Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash

Restrictions on civil society may drive climate activists to shift from protest to litigation. However, challenges to judicial independence, deregulation and anti-climate litigation mean that activists need to consider the conditions under which litigation leads to strengthened climate ambition and implementation.

Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, M., Hall, N., Vanhala, L. , Setzer, J., Higham, I. and Van Asselt, H. (2025). Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02475-y