Concern about climate change has increased globally in the last decades which can be seen as communities and environmental groups have taken over 1,300 legal actions against governments and corporations worldwide. Since 1990, the United States accounted for over 1,000 climate action lawsuits, while during the same period, there were five climate change-related lawsuits against the government or corporations in Germany.
Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country
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The Guardian. (July 4, 2019). Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/
The Guardian. "Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country." Chart. July 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/
The Guardian. (2019). Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/
The Guardian. "Number of Climate-change Related Lawsuits against Governments and Corporations Worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by Select Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/
The Guardian, Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of climate-change related lawsuits against governments and corporations worldwide between 1990 and 2019, by select country [Graph], The Guardian, July 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038129/number-climate-change-lawsuits-against-government-corporations-by-country/
