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Webinar on United States and India as Partners in Climate Action: The Clean Energy Agenda
June 17, 2021Future of climate change and corporate responsibility
In this episode of CPPR’s Policy Beyond Podcast series, CPPR Research Fellow Purvaja Modak talks to Dr Harisankar K Sathyapalan about the landmark ruling by a Dutch Court against Shell group and what it could mean for climate change litigations worldwide.
The verdict resulted from a public interest lawsuit by a group of environmental NGOs, led by the Netherlands-based Friends of the Earth (Milieudefensie). The decision is historic and will set a precedent for climate change litigation worldwide since it is the first time a multinational corporation was found liable for deficient climate policy.
Read the article by Dr Harisankar K Sathyapalan on the same topic: Corporate polluters must watch out
