Climate litigation boom makes states’ obligations clear, corporate ones less so
By Louis de Briant ( August 26, 2026, 10:05 GMT | Comment) -- Climate litigation is increasingly defining governments' and companies' obligations as climate science and legal precedents develop. While landmark cases have helped entrench the duties that states have and prompted policy changes, however, corporate liability remains less settled. Conflicting rulings and limited evidence of litigation's impact on global emissions are also highlighting the limits of judges' role in shaping climate policy.Climate litigation is increasingly shaping governments' and companies' environmental obligations, but its growth is testing both the effectiveness of lawsuits in reducing climate risks and the limits of the role of judges in setting policy....
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