Radical societal differences (i.e. regarding our shared climate's changing conditions)

Excerpt: "The suit follows a trial in the Netherlands in 2021 that found oil giant Shell has a responsibility to combat climate change. That litigation was also brought by Milieudefensie. Last year, a court of appeal ruled that while Shell is obliged to reduce its emissions, the court was unable to determine which percentage should apply, and rejected Milieudefensie’s claims.

“Climate change is a direct threat to human rights, and the court has ruled that companies such as ING must take accountability for reducing their emissions,” said Donald Pols, chief executive of Milieudefensie, which is the Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth. “ING must align its climate policies with the Paris Climate Agreement to do their part and help secure a sustainable future.”

For ING, a ruling isn’t expected until next year, but if the case against the Dutch bank is successful it could open the doors to further legal action in Europe against fossil-fuel companies and the corporate actors that work with them, such as banks and asset managers.

This is in contrast to the situation in the U.S., where banks and asset managers have been taken to court for being too intensely focused on making green investments and environmental nonprofits have been thrust into expensive legal battles.

This month, the U.S. fossil-fuel industry secured a victory over environmental charity Greenpeace, which was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to an oil pipeline company after a jury found the charity liable for defamation and trespassing. Greenpeace has said it will appeal the decision."'