New Zealand Moves To Ban Climate Change Litigation. Will The U.S. Follow?
The post New Zealand Moves To Ban Climate Change Litigation. Will The U.S. Follow? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The New Zealand government has proposed legislation to limit the ability of individuals to sue companies for the impacts of climate change. Similar proposals in the U.S. may be the battle of 2027. getty As the global support for climate change regulations cools in the current political climate, climate activists are increasingly using the courts as a tool. In response, New Zealand has proposed a bill to limit the ability of individuals to sue high greenhouse gas emitters over the impacts of climate change, relying instead on the enforcement measures taken by the government. The bill appears poised to pass. A recent proposal to limit climate change litigation has yet to gain traction in the U.S. Congress, but could find a home in state legislatures next year. Climate change has all but disappeared from the political landscape of the U.S. In Florida, where Governor Ron