The State of Climate Change Litigation

Climate change is one of our era’s preeminent human rights concerns. From the Caribbean to the South Pacific, to the Arctic, rising temperatures are altering ecosystems and imperiling livelihoods. As with human rights crises in the past, litigation could play a role in addressing this rapidly developing emergency. Hausfeld LLP, a global claimants firm, offers this website as a resource for those concerned with the critical convergence of climate change, human rights and environmental law.

Climate Change Litigation and Small Island Developing States

Climate change is an especially urgent threat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Even though they emit a negligible proportion of the world’s annual CO2 output, these states are enduring the brunt of the damage, and will be long into the future. The unique situations of SIDS perfectly illustrate the new legal environment climate change is creating. As the map is a work-in-progress, we invite you to contact us with suggestions for additional content.