Should citizens try to sue corporations and governments over climate change?

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Citizens should try to sue corporations and governments over climate change.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Suing is an effective way of publicizing climate change issues.

  • Pro claim 2

    People must fight for their legal right to a decent standard of living.

  • Con claim 1

    The legal system is too favorable to corporations to rely on it for climate action.

  • Con claim 2

    Suing corporations and governments would be too slow to impact climate crisis.