The Planet Is Heating Up. So Are Climate Court Cases

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The planet is overheating. I’m sure you didn’t need me to tell you that. The problem is governments and companies aren’t acting as quickly as scientists say they must. Frustrated by this, environmental activists are trying a new way to force them: through the law.

Climate lawsuits have more than doubled in less than a decade. And there’s a lot at stake. Some of these legal decisions could have a major impact on climate policies and could even see hundreds of millions of dollars change hands.

At Context—the media platform brought to you by the Thomson Reuters Foundation—we’re trying to understand what all this means for the climate crisis. We’ve collected some of the most interesting articles, videos, podcasts and more to help you make sense of it, too…Story continues

By: Jack Graham

Source: Marketing Scoops: The Planet Is Heating Up. So Are Climate Court Cases

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