Energy Transition

Climate lawsuits set to increase, amid focus on strategic litigation

UK-based research institute highlights 230 climate-related cases filed with courts since 2015, most of them in the past four years

In August 2023, a judge in the US ruled in favour of a group of youths (pictured) who accused the state of Montana of violating their rights to a clean environment.
In August 2023, a judge in the US ruled in favour of a group of youths (pictured) who accused the state of Montana of violating their rights to a clean environment.Photo: ROBIN LOZNAK/OUR CHILDREN’S TRUST/AFP/SCANPIX
Africa CorrespondentLondon
Published 27 June 2024, 15:29Updated 27 June 2024, 15:29
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