Lawsuits are key tool in delivering climate justice, says UN body
Photo: The Supreme Court of the Netherlands/Kaan Architechten. In 2019, the Urgenda Foundation, a Dutch environmental group, and 900 Dutch citizens successfully sued the State of the Netherlands, requiring it to do more to prevent global climate change. This serves as a high-profile, early example of government framework climate litigation.
Article focuses on the impact of climate litigation. In the piece the journalist refers to two Grantham reports.
Guardian, 27 July 2023