Climate Change Litigation in Europe : Regional, Comparative and Sectoral Perspectives

Climate change litigation is one of the most transformative phenomena of the current age. As the climate change crisis unfolds, lawsuits aimed at holding states and private actors accountable for tackling global warming are rising both before European domestic courts and regional courts, such as the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. This book offers a comprehensive account of climate change litigation in Europe, both within and outside European Union borders.Climate Change Litigation in Europe addresses the multi-faceted phenomenon of climate change litigation from a threefold perspective. First, it analyses the developments of climate change litigation before supranational courts in Europe. Second, it provides a comparative analysis of existing climate change litigation cases across European jurisdictions. Finally, it unpacks sectoral and procedural legal regimes relevant to current and future climate change litigation. It is an essential reference for anyone interested in the latest developments in climate change litigation within Europe.