Conceptualizing just transition litigation

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2024-11
Author
Savaresi, A.
Setzer, J.
Bookman, S.
Bouwer, K.
Chan, T.
Keuschnigg, I.
Armeni, C.
Harrington, A.
Heri, C.
Higham, I.
Keyword
Just transition litigation
Climate change
Low-carbon socieites
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© 2024 The Authors. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01439-y
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2024-09-05

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Abstract
The transition towards low-carbon societies is creating winners and losers, raising new questions of justice. Around the world, litigation increasingly articulates these justice questions, challenging laws, projects and policies aimed at delivering climate change adaptation and/or mitigation. In this Perspective, we define and conceptualise the phenomenon of ‘just transition litigation’. This concept provides a new frame to identify and understand the diverse justice claims of those affected by climate action. We set out a research agenda to further investigate this phenomenon, with a view to enhancing societal acceptance and support for the transition.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10454/20174
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Accepted manuscript
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Savaresi A, Setzer J, Bookman S et al (2024) Conceptualizing just transition litigation. Nature Sustainability. 7: 1379-1384.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01439-y
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The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 08 Apr 2025.
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