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The Sabin Center Climate Litigation Database

Columbia Law School’s database provides a comprehensive collection of different pieces of climate litigation brought across the world.

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United Nations Environmental Program Emissions Gap Reports

UNEP releases annual reports which compare the actual GHG emissions reductions with the GHG emissions reductions we have to make to avoid temperature rises of 1.5°C and 2°C. It considers different scenarios and makes projections on the basis of current policies. It also outlines the level of GHG emissions reductions that need to be made […]

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The Paris Agreement

This is the most recent climate change agreement under the UNFCCC. Its key features are: It sets an objective of limiting global temperature rises to well below 2°C, while pursuing efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C; All countries have an obligation to reduce their GHG emissions; and Countries have to submit nationally determined contributions, which detail countries […]

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

This was the first international agreement on climate change. It sets the global framework for negotiations on climate change and 197 countries are parties. It contains general obligations for countries to: Take mitigation measures to avoid dangerous climate change; and Take adaptation measures to protect impacted communities. But, as a framework convention, its commitments are […]

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WHO quantitative risk assessment of the effects of climate change on selected causes of death, 2030s and 2050s

This is the latest of the World Health Organisation’s assessments of the health impacts that climate change is projected to have. The assessment concludes that climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050; 38,000 due to heat exposure in elderly people, 48,000 due to diarrhoea, 60,000 due […]

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¿Existen otras alternativas?

Existen alternativas para responsabilizar a las fuerzas policiales y / u organizaciones por abusos contra los derechos humanos. Piense si alguno de las siguientes opciones podría ser adecuada para usted.

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¿Cómo puedo presentar un caso administrativo, constitucional o de derechos humanos contra la policía?

El derecho administrativo, los derechos humanos y el derecho constitucional componen lo que es llamado el derecho público. El derecho público regula la relación entre el Estado y las personas. Define qué derechos (es decir, las cosas a las que las personas tienen derecho) tienen las personas ante las agencias y departamentos gubernamentales y qué […]

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Where Can I Get More Information and Support?

This guide has given you an introduction into climate litigation and what options you can have when it comes to using legal action for climate justice. Having information and support is key if you want to take climate litigation. If after reading this guide you are thinking about taking legal action, the organisations and resources outlined […]

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Are There Alternatives to Going to National Courts?

There are alternatives to going to national courts if you want to challenge governments and corporations about their policies and actions on climate change. This section of the Guide will give you an introduction on some of these alternatives and give you tips on how to use them.

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¿Cómo puedo presentar una demanda civil contra la policía?

Una demanda civil implica argumentar que la policía violó sus derechos privados en la corte. A diferencia de un reclamo ante un defensor del pueblo, si tiene éxito, generalmente se le otorgará una compensación por el daño que sufrió como resultado de la violación de sus derechos por parte de la autoridad competente. A diferencia […]

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