Global trends in climate change litigation: 2025 snapshot - translations

For translations of the key messages of this report, please access the appropriate download above (currently available in Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese).

A Chinese and Japanese translation of the full report will follow in Autumn 2025 and will be made available via this page.

The original English version is available here (published on 25 June 2025). The report focuses on key trends and evolutions in global climate change litigation from the calendar year 2024, while also highlighting important new developments through to May 2025. It provides a numerical analysis of how many cases have been filed, where and by whom, and a qualitative assessment of trends and themes in the types of cases filed. The primary sources of data are the two Climate Change Litigation databases maintained by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

Thanks to Liu Mengxing (ClientEarth) for the Chinese translation, Duri Leem (Solutions for our Climate) for the Korean translation, and Julien Beaulieu for the French translation. The Portuguese translation was undertaken by report co-author Joana Setzer.