Az éghajlatváltozással kapcsolatos perek jelene és jövőjének lehetséges irányai
The present and possible future directions of climate litigation

Summary/Abstract: Climate change is arguably the greatest environmental challenge of our time. Responses to this challenge are being developed at international, regional and national levels, as well as at political, scientific and societal levels. Climate change litigation is one of society’s responses to climate change, aimed at pushing policymakers to take action or to take more ambitious measures. Climate litigation started with civil lawsuits against companies but has by now evolved into multi-jurisdictional disputes – among others – against states, mainly due to insufficient action by policymakers. The picture of climate litigation in Europe changes almost from day to day, but there are nevertheless some trends that we can expect to emerge shortly or have already emerged but will gain more ground in climate litigation soon. The paper first presents the brief history of climate litigation, followed by a detailed discussion of the present and possible future directions of climate litigation.

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