Washington, United States, Oct 9, 2026 (AFP) - Climate hopes shift from politics to the courts

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2026-10-09

The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Over the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and others. "There is momentum for climate litigation in the courts," Dennis van Berkel of the Climate Litigati......

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