climate litigation

'Climate-washing' cases remain the most common type of climate litigation, but new climate-related legal challenges are emerging, LSE report finds

Litigation is a rising climate-related risk for companies, but investor views differ on the scale of the risk facing their assets, writes Tiffanie Chan from LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Attribution science is increasingly being used as part of litigation claims to seek redress for climate-related harms and a reduction in emissions, writes Stewarts lawyer Frances Baird

Courts no longer focus on whether firms acknowledge climate change, but how considerations are embedded into governance, according to World Economic Forum and law firm Baker McKenzie

Legal action by a Peruvian farmer has signalled a shift in the global conversation, writes University of Oxford associate professor Benjamin Franta

Grantham Research Institute study confirms number of 'climate litigation' cases worldwide is rising year-on-year, with businesses in the crosshairs

Oceans charity says it stands ready to take government to court if it chooses to give green light to further drilling licenses

Campaigners set to argue new rules introduced in December discourage councils for aligning planning activity with Climate Change Act

Court rules in favour of campaigners, who argued plan relied too much on risky technologies and did not adequately consider risks of missing targets

Current frameworks for measuring climate-related financial risk are failing to properly assess litigation risks, researchers warn