PAYBACK TIME? . . Implications of Climate Litigation

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Payback Time?

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What the Internationalization of Climate Litigation Could Mean for Canadian Oil and Gas Companies

Author(s): Andrew Gage, Michael Byers October 9, 2014 2.91 MB | 64 pages

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This report explores scenarios in which the legal landscape concerning climate damages litigation could suddenly and dramatically change—and finds that Canadian oil and gas companies could be liable for billions of dollars of damages for their contribution to climate change. This study is part of CCPA's Climate Justice Project and is co-published with West Coast Environmental Law.

Offices: National Office
Issue: Corporations and corporate power | Environment and sustainability
Projects: Climate Justice Project