Climate change litigation is growing and targeting companies in different sectors
Setzer, J.
& Higham, C.
(4 October 2021)
Climate change litigation is growing and targeting companies in different sectors.
LSE Business Review.
The body of climate change legal cases is becoming more diverse, now involving not only claims of disinformation and greenwashing against oil, gas, and cement companies. Other types of companies with a high carbon footprint, such as those in the meat and dairy industry, are also being targeted. Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham summarise how climate litigation is affecting the private sector.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2021 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Grantham Research Institute |
| Date Deposited | 26 Nov 2021 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112632 |
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- https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/profile/joana-setzer/ (Author)
- https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/profile/catherine-higham/ (Author)
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2021/10/04/climate-change-litigation-is-growing-and-targeting-companies-in-different-sectors/
- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/ (Official URL)
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