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INTERVIEW: Paris 1.5C goal could give climate litigants new tool against weak domestic policies, scholar says

Published 17:20 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 17:20 on June 17, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), International (Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks), Net Zero Transition (Litigation)

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A new legal interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature goal could give climate litigants a fresh basis to challenge weak domestic climate policies and high-emitting projects, by treating states as having a due diligence obligation not to defeat the treaty’s object and purpose, a legal scholar told Carbon Pulse.
A new legal interpretation of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature goal could give climate litigants a fresh basis to challenge weak domestic climate policies and high-emitting projects, by treating states as having a due diligence obligation not to defeat the treaty’s object and purpose, a legal scholar told Carbon Pulse.


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