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The German constitutional verdict is a landmark in climate litigation

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  • Felix Ekardt

    (Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Policy
    University of Rostock)

  • Katharine Heyl

    (Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Policy
    University of Rostock)

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Climate and freedom are interconnected in various ways. The recent German verdict on climate protection realigned the fundamental rights in liberal democratic societies and marks an important step in climate litigation around the world.

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  • Felix Ekardt & Katharine Heyl, 2022. "The German constitutional verdict is a landmark in climate litigation," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 12(8), pages 697-699, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:12:y:2022:i:8:d:10.1038_s41558-022-01419-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-022-01419-0
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    1. Philipp Günther & Felix Ekardt, 2022. "Human Rights and Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Potential Limits to BECCS and DACCS Deployment," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-29, November.
    2. Felix Ekardt & Paula Roos & Marie Bärenwaldt & Lea Nesselhauf, 2023. "Energy Charter Treaty: Towards a New Interpretation in the Light of Paris Agreement and Human Rights," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-18, March.
    3. Felix Ekardt & Marie Bärenwaldt, 2023. "The German Climate Verdict, Human Rights, Paris Target, and EU Climate Law," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-16, August.
    4. Günther, Philipp & Ekardt, Felix, 2022. "Human Rights and Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal: Potential Limits to BECCS and DACCS Deployment," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 11(12), pages 1-29.

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