The Climate Trial

Law and Justice on a Melting Planet

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Author(s)
Walker-Crawford, Noah
Language
English
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Abstract
The Climate Trial is a gripping journey through a landmark climate lawsuit that links a Peruvian mountain guide with a German energy giant in court, revealing how global warming reshapes moral responsibility in a changing world.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111712
Keywords
Climate change; Climate justice; Climate litigation; Neighborly relations; Andes; Glacial retreat; Legal anthropology; Saúl Luciano Lliuya; Lake Palcacocha; Flood risk; RWE; Environmental disaster; Transnational activism; German Civil Code; Water scarcity; Fossil fuels; Causality; Global warming; Climate skepticism; Attribution science; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC; Climate Modelling; Indigenous environmental practices; Andean environment; Huaraz; Flood safety; Sentient environment
DOI
10.1215/9781478061915
ISBN
9781478061915, 9781478061915, 9781478094487, 9781478029724, 9781478033172
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publisher website
https://www.dukeupress.edu/
Publication date and place
Durham, North Carolina USA, 2026
Classification
Social and cultural anthropology
Environmental science, engineering and technology
Pages
232
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/