With almost 2,000 cases around the world, climate change
litigation is rapidly increasing and has become one of the most
powerful tools for enforcing or enhancing climate law commitments
against governments and corporations. In this context, climate
science plays a critical role to address evidence of causation
between anthropologic activities and climate change.
Although most private lawsuits target fossil fuel corporations,
there is a growing number of actions filed against renewable energy
projects due to their adverse effects on the environment and the
society. How far litigation may weaken or undermine the growth of
renewable energy is still unknown but recent research reveal high
level of carbon footprint of some Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
such as hydropower which will encourage the pursuit of climate
change lawsuits.
