memorandum

Conservation Law Foundation and Exxon Brief District Court on Relevance of New Developments in Climate Adaptation Case

Citizen suit alleging violations of RCRA and Clean Water Act for failure to take action to prepare marine terminal for climate change.

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp.

Litigation

Sabin

Sabin Litigation

order

Court Stayed Discovery in Adaptation Suit

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - order

letter

Exxon Reported Termination of Sale of Everett Terminal

memorandum and order

Massachusetts Federal Court Declined to Revisit Standing in Adaptation Case, Directed Parties to Propose Discovery Schedule

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - memorandum

reply

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - reply

status report

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - status report

notice of appeal

Conservation Law Foundation Appealed Court’s Stay of Climate Adaptation Case

Massachusetts Federal Court Stayed Climate Adaptation Citizen Suit Against Exxon

memorandum of law

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - memorandum of law

motion

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - motion

answer

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - answer

Massachusetts Federal Court Let Claims Proceed Against Exxon for Failing to Consider Foreseeable Severe Weather Events at Marine Terminal

response

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - response

statement

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - statement

opposition

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - opposition

motion to dismiss

Exxon Sought to Dismiss Amended Claims Regarding Climate Change Preparation at Massachusetts Terminal

complaint

Conservation Law Foundation v. ExxonMobil Corp. - complaint

Massachusetts Federal Court Said Organization Alleging Lack of Preparedness at Oil Terminal Had Standing for Near-Term Coastal Hazards but Not for Climate Change-Related Harms in “Far Future”

ExxonMobil Sought Dismissal of Climate Change Citizen Suit Alleging RCRA and Clean Water Act Violations at Massachusetts Marine Terminal

Environmental Group Sued ExxonMobil for Failing to Prepare Massachusetts Facility for Climate Change

notice of intent to sue

Conservation Law Foundation Sent Notice to ExxonMobil of Its Intent to Sue Under RCRA and Clean Water Act

Filing Year For Action

press release

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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.

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.

The management and allocation of funds, assets and investments to meet various objectives

Any substance with chemical properties that can cause physical harm to people or damage the environment, including ammonia, carbon monoxide, phosphine, chlorine, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, pesticides, dioxins, microplastics, benzene, asbestos, aflatoxins, fluoride, methanol, and toxins from marine sources.

Any compulsory, unrequited payment to the government levied on corporations or individuals. This can be for environmental reasons, such as introducing a Carbon tax to set a price that emitters must pay for the greenhouse gases they emit.

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.

Either money or something of monetary value is transferred between two or more organisations, people or countries.

Heavy precipitation refers to any form of weather where substances fall from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Activities that involve planning, designing and building infrastructure, residential, and commercial structures.

This sector includes firms and individuals offering specialised expertise in fields such as law, accounting, consulting, science and engineering.

Conditions that enhance the feasibility of adaptation options. Enabling conditions include finance, technological innovation, strengthening policy instruments, institutional capacity, multi-level governance and changes in human behaviour and lifestyles.

Activities of businesses and institutions that provide financial services and products to individuals and organisations.

Actions or measures to adapt freshwater, coastal and marine systems to climate change.

Financial support to help individuals manage the effects of unexpected events, securing their livelihoods and increasing the resilience of people and businesses to the changing climate. It’s especially vital in developing regions where everyday risks, climate-related weather extremes, or crop failures can push people into poverty. Without insurance, people may have to resort to selling assets or cutting consumption to cope with losses.

Oil is a combustible liquid fossil fuel composed mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring as crude oil and refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and kerosene.

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.

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

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.

Conservation Law Foundation and Exxon Brief District Court on Relevance of New Developments in Climate Adaptation Case

Policy instrument

Risk

Impacted group

Fossil fuel

Economic sector

Adaptation/resilience

Finance