is article reports on an inquiry by the human rights commission in the Philippines which sought to investigate companies’ responsibility for climate damages stemming from their operations. Read more
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these cases have been inspired by, or make reference to, the Paris Agreement on climate change. The article makes use of data from the Grantham Research Institute's Global Trends in Climate Litigation study. Read more
This podcast recording for New Scientist includes a discussion with Joana Setzer on the growing use of legal action to... Read more
Dr Joana Setzer, Assistant Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School... Read more
Lord Robert Carnwath, a former British Supreme Court judge, presents a series of videos filmed for COP26 by judges from the Global South and North, himself among them, that discuss the role of courts in addressing climate change and the obstacles they must overcome. Read more
This paper provides an overview of known climate litigation case numbers, metrics and categorisations, and considers some of the most relevant trends in the arguments and strategies employed by litigants. Read more
Catherine Higham discusses the current state of climate litigation in this podcast show for The Economist. Read more
In this blog post Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham consider the significance of recent climate related court cases against governments and corporations. Read more
In this interview for a German magazine Joana Setzer discusses the apparent rise of climate change related lawsuits worldwide. Die Elektrizitätswerke... Read more