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Developed countries could be sued for failing to provide sufficient climate finance, after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled last week that, under the Paris Agreement, levels of public climate finance must be compatible with keeping global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. In their landmark advisory opinion delivered in The Hague, the ICJ’s

The potential impacts of unchecked climate change — flooding, drought, resource scarcity, even lawlessness — are certainly familiar to Trellis readers. But seeing such catastrophes actually unfold provides a deeper perspective, highlighting how individuals and societies might cope — or not! — under the strain of environmental collapse.  With that in mind, we’ve curated nine films that

When RMI surveyed carbon market participants over the past couple of years, the non-profit heard tales that will be familiar to anyone who has navigated the ecosystem’s confusing array of document and data types. Project developers reported spending up to 60 percent of their time dealing with requests for data. Buyers said due diligence could

Shengyuan Su, whose position as Zendesk’s director of sustainability was eliminated as part of broad layoffs in February, has taken on a new role as director of sustainability disclosure for Western Digital. Su reports to Jackie Jung, the computer storage company’s vice president of global operations and strategy, corporate sustainability and transformation.  In a LinkedIn

The federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges did not hear directly from any of the alleged victims in the case, Justice Department officials said in support of their request to unseal transcripts of the usually secret proceedings. Just two witnesses testified before the panel

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The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been a target of criticism by President Donald Trump for his handling of legal cases involving former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. The sanctions come five months after Trump’s social media company, Trump Media, sued de Moraes

The proposal may still change before lawmakers consider it further, and members of the committee may still refer new proposals for consideration throughout the special session. At the moment, members of the committee are scheduled to discuss the proposed map at a meeting Friday. Legislative Democrats, however, have suggested they could interrupt the broader process

‘Big things’ ahead Shane Devon Tamura was born on Jan. 19, 1998, in Las Vegas, though his family eventually wound up in California. Tamura attended at least two Los Angeles-area high schools. He started out at Golden Valley High School, in the suburb of Santa Clarita, and then transferred to Granada Hills Charter, in the

LOS ANGELES — Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and a half-dozen other people are alleged to have run high-end, illegal poker games at a Los Angeles home rented by the player known as “Agent Zero,” federal authorities said Wednesday. The eight were charged in connection with games conducted from Sept. 12, 2021, to July 20, 2022