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Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

BY MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024 3:20PM

Climate litigation is on the rise, with incoming legislation and a Trump-led US government amping up the risks in the next four years - and new types of lawsuits are emerging.

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