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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250924T120000
UID:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/?post_type=event&p=80098
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LOCATION:Columbia Law School\, 435 W. 116 St.\, New York\, NY 10027 | Room: Jerome Greene Hall 107 and online
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<p><strong>Please note that the times quoted for this event will be local New York time.</strong></p>
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<p><em>Co-hosted by Cornerstone Climate and Mishcon Purpose\, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and Grantham Research Institute at the LSE.</em></p>
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<p>Brazil is now one of the world’s most dynamic laboratories for climate litigation. As of August 2025\, at least <strong>137 climate cases</strong> have been filed—most since 2020—placing Brazil <strong>third globally</strong> by volume and <strong>second only to the US</strong> for cases reaching apex courts. The pace has been matched by legal innovation: in <strong>2022</strong>\, Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court recognised the <strong>Paris Agreement as a human-rights treaty</strong>\, and approximately <strong>63%</strong> of climate cases that reached Brazil’s supreme courts have seen favourable outcomes (12 of 19). Public authorities—including the Federal Prosecutor’s Office (MPF) and Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency IBAMA—have launched 30+ actions seeking climate damages tied to Amazon deforestation\, signalling a strategic turn toward compensation and restoration. Courts are beginning to <strong>affirm liability for climate harm</strong>\, with landmark <strong>2024 rulings</strong> ordering climate-damage payments (equivalent to almost <strong>USD 2 million</strong>) linked to CO₂ from illegal deforestation.</p>
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<p>This New York Climate Week session unpacks Brazil’s rise as a <strong>hub for global climate litigation</strong>—from procedural advances (participation\, transparency\, access to justice) to cutting-edge tort and public-law strategies—drawing lessons that can travel to other jurisdictions.</p>
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<p>The event will also feature the <strong>book launch</strong> of <em>Brazil and Climate Justice: Pioneering Climate Litigation for a Global Cause</em> (eds. Maria Antonia Tigre\, Armando Rocha\, Délton Winter de Carvalho)—the first comprehensive\, English-language volume on Brazilian climate litigation\, with contributions from 28 Brazilian scholars.</p>
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<p><strong>Speaker(s):</strong> </p>
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<li><strong>Dr Maria Antonia Tigre</strong> (Director of Global Climate Litigation\, Sabin Center\, Columbia Law School)</li>
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<li><strong>Dr Joana Setzer</strong> (Associate Professor\, Grantham Research Institute\, LSE)</li>
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<li><strong>Gabriel Mantelli</strong> (Brazilian lawyer\; Senior Project Consultant\, LACLIMA\; Executive Director\, Instituto Ação Climática\; PhD Candidate\, USP)</li>
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<li><strong>Mariana Cirne\, </strong>Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino\, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa</li>
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<li><strong>Chair:</strong> <strong>Nina Pindham</strong> (Barrister\, Cornerstone Climate)</li>
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<p>Register for this event <a href="https://events.columbia.edu/eventregext/uereg/init.do?href=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal%2FCAL-00bbdb70-98ea8e74-0198-ec9152b5-00006082.ics&evcontactemail=mb4913@columbia.edu">here</a></p>
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/events/climate-litigation-lessons-from-brazil/
SUMMARY:Climate litigation lessons from Brazil
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