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International Business Times
International Business Times
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In China, Climate Litigation Starts With The State

China is the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, and will determine the planet's climate change trajectory (Credit: AFP)

With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.

Instead of a movement led by activists and NGOs, in China climate litigation is dominated by state prosecutors seeking to enforce existing regulations, rather than encourage government climate ambition.

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