Italy’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by climate activists against Italian energy company ENI and its government shareholders can go ahead. The Court of Cassation rejected ENI’s motions to dismiss the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds in an ordinance released Monday. It ordered the case to be heard on its merits by a Rome tribunal. Greenpeace said Tuesday that the ruling was a victory for efforts to pursue climate justice in Italy. ENI said that it was greatly satisfied with the decision and said it expected the Rome court would ultimately “dismantle” the climate activists’ claims of responsibility for climate change.