Advocates Eye NRD Cases As Next Phase In Climate Litigation Strategy

摘要

Environmentalists and their supporters are crafting a strategy for bringing potentially multi-billion-dollar natural resource damages (NRD) claims against industrial polluters as the next step in strategic climate litigation, after common law nuisance cases against emitters failed and atmospheric public trust cases against states have faltered. The new effort - which supporters say is intended in part to pressure political leaders, including those involved in pending international climate talks - is likely to be aided by a recently released report that traces atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 90 of the world's largest emitters over the last 150 years, a finding that advocates say provides proof of causation, a key test for NRD claims.