Global climate litigation report: 2025 status review

This publication is the fourth edition of a series first launched in 2017. Drawing on data from the Sabin Center's Climate Change Litigation Databases, the report highlights emerging trends and key issues shaping the field of climate litigation. This report serves a a resource, offering insights into how courts are becoming avenues for addressing the multifaceted legal dimensions of climate change.

The findings of the review show that as of 30 June 2025, a cumulative 3,099 climate-related cases have been filed in 55 national jurisdictions and 24 international or regional courts, tribunals, or quasi-judicial bodies including landmark opinions by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), among others. This number comprises 1,936 cases in the United States of America and 1,113 cases in all other jurisdictions combined.