Climate Litigation Database relaunches today

Written By Rosi Croom

Today, September 25th, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Climate Policy Radar are proud to announce the launch of The Climate Litigation Database, a new interface for the Sabin Center’s U.S. and Global climate litigation databases.

Building on more than 15 years of work, this enhanced platform provides improved access to more than 3,000 cases and over 15,000 case documents from the Sabin Center’s existing databases. Using Climate Policy Radar’s advanced machine learning and natural language processing tools to improve search and analysis, it brings together the previously separate U.S. and Global databases into a single, unified resource, allowing users to search climate change litigation across jurisdictions worldwide, explore case documents with advanced search tools, and download datasets for research and analysis. The Sabin Center will continue to update The Climate Litigation Database with the latest developments from climate litigation around the world.

New features include:

  • Text search in documents

Users will be able to search inside the case documents themselves, finding the exact arguments, quotes, or keywords they need.

  • Cross-language search

Foreign-language case documents can now be searched in English, with results displayed in English as well.

  • Integration of U.S. and Global Climate Litigation Databases

Users can search across all jurisdictions (including the U.S.) in a single query. Future developments will further integrate the formerly separate databases.

  • Geography profiles

Users can filter by country or subdivision and get a clear picture of what’s happening in each geography. Initially only a limited number of subdivisions are available, including U.S. states and territories. More subdivisions will be added in the future.

  • Downloadable data

Downloads will be available for every search or the full climate litigation database. Every download comes enriched with the Sabin Center’s metadata, labels, and summaries, making it ready for deeper analysis.

Rosi Croom
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