These lawsuits are serving to rewrite the public narrative on climate change and, in some instances, are leading to a real shift in authorities and corporate policy – whether they win or lose. Governments, fossil gasoline corporations and airways are increasingly being met with climate lawsuits. Isabella Kaminski analyses what distinction this authorized action is making, and how much it’s serving to battle local weather change. In an essential judgment on evidence and air passenger rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 9-0 that judges have the discretion to admit expert evidence on international law so long as the …
