Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

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Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

A new report by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment predicts that upcoming changes to EU law could fill the courts with a new wave of climate litigation cases

The rapid shift in the scale and ambition of climate policy in Europe is set to send shockwaves throughout the EU legal system, with decarbonisation strategies such as the Fit for 55 programme expected...

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