Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash

Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Mette, Hall, Nina, Vanhala, Lisa, Setzer, Joana ORCID: 0000-0002-7705-7684, Higham, Ian ORCID: 0000-0003-1427-6940 and van Asselt, Harro (2025) Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash. Nature Climate Change. ISSN 1758-678X (In Press)

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Abstract

Restrictions on civil society may drive climate activists to shift from protest to litigation. However, challenges to judicial independence, deregulation, and anti-climate litigation mean that activists need to consider the conditions under which litigation leads to strengthened climate ambition and implementation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The Author(s)
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute International Relations
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences K Law J Political Science
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2025 14:15
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2025 17:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129770

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