Research Priorities for Climate Litigation
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چکیده
Abstract This article characterizes key research gaps and opportunities for scientists across disciplines to do work that informs the rapidly growing number of climate lawsuits worldwide. It focuses on can be used inform legal decisions about responsibility greenhouse gas emissions damages. Relevant include claims filed against government corporate defendants alleging they have violated environmental, human rights, constitutional, tort, consumer protection laws due their contributions change failures control emissions. Constructive attention has recently been given important role attribution science in informing some these cases (Burger et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.7916/cjel.v45i1.4730 ; Stuart‐Smith 2021, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00686-4 ). Here, we draw upon both published literature conversations with diverse scholars practitioners characterize what further litigation‐relevant is most needed. In addition science, identify need opportunity social address causes inaction, cross‐disciplinary emerging questions allocation reductions align temperature limits such as those set by Paris Climate Agreement. Our primary goal areas researchers who are interested contributing litigation discussions change. We also seek help community see this a legitimate domain timely, actionable scientific research.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Earth’s Future
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2328-4277']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022ef002928