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Significant rise in climate-related lawsuits against companies and trade associations worldwide since 2015, says report
The latest report by the London School of Economics Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, "Global trends in climate change litigation: 2024 snapshot" highlights a significant rise in climate-related lawsuits against corporations and trade associations worldwide since 2015. Climate-washing litigation, in which companies are accused of misrepresenting their environmental progress, is rapidly growing, with the majority of concluded cases ruling in favour of the claimants.