Green Lawfare

Ashgar Leghari v. Federation of Pakistan. Case No: W.P. No. 25501/2015.

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility v. Santos Limited NSD858/2021 (Federal Court of Australia).

Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. Ecuador (II), PCA Case No. 2009-23.

Commonwealth v. Exxon Mobil Corp., 489 Mass. 724.

Commonwealth v. Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1 (July 1, 1983).

Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Other States (2020) 39371/20.

Eco Oro Minerals Corp . v. Republic of Colombia (ICSID Case No. ARB/16/41).

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. v. Greenpeace International, 1:17-cv-00173.

Future Generations v. Colombia (STC 4360-2018).

Gloucester Resources Limited v. Minister for Planning (2019) NSWLEC 7.

Greenpeace, Inc. v. The Dow Chemical Co., Case No. 13-CV-685 (D.C. C.A., Aug. 21, 2014).

Greenpeace Australia Ltd v. Redbank Power Co. [1994] 86 LGERA 143.

Greenpeace France, Amis de la Terre France, Notre Affaire à Tous v. TotalEnergies SE, TotalEnergies Electricité, Gaz France, Court of Paris (France).

Gunns Ltd v. Marr [2005] VSC 251.

Held v. Montana, No. CDV-2020-307 (1^st Dist. Ct. Mont., August 14, 2023).

Juliana v. United States, 947 F.3d 1159.

Luciano Lliuya v. RWE AG, 2 O 285/15 (Essen Oberlandesgericht 2015)

Mackay Conservation Group v. Commonwealth of Australia (Federal Court of Australia, NSD33/2015).

Most of this book was written in the foothills of kunanyi, the mountain that looks over nipaluna. The mountain is also known as Mount Wellington, named after an Englishman, as is the capital city of Hobart. The islands of lutruwita, are more commonly known as Tasmania, after a Dutchman. Most of the place names in lutruwita, an archipelago of islands, were brought over from Britain and Europe, alongside the religious, economic, and political cultures imposed on the land and its peoples with devastating consequences.

The shifting island weather wraps kunanyi lightly in chiffon mists or, when it is colder, cloaks her in thick cloud or glittering snow. When kunanyi was first proposed as the preferred name for the mountain, the shape of the syllables felt awkward and unfamiliar to many of us. But soon enough, three syllables koo-narn-yee rolled from our tongues. We got used to saying the word, reading kunanyi on signs, and thinking of our mountain as part of a much older human story. Names are important because they convey meaning and signal connection. Restoring old names acknowledges longer histories. Recognizing the other knowledges, values, worldviews and practices that shape our island home not only acknowledges the past but also provides a richer palette from which to imagine our futures.

The idea for this book began in 2016 and has been helped along the way by the generosity and enthusiasm of many good people.

I am grateful to the editor of this series, Simon Cottle, who gave a thoughtful nod to the idea of green lawfare over a beer at Preachers one night and later commissioned this book. I have had the pleasure of working with the team at Peter Lang, especially Elizabeth Howard and Naviya Palani.