Climate litigation will dwarf all other litigation in terms of both the number of plaintiffs, and the timeframe over which it can happen, according to a new report released today by the Climate Justice Programme. The report, “Climate Justice: The international momentum towards climate litigation” documents the growing number of climate litigation cases being taken across the world, looks at how they can be – and are being – replicated, and compares them with tobacco and asbestos lawsuits.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/climate-justice-international-momentum-towards-climate-litigation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/keely-boom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/julie-anne-richards
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephen-leonard
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/climate-justice-programme
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-agreements
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fossil-fuels
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/human-rights
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events