Litigation

If companies or governments won’t go far enough, fast enough on climate action, perhaps it’s time to use the law against them. We should never expect those who benefit from the status quo to take a lead in changing it. Today, this is especially true for the fossil fuel industry. The stick is needed as much as the carrot. The work of the Dutch attorney Roger Cox is a sign of things to come. In 2021, he took Royal Dutch Shell to court and secured a legal ruling that the company must reduce its emissions by 45% by 2030.

— Wayne Visser

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