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Climate litigation is not a monolith. There is no typical party or set of parties, arguments, defenses, or remedies, and cases raise numerous issues of constitutional, statutory, regulatory and common law. While the media often focuses on a few dozen cases brought by cities and states against fossil fuel companies, the universe of climate litigation is extremely broad and diverse.

Lake Palcacocha is surrounded by the Pucaranra (right) and Palcaraju (left) glaciers. On the bottom right of the lake, the 1941 flood broke the dam and emerged. The broken dam is still visible. Image:  Alexander Luna/Germanwatch e.V.

Global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024, according to a recent scientific review conducted by researchers from the California Institute of Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the Spain and International Space Science Institute.