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Are courts the new front line for climate justice?
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In lieu of bold steps from governments and companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, climate justice advocates and lawyers have stepped up to force their hand through litigation.
- by Maysa Zorob and Marion Cadie | Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
- Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Traditionally, legal cases have been brought against governments, but there is now a steep rise in climate lawsuits brought directly against fossil fuel companies.
In the United States alone, 14…
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