

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EU climate law: a 2040 emissions reduction target of 90% for the EU | News | European Parliament

Following a vote by Parliament, the EU will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% in 2040 compared with 1990 levels, to achieve a climate neutral EU by 2050.

UK Intelligence Services Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide

Ecosystem collapse threatens the foundations of security, prosperity, and human rights. The proportionate response is ecocide law.

Earth.Org

German administrative court orders government to strengthen climate plans:

their 2023 plans are insufficient to reach their targets.

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/umwelthilfe-klimaklage-regierung-100.html

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Klimaklage gegen Bundesregierung erfolgreich

Die Bundesregierung muss das Klimaschutzprogramm nachbessern. Das 2023 beschlossene Programm reiche nicht aus, um die Klimaziele zu erreichen, urteilte das Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Geklagt hatte die Umwelthilfe.

tagesschau.de

Climate and Law:

Dutch court judges that the Netherlands needs to step up it’s climate adaptation efforts for Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Not doing so is discriminatory towards inhabitants of the Kingdom.

NL also needs to get cracking on climate neutrality by 2050, but we knew NL judges’ views on that already.

https://www.rechtspraak.nl/organisatie-en-contact/organisatie/rechtbanken/rechtbank-den-haag/nieuws/nederlandse-staat-beschermt-inwoners-bonaire-onvoldoende-tegen-klimaatverandering

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Lawsuits arising from climate-related disasters in the US are emerging as a rising cost for insurers and policyholders.

The number has more than doubled over the last decade

https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/7232e3d9-6552-4016-894e-bf6860f079d4

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Japan govt sued over 'unconstitutional' climate inaction

Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government Thursday seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation. The landmark lawsuit criticizes Japan's "grossly inadequate" fight against the climate crisis, saying it jeopardizes the health and livelihoods of the approximately 450 plaintiffs. "We just submitted…

Japan Today
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