City of Baltimore lawsuit seeking to hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change impacts.

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c.

Litigation

Sabin

Sabin Litigation

letter

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - letter

order

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - order

motion

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - motion

memorandum

Maryland Federal Court Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Oil and Gas Companies; Stay to Remain in Place While Companies Seek Stay in Fourth Circuit

reply

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - reply

response

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - response

stipulation

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - stipulation

memorandum opinion

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - memorandum opinion

notice of appeal

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - notice of appeal

Federal Court Said Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Oil and Gas Companies Belonged in State Court

consent decree

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - consent decree

opposition

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - opposition

request

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - request

memorandum of law

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - memorandum of law

Fossil Fuel Companies Opposed Remand of Baltimore’s Climate Change Lawsuit

Baltimore Moved to Remand Its Climate Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies to State Court

notice

Case Removed to Federal Court

Filing Year For Action

memorandum opinion and order

Maryland Trial Court Said Federal Law Preempted Baltimore’s Climate Claims Against Fossil Fuel Companies

amicus motion

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - amicus motion

motion to dismiss

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - motion to dismiss

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - notice

amicus brief

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - amicus brief

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - memorandum

complaint

Baltimore Filed Climate Change Lawsuit Against 26 Fossil Fuel Companies

order list

Supreme Court Denied Fossil Fuel Companies’ Requests for Certiorari on Jurisdictional Issues in State and Local Government Climate Cases

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - reply

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - opposition

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - amicus brief

petition for writ of certiorari

Fossil Fuel Companies Asked Supreme Court to Review Remand Decision in Baltimore Case

application

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - application

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore

opinion

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Held that Appellate Review of Remand Order Extends to All Grounds for Removal

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Scope of Appellate Review of Remand Orders in Baltimore Case

brief

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - brief

Oral Argument Scheduled for January 19

supplement

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - supplement

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - response

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - motion

Briefs Filed in Supreme Court Arguing for Broader Appellate Review of Remand Order in Baltimore Climate Case

In Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies, Supreme Court Agreed to Consider Scope of Appellate Review of Remand Order

Baltimore Argued that Supreme Court Should Decline to Review Decision Affirming Remand of Climate Case to State Court

Companies Sought Supreme Court Review of Remand Order

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - order

BP p.l.c. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore - amicus motion

Companies Sought Stay from Supreme Court

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - brief

consent motion

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - consent motion

Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. - Other

petition for rehearing

Fourth Circuit Denied Rehearing en Banc of Remand Order in Baltimore Case

Fourth Circuit Affirmed Order Remanding Baltimore’s Climate Case to State Court

notification

January 25 Oral Argument Scheduled for Jurisdictional Issues in Baltimore Climate Case

Fourth Circuit Affirmed Remand of Baltimore’s Climate Change Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies

Fourth Circuit Declined to Stay Remand Order in Baltimore’s Climate Case Against Fossil Fuel Companies

Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Remand

Baltimore Said Fourth Circuit Should Reject Appeal of Remand Order in Climate Case

Maryland Municipalities Filed Opening Brief in Appeal of Dismissal of their Climate Cases Against Fossil Fuel Companies

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Tradable permits are market-based tools that grant permission for specific activities, frequently used to regulate emissions. These permits can be issued within a trading system to manage environmental impacts.

Codes and standards are regulatory instruments that specify minimum standards to protect health and safety. This ranges from performance standards, which prescribe outcomes while allowing flexibility to achieve compliance, to the more prescriptive approach of technology-specific standards.

A target to reduce the prevalence of a greenhouse gas over a specific time frame

A commitment to balance GHG emissions with removal by a certain point in time, effectively reducing the net emissions to zero

An aim to achieve a quantifiable outcome within a given time-frame, set by an institution such as a national government.

A long-lived, colourless gas, chiefly emitted from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and cement production.

Molecules in the atmosphere that play a key role in the greenhouse effect by trapping heat radiating from Earth’s surface.

In human systems, the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate change and its effects, in order to moderate harm, increase resilience or exploit beneficial opportunities. In natural systems, the process of adjustment to actual climate change and its effects; human intervention may facilitate adjustment to expected climate change and its effects.

Renewable energy means all forms of energy produced from renewable sources in a sustainable manner.

Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock formed from carbonised plant matter, rich in carbon and hydrocarbons, and occurring in several main types including hard coal and brown coal.

Fossil fuel is a generic term for non-renewable energy sources such as coal, fossil gas, and oil (including crude oil, and petroleum products), that can be used for electricity and heat generation. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons formed from pressurised and heated organic material buried over millions of years.

This sector involves the wholesale and retail selling of goods.

The activities of industries involved in the production, distribution, and sale of energy, including electricity, gas, and renewables.

This sector creates and distributes information and entertainment through television, radio, print, and digital platforms.

Activities of government agencies and institutions that provide public services, enforce laws and manage public resources.

Climate change can have a range of impacts on technological system. Extreme weather events can cause infrastructure failures like power outages or damage to roads and bridges, as well as the impacts from waste following natural disasters. Human activities also cause technological impacts, such as the risks posed by oil spillage and leaks.

Risks to the ecosystem health of the marine environment, including ocean warming, ocean acidification, and ocean deoxygenation, harming biodiversity, species health, ecosystem services, and coastal community livelihoods.

Slow onset events evolve gradually from incremental changes over many years or from increased frequency or intensity of recurring events. As defined in the Cancun Adaptation Framework (2010), slow onset events include risks and impacts from rising temperatures, desertification, biodiversity loss, land and forest degradation, glacial retreat, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and salinization.

Air pollution involves harmful contaminants in the air, affecting both indoor and outdoor environments. It can lead to health issues like respiratory diseases and heart problems, and climate impacts such as global warming. Pollutants can damage plants, trees, habitats, and water bodies like rivers and lakes.

Extreme weather refers to events where a weather variable exceeds (or falls below) a threshold. Meaning it is significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern.

Policy instruments are techniques or tools used by governing authorities to promote certain policies in order to achieve predetermined goals. Put simply, instruments are how a government tries to achieve its goals, with this taxonomy being focused on national policy instruments.

Risk is the potential for adverse consequences resulting from the dynamic interplay between (climate-related) hazards, exposure, and vulnerability of affected human or ecological systems.

Groups  of people who are adversely affected by climate change or the response to it

A set of principles, processes, and practices that build economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy.

Area of the economy in which actors engage in identical or related activities.

Financial actors and resources that are primarily directed towards climate change mitigation, adaptation and compensation.

An enterprise or financial institution that is usually majority-owned, backed or significantly controlled by nation-state governments.

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