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A look back at significant decisions in climate litigation in 2021

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The verdicts have shown that courts increasingly recognize climate change as a human rights issue, and that judges are prepared to order states – and now companies – to enact ambitious climate policies. The Hague District Court ordered Shell in Milieudefensie et al. France recognizing France’s inaction on climate change.