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We believe lawyers and courts will help us save our planet

You have the right to a livable climate and a good life

In a matter of years, this right can be lost as we reach a global climate breakdown

The good news is that we can prevent this together

And leverage human rights to protect our lives and the planet

THE GREAT CLIMATE CHALLENGE

The world needs to reduce climate warming emissions rapidly to prevent irreversible climate breakdown

Floods, droughts and sea-level rise are already impacting millions of people globally

Sea level rise may leave large parts of New York, California, and Florida underwater by 2050

People lose their homes and are forced to migrate

24 million people were displaced by weather-related disasters in 2016

Species disappear and ecosystems collapse, making this planet hardly inhabitable

One million species are at risk of extinction because of how we run the world OR Because of climate change, 90% of coral reefs can disappear by 2050.

The good news is, if we act now we can change the course.

Those who disrupt the climate have to bear their responsibility

WHO IS LIABLE

IT’S TIME TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE AND OUR LIVES BY ENFORCING OUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Do you believe any of those rights have been affected?

Our mission is to leverage human rights protected by the law and our judicial systems
to make governments and companies act on climate.

TAKE LEGAL ACTION FOR A LIVEABLE PLANET

Explore your climate rights and how to protect them

We believe that knowledge can be a force for good. The better you know your rights, the more capable you are to protect them.

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Make those who destroy the climate reverse harm and change their course

Together, we can join forces and use legal action to protect our climate rights globally.

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HOW CLIMATE CHANGE LEGAL ACTION WORKS

TYPES OF LEGAL CLIMATE ACTION

Action due to violation of human and constitutional rights

Administrative action against officials for violation of their duty to protect the environment

Preventing corporations from getting permits to destroy nature in a particular place

Private claims against entities for the abatement of public or private nuisance or damages for negligence, among others

Actions for violations, such as failure to disclose environmental risks or pushing for improved legislation through legal reform

Actions against corporations for the fraud, violation of consumer protection or harm to climate by particular products

COURT CASES

U.K. climate emergency

U.K. parliament declared a climate emergency in 2019 due to pressure by Extinction Rebellion group.

Carbon Majors Inquiry

900 Dutch citizens and Urgenda Foundation filed a climate case against the government to take greater action aimed at preventing climate change.

People’s Climate Case

Ten families across Europe initiated a litigation action before the European Union General Court to seek redress from the adverse climate change effects on their livelihoods

“Climate change is the greatest threat to human rights in the 21st century”

"Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems."

“States must ensure that appropriate adaptation measures are taken to protect and fulfill the rights of all persons, particularly those most endangered by the negative impacts of climate change.”

“As a citizen, I will keep turning to the courts as politicians fail to deliver the needed climate action”

"Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation – if, admittedly, a daunting one."

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything"