Global trends in climate change litigation: 2025 snapshot

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment


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Abstract: This report focuses on key trends and evolutions in global climate change litigation from the calendar year 2024, while also highlighting important new developments through to May 2025. It provides a numerical analysis of how many cases have been filed, where and by whom, and a qualitative assessment of trends and themes in the types of cases filed. The primary sources of data are the two Climate Change Litigation databases maintained by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.

Author:
Catherine Higham, Joana Setzer
Theme/Sector:
Governance
Year
2025