{"id":64717,"date":"2023-02-24T10:13:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=event&#038;p=64717"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:27:18","slug":"climate-litigation-in-europe-where-next","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/events\/climate-litigation-in-europe-where-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Litigation in Europe \u2013 where next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><p><em>This event is co-hosted by the LSE Law School, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Doughty Street Chambers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Climate Litigation in Europe - where next?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r9uoI9k08Ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate Change Litigation is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/global-trends-in-climate-change-litigation-2022\/\">growing global<\/a>&nbsp;phenomenon. The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change&nbsp;<a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg3\/downloads\/report\/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has recognised&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>&nbsp;that such litigation may influence the &ldquo;outcome and ambition&rdquo; of climate governance. To date,&nbsp;&nbsp;close to 300 climate litigation cases have been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Climate-litigation-in-Europe_A-summary-report-for-the-EU-Forum-of-Judges-for-the-Environment.pdf\">filed in Europe<\/a>, either before national or regional courts. European legislators are now in the process of finalising negotiations on sweeping new legislative reforms to implement the goals of the&nbsp;<a class=\"link link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/climate-laws.org\/geographies\/european-union\/laws\/regulation-eu-2021-1119-establishing-the-framework-for-achieving-climate-neutrality-european-climate-law\" aria-describedby=\"link-description-new-window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European Climate Law&#65279;<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14.42 1.04L3.2.7a.8.8 0 00-.8.76v.1a.8.8 0 00.76.7l9.39.3L.93 14.16c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1l.09.08c.3.23.73.2 1.01-.07L13.65 3.65l.29 9.4a.8.8 0 00.8.76.79.79 0 00.77-.8L15.17 1.8a.82.82 0 00-.75-.76z\" fill=\"#2e3152\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>, which requires the bloc to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This legislative package will have a profound impact on the future direction of climate litigation across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, has announced a series of hearings on pending climate change litigation cases, starting on 29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2023 and continuing through the summer. The cases,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwio956A-639AhWUZsAKHUfNCjUQFnoECBYQAQ&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fclimatecasechart.com%2Fnon-us-case%2Funion-of-swiss-senior-women-for-climate-protection-v-swiss-federal-council-and-others%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1y2zMDiINkYkbqobQ2igEz\"><em>Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climatecasechart.com\/non-us-case\/careme-v-france\/\"><em>Care<\/em><em>&#770;<\/em><em>me v. France<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/climatecasechart.com\/non-us-case\/youth-for-climate-justice-v-austria-et-al\/\"><em>Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em>all allege that climate change is impacting on the human rights of European citizens, and that European governments are failing in their duty to prevent these impacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event will bring together experts in climate law and human rights from the London School of Economics and the University of Zurich, and counsel in the&nbsp;<em>Klimaseniorinnen&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>Agostinho&nbsp;<\/em>cases. We will start by providing an overview of legislative developments in Europe, building on an upcoming report from the Grantham Research Institute, before turning the spotlight on the cases before the European Court of Human Rights and the profound impact they may have on the future of climate law in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers and agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/law\/people\/academic-staff\/veerle-heyvaert\">Professor Veerle Heyvaert<\/a><\/strong>, LSE Law School (Chair)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Veerle_Heyvaert-80x80.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Veerle_Heyvaert-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Veerle_Heyvaert-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Veerle_Heyvaert.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/profile\/catherine-higham\/\">Catherine Higham<\/a><\/strong>, 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