Scale and Focus of Climate Litigation Outside of United States

The large and growing volume of litigation in the U.S. courts about climate change has received an avalanche of analysis in the professional and academic literatures. In contrast, climate litigation outside the United States is little known on these shores and has gotten far less attention. This column analyzes non-U.S. climate litigation specifically looking at relative breadths of ambition, statistical findings, and climate change induced migration. In addition to this, the author also speaks specifically to climate litigation in Australia.