The speed of the energy transition will depend on investment flows and the retention of public trust to avoid resistance and delays. Yet the disturbing trend of systemic abuse of communities and workers in renewable energy value chains has given rise to a tide of strategic litigation by communities and workers left with no option but to turn to the courts to defend their rights. These lawsuits against renewable energy and transition mineral mining firms result in project delays, “stop orders” and escalating costs - risks which companies and investors can and must avoid through robust  human rights due diligence and better project design.

This tracking tool aims to be the primary hub for just transition litigation lawsuits against companies or states for authorising a specific business activity linked to transition mineral mining or the renewable energy sector, where they argue the abuse of human rights and environmental rights. Together, these cases paint a clear picture of the growing refusal by rightsholders to accept these violations as an inevitable cost of the world’s transition. See our definition of just transition litigation in our methodology.