Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.

Mann v. Competitive Enterprise Institute

Litigation

Sabin

Sabin Litigation

order

Steyn v. Mann - order

Filing Year For Action

Steyn v. Mann

verdict

Jury Found Blog Post Authors Liable for Defamation of Climate Scientist, Awarded $1 Million in Punitive Damages

D.C. Court Said Climate Scientist Provided Sufficient Evidence of Actual Malice for Blog Authors but Not for Publisher

Mann v. Simberg - order

memorandum

Mann v. Simberg - memorandum

motion for summary judgment

Mann v. Simberg - motion for summary judgment

D.C. Court Dismissed Counterclaims in Climate Scientist’s Defamation Lawsuit

complaint

Mann v. Simberg - complaint

Mann v. Simberg

amicus brief

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann - amicus brief

petition

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann - petition

opinion

D.C. Appellate Court Left in Place Decision Allowing Climate Scientist’s Defamation Claims to Proceed

response

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann - response

petition for rehearing

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann - petition for rehearing

D.C. Appellate Court Said Climate Scientist Michael Mann’s Defamation Claims Could Proceed Against Authors and Publishers of Two Articles

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann

Supreme Court Denied Publishers’ Petitions in Climate Scientist’s Defamation Case; Alito Issued Written Dissent

brief

National Review, Inc. v. Mann - brief

petition for writ of certiorari

National Review Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Stop Climate Scientist’s Defamation Action

National Review, Inc. v. Mann

Competitive Enterprise Institute Seeks Supreme Court Intervention to Stop Climate Scientist’s Defamation Action

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Steyn v. Mann

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