Climate Change Litigation: Chronicles from the Global South. A Comparative Study

Abstract

The battles against climate change are being fought at the international level; on the domestic front; on the streets and in the courts. Climate change litigation is one such effort. The global expansion in climate litigation gives substance to claims of a transnational climate justice movement that casts courts as important players in shaping multilevel climate governance. Climate change litigants, lawyers, and judges of one country are taking their cue from their counterparts in other countries. However, only the efforts of the Global North have received prominence. The rest of the world is slated to be sleeping silently. The authors aim to de-bunk this myth. In doing so, the authors endeavour to highlight important contributions by the Courts in the Global South in furthering the jurisprudence of climate change litigation.

A Roadmap for the Implementation of Building Energy Efficiency Codes Compliance in Tripoli-Lebanon: Key Actions in the Familiarity Stage

“…The introduction global climate change is a critical priority that requires concerted efforts from various stakeholders worldwide. Climate change poses significant challenges to sustainable development and has far-reaching impacts on ecosystems, economies, and human health (Hedlund et al, 2022;Jones & Sullivan, 2020), urgent Efforts to combat climate change require a multi-faceted approach, involving international cooperation, policy interventions, and public awareness (Kavuri & Ramanathan, 2022;Sarkar, 2010), Lebanon has made a commitment to raise its target for reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from 15% to 20% in comparison to the Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario. Additionally, Lebanon has agreed to increase its GHG emission reduction target from 30% to 31% in relation to the BAU scenario, with certain conditions(Republic of Lebanon, 2020).…”