Climate litigation is surging amid faltering politics and diplomacy
Chan, T.
& Setzer, J.
(15 October 2025)
Climate litigation is surging amid faltering politics and diplomacy.
LSE Business Review.
Less than a month to go until the COP30 conference in Belém, Brazil, political divisions are deepening and climate action stalling. Climate litigation is holding the fort in the fight against climate change. Tiffanie Chan and Joana Setzer write that with over 3,000 cases filed across nearly 60 countries, courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Grantham Research Institute |
| Date Deposited | 14 Nov 2025 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130176 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2405-7749
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7705-7684