Litigation, a new frontier for climate justice

ACCORDING to the latest Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review, more and more people are finding solace in the courts of law to combat climate crisis.

The report, produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, says as of end of last year, 2 180 climate-related cases were filed in 65 different jurisdictions, which include international and regional courts, tribunals, quasi-judicial bodies, or other adjudicatory bodies, such as Special Procedures at the United Nations and arbitration tribunals.

This represents a steady increase from 884 cases in 2017 and 1 550 cases in 2020.

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