The Climate Change Litigation Directory
This page is maintained by the NSW Bar Association’s Climate Change Committee. The Chair of the Climate Change Committee is Richard Lancaster SC and the Deputy Chair is Sebastian Hartford Davis.
The Climate Change Litigation Directory provides links to external materials and resources on climate change litigation around the world. It aims to assist legal practitioners in their preparation for cases and to assist practitioners, students and the public in their understanding of the intersection of science and law in the developing area of climate change litigation.
The NSW Bar Association cannot guarantee the accuracy of the content on the linked websites. Readers should use their discretion when reading summary material, and where necessary, consult the primary material for an accurate account of the judgments and orders made and the arguments put by the parties involved.
The Climate Change Committee welcomes any feedback on the resources provided on this page and any suggestions of further resources to be included. Please send any feedback to the Secretary of the Climate Change Committee, Ms Laura Toren at ltoren@nswbar.asn.au.
Australasian Resources
The University of Melbourne’s Australian and Pacific Climate Change Litigation database. This database records litigation (including settled cases and court orders) on issues of climate change in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
The Australian Government Solicitor’s Legal Briefing publications. In particular, the Legal Briefing on Recent trends in climate change litigation published on 1 June 2022.
The NSW Bar Association’s Bar News magazine – The Climate Change Special Edition - Winter 2023.
The International Bar Association’s Litigation Committee’s publications. In particular, the article by Mike Hales and Nicole Phillips titled Climate change litigation in Australia – an update published on 28 April 2023.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s climate change and sustainability publications. In particular, its Climate change litigation updates, the most recent of which was published in July 2023.
Global Resources
Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law’s Climate Change Litigation Databases. This site provides a database for U.S. climate change litigation and a database for global climate change litigation.
The London School of Economics and Political Science’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment’s Climate Change Laws of the World database. This database covers national-level climate change legislation and policies globally.
The London School of Economics and Political Science’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment’s publications. In particular, the policy publication by Joana Setzer and Catherine Higham titled Global trends in climate change litigation: 2024 snapshot published on 27 June 2024.
The United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review published on 27 July 2023. This review provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation and an update on global climate change litigation trends.
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