Europe Is Key Staging Ground for Climate Lawyers Dogging Big Oil
- IPCC’s latest report may spur new climate litigation in Europe
- Unlikely to aid U.S. lawsuits, where liability issues remain
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More lawsuits seeking to curb carbon dioxide emissions are likely in Europe, spurred by a recent report that makes the role of human activity “unequivocal” in global climate change.
Activists have seized on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 3,949-page report, released last month, telling energy companies they’ll “see you in court.”