Fighting climate change in the courts: the potential of climate change litigation
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ABSTRACT:
The impacts of climate change are increasingly visible around the world. In the absence of an international mechanism for financial restitution (the preamble to the Paris Agreement explicitly states that it does not ‘provide a basis for any liability or compensation’) the courts have been identified as a potential route for securing compensation for climate impacts. However, thus far, no legal case seeking compensation for a defendant’s contribution to the impacts of climate change has resulted in payments being made to affected communities.
Drawing on learnings from Lliuya v. RWE, an ongoing case in the German courts, this presentation will explain how plaintiffs can maximise their chances of success in the courts, examine what the implications of successful litigation might be, and ask how realistic these goals really are.
Date: 28 May 2020, 15:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2020)
Venue: Virtual Seminar via Zoom (please register to attend)
Speaker: Rupert Stuart-Smith (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Institute for New Economic Thinking
Organiser: Susan Mousley (INET Oxford Admin Team)
Organiser contact email address: events@inet.ox.ac.uk
Part of: INET Oxford Researcher Seminars
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrf-ysrj0pSQPzHGT2FBHxFJuxFws82Q
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Susan Mousley