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Corporate Climate Litigation
The first open-access comparative platform mapping causes of action, procedural issues, evidence, defences and remedies used in corporate climate litigation across jurisdictions. Developed through a global network of experts, it supports judges, practitioners, researchers, policymakers and civil-society actors worldwide.
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Can companies be sued for climate change?Explore causes of action and emerging legal theories.Human RightsTort LawCompany LawConsumer ProtectionStart reading How can climate harm be proved?Discover the role of attribution science, expert evidence and causation.Evidence and CausationStart reading What defences do companies raise?Understand jurisdictional, procedural and substantive barriers.Defences and Procedural IssuesStart reading What can courts do?Explore injunctions, damages and other remedies.RemediesStart reading
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Please cite the Toolbox as followsGlobal Toolbox on Corporate Climate Litigation, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), available on the BIICL Corporate Climate Litigation Platform: https://cclplatform.biicl.org/toolbox.