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Restrictions on civil society may drive climate activists to shift from protest to litigation. However, challenges to judicial independence, deregulation and anti-climate litigation mean that activists need to consider the conditions under which litigation leads to strengthened climate ambition and implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, M., Hall, N., Vanhala, L. , <\/em>Setzer, J.<\/strong>, Higham, I. and Van Asselt, H. (2025).<\/em> Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash. Nature Climate Change

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