The Scientific Case for Climate Liability and Loss and Damage Claims

"All the countries of the world have been emitting carbon dioxide, and all the countries of the world have suffered the impacts of warming. Yet some are emitting more than others, and some are suffering more than others—and, in general, these are not the same people. . . . Enter our new analysis, published this summer in the journal Climatic Change, which helps lift the veil of plausible deniability that major emitters have hid behind—showing that there is, in fact, a scientific basis for liability claims." Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Geography and Irving Institute Faculty Advisor and Affiliate Justin Mankin and PhD student Christopher Callahan discuss their recently published paper in a recent Lawfare piece.