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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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Further, the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (national legislation providing the general framework concerning the adoption and implementation of measures to combat global warming) was revised in May 2021. Civil law cases. Administrative complaints. In September 2017, in Sendai Citizens v.

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Climate Litigation in Japan: What to Expect in 2025

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in 2021, which is 2% higher than the percentage before the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Since climate change affects people globally, distinguishing plaintiffs from the rest of the population will likely remain an issue for establishing standing under administrative law. Kobe Steel Ltd.,