The United States was the country with the highest number of climate change litigation cases against the government or industry as of 2017, accounting for 654 cases. There were 13 cases filed in both Canada and Spain.
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Bell Gully. (February 1, 2019). Number of climate change litigation cases worldwide as of 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/
Bell Gully. "Number of climate change litigation cases worldwide as of 2017, by country." Chart. February 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/
Bell Gully. (2019). Number of climate change litigation cases worldwide as of 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/
Bell Gully. "Number of Climate Change Litigation Cases Worldwide as of 2017, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/
Bell Gully, Number of climate change litigation cases worldwide as of 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of climate change litigation cases worldwide as of 2017, by country [Graph], Bell Gully, February 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052881/litigation-cases-climate-change-globally-by-country/