Tag: climate
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BHP’s Liability in the Mariana Dam Disaster: Court Decision Explained
By Riley Forson – Legal Voices for the Future Stewardship Committee In November 2025, the English High Court handed down the first stage judgment in the Mariana dispute[1]. The first stage hearing dealt with the question of liability of the UK domiciled parent company alleged to be liable for the worst environmental catastrophe in Brazilian…
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September 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to LVF’s September newsletter – we hope you’ve had a lovely summer and didn’t miss us too much over the August break! This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s the newsletter includes: See you next month, LVF Education September knowledge session What do you know about environmental NGOs? Recent research…
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June 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to Legal Voices for the Future’s June newsletter! This edition includes: A friend of LVF said “If not now, then when? If not me, then who?”. While we at LVF know that the climate and biodiversity crises can feel overwhelming at times, we are reminded of this quote and our collective community…
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LVF Member Q&A: Youth Engagement at the Climate Change COP
Now that we’re in the run-up COP30 in Brazil in November, we interviewed our member Mathilda Lorkin about her experience at COP29 in Baku last year – have a read of her key takeaways below! 1. Please could you tell us about yourself and your role on the ground at COP29? Sure – my name…
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May 2025 Newsletter
Dear Members Welcome to LVF’s May newsletter! This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter includes: As we focus on sharing knowledge and increasing our education on the topics of climate and biodiversity in this newsletter, we were reminded of G.K Chesteron’s quote: “Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes…
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April 2025 Newsletter
Dear LVF Members Welcome to Legal Voices for the Future’s April newsletter! This edition includes: As Margaret J. Wheatley said, “there is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about” and given what is currently happening around the globe, we are particularly feeling the importance of our community. We believe that working…
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March 2025 Newsletter
This edition of Legal Voices for the Future’s newsletter includes: March webinar with E.ON on the Energy Transition Last week we launched our webinar series on the energy transition, led by Maxine, Victoria and Norbert from the legal team at E.ON. We discussed the legal, financial and practical difficulties of moving away from traditional fossil fuels to a more sustainable energy focused future. We also considered the…
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