Further Legal Angles

There are many additional arguments and strategies to be tested and pursued at the court. Moreover, many ongoing developments spread hope about the future of climate change litigation. Below is a non-exhaustive list. Are you interested in taking any of these up?


 * Encouraging positive changes from within: For example, ‘In Poland, an environmental association bought shares in an energy company and sued the company as a shareholder from within (Client Earth v Enea). They claim that the Management Board and Supervisory Board’s decision to build a new coal power plant was a violation of fiduciary duties of care and a breach of the duty to act in the best interests of the companies and their shareholders, due to the climate-related financial risks of that power plant.’ []


 * Corporate and pension law: risk disclosure, insurance and investment are key words here. Investors and companies can actively contribute to the fight against climate change. []