Tag: climate litigation
Looking Back at U.S. Climate Litigation During the Biden Years—and Some Thoughts on Emerging Trends During the Second Trump Administration – Climate Law Blog
Today the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law published a report analyzing climate change lawsuits filed...
To Implement or Not to Implement: New York State’s Climate Law in 2025 – Climate Law Blog
It is a basic principle of administrative law that, even after a jurisdiction enacts legislation, full...
Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief Supporting New York City’s Building Electrification Law in Second Circuit Appeal – Climate Law Blog
Last week, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of...
Appropriated, but Unobligated: Impounding Climate Funds – Climate Law Blog
The Trump administration has undertaken a comprehensive effort to prevent the distribution of mandatory federal funding,...
Climate Deception Cases Abound: They Aren’t All the Same – Climate Law Blog
Around the world, companies face claims that they have misled or deceived the public regarding the...
Four Solar For All Lawsuits: Two Distinct Forums and Legal Theories – Climate Law Blog
In 2022, the United States Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), appropriating an unprecedented amount...
Relaunching the Climate Litigation Database: Tracking the Law in a New Era – Climate Law Blog
When lawsuits first began to raise climate change issues in the late 1980s, the cases were...
Sabin Center Files Amicus Brief to Support States and Local Governments in Federal Funding Freeze Case – Climate Law Blog
Last Friday, July 25, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the U.S....
Protecting Rights in the Anthropocene: How the Inter‑American Court’s Right to a Healthy Climate Pushes the Boundaries of Human Rights Law – Climate Law Blog
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued its long-awaited Advisory Opinion...
Addressing Accountability in the IACtHR’s Advisory Opinion: The Question of Reparation and Loss and Damage – Climate Law Blog
On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered a historic advisory opinion...
