Climate-related cases will also need to incorporate the latest climate science. — 123rf.com
ACROSS the globe, courts are increasingly being used to rule on cases linked to climate change and environmental damage as the need to tackle worsening global warming and ecosystem destruction becomes more urgent.
That means judges are becoming vital adjudicators in cases involving everything from false claims by fossil fuel firms and regulations that fail to consider climate and environmental impacts on communities, to decisions that wrongfully approve polluting projects.
