Tag Archives: Urgenda

Are Commonwealth climate targets legally negligent? An Australian Urgenda

Posted on August 25, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

 MON, AUG 22 AT 1:00 PM, CARLTON, VIC By: Australian-German Climate and Energy College In June 2015, The Hague District Court found the Dutch government’s climate targets negligent in the case of Urgenda v The Netherlands. The court ordered government to increase … Continue reading →

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Urgenda2 – climate case win against the Dutch Government

Posted on August 4, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

More detail about this really  inspirational presentation. Such an unlikely story was explained by sequence of events: – big recruitment campaign, mass gathering email addresses, during 2009 International Climate Change Day -investigation, leading to successful prepay, delivery and install of … Continue reading →

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Urgenda climate case win against Dutch Government…How citizens win & what it means for Australians

Posted on July 24, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

A sell out free event(!) at UofM last night, sensational presentation about class action in Dutch high court, triumph of law to outrank government policy, immediate shift from 4 to 25% renewables by 2020. If enough of us care enough, it … Continue reading →

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