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It gives us the mandate to say:
No more delay. No more excuses. No more climate harm.
If your government isn’t acting, you can.
It gives us the mandate to say:
No more delay. No more excuses. No more climate harm.
If your government isn’t acting, you can.
Legal action is powerful—but public pressure fuels it.
📣 Share your case.
🎥 Tell the story.
📝 Show people what’s possible.
This is not just about lawsuits—it’s about changing the system.
Legal action is powerful—but public pressure fuels it.
📣 Share your case.
🎥 Tell the story.
📝 Show people what’s possible.
This is not just about lawsuits—it’s about changing the system.
The ICJ was clear:
“States can be held responsible for failing to regulate private actors under their jurisdiction.”
That means governments can be sued for letting corporations pollute, granting fossil licenses, or failing to hold industry accountable.
The ICJ was clear:
“States can be held responsible for failing to regulate private actors under their jurisdiction.”
That means governments can be sued for letting corporations pollute, granting fossil licenses, or failing to hold industry accountable.
📍 File in national courts
📍 Use human rights law, climate law, environmental law
📍 Partner with legal NGOs like ClientEarth, GLAN, or your local climate justice org
You don’t need to go to The Hague. This ruling applies everywhere.
📍 File in national courts
📍 Use human rights law, climate law, environmental law
📍 Partner with legal NGOs like ClientEarth, GLAN, or your local climate justice org
You don’t need to go to The Hague. This ruling applies everywhere.
🧾 “Duty of due diligence”
🧾 “Obligation to prevent significant harm”
🧾 “Obligation to protect human rights”
🧾 “Duty of due diligence”
🧾 “Obligation to prevent significant harm”
🧾 “Obligation to protect human rights”
You don’t need to be a lawyer to begin. Collect:
✅ Evidence of harmful projects or policies
✅ Climate plans that fall short of science
✅ Proof of inaction on regulation
✅ Testimonies from affected communities
You don’t need to be a lawyer to begin. Collect:
✅ Evidence of harmful projects or policies
✅ Climate plans that fall short of science
✅ Proof of inaction on regulation
✅ Testimonies from affected communities
Look for government inaction or action that causes climate harm:
→ Approving fossil fuel projects
→ Failing to meet 1.5°C-aligned climate targets
→ Ignoring harmful emissions from private companies
→ Not regulating polluting industries or granting them subsidies
Look for government inaction or action that causes climate harm:
→ Approving fossil fuel projects
→ Failing to meet 1.5°C-aligned climate targets
→ Ignoring harmful emissions from private companies
→ Not regulating polluting industries or granting them subsidies
This is more than a statement. It’s a blueprint for legal action—against countries, counties, cities, and even private actors they fail to regulate.
This is more than a statement. It’s a blueprint for legal action—against countries, counties, cities, and even private actors they fail to regulate.