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Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash

Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Mette; Hall, Nina; Vanhala, Lisa; Setzer, Joana; Higham, Ian; Van Asselt, Harro; (2025) Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash. Nature Climate Change , 15 (11) pp. 1133-1135. 10.1038/s41558-025-02475-y.

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Abstract

Restrictions on civil society may drive climate activists to shift from protest to litigation. However, challenges to judicial independence, deregulation and anti-climate litigation mean that activists need to consider the conditions under which litigation leads to strengthened climate ambition and implementation.

Type: Article
Title: Reorienting climate litigation in a time of backlash
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02475-y
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02475-y
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Environmental Studies, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences, Physical Sciences, Science & Technology
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Political Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10220212
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