Report: Climate litigation trend gathers global momentum

James Murray
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Latest LSE analysis reveals 80 framework climate litigation cases have been filed against governments since 2005

The legal pressure on governments around the world to deliver more ambitious climate policies is continuing to intensify, according to a major new analysis from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate...

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