Beyond Words

Date01 April 2018
4-2018 NEWS & ANALYSIS 48 ELR 10277
BEYOND WORDS
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Source: D P. A, U.S. C C L   A  T: Y O gs. 1 & 2
(Sabin Center for Climate Change Law 2018), available at http://columbiaclimatelaw.com/.
Figure 1. Distribution of 2017 Climate Change
Litigation Categories (% of Cases)
Defending Obama
Administration Climate Change
Policies & Decisions
17%
Promoting Transparency &
Scientific Integrity from the
Trump Administration
15%
Integrating Consideration of
Climate Change into Envtl
Review & Permitting
28%
Advancing or Enforcing
Additional Climate Protections
through the Courts
13%
Supporting Climate
Deregulation, Undermining
Climate Protections, or Targeting
Climate Protection Supporters
27%
Figure 2. Plaintiff/Petitioner Involvement
U.S. Climate Change Litigation Brought in 2017
Figure 1: Cases were assigned to a single category. Gray indicates "pro" cases in favor of climate-related
protections and black indicates "con" cases opposing climate-related protections.
Figure 2: The numbers add up to more than the total number of cases because there are multiple parties in
many of the cases.
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