{"product_id":"the-climate-trial-law-and-justice-on-a-melting-planet-paperback-softback-9781478033172","title":"The Climate Trial; Law and Justice on a Melting Planet (Paperback \/ softback) 9781478033172","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLaw and Justice on a Melting Planet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNoah Walker-Crawford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781478033172\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 March 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 19 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Through an anthropologist’s lens, Noah Walker-Crawford brings the Lliuya v. RWE case to life and, in doing so, reframes climate litigation as a question of neighborliness and responsibility across scales. This vivid, deeply informed account shows how science, law, and lived experience meet in court – and why it matters for justice in a warming world. A compelling, essential read for lawyers, activists, and scholars alike.”—Joana Setzer, Associate Professor, LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, intimate account of juridical possibilities long thought impossible. Through clear, elegant prose, Walker-Crawford weaves together the suspense of a transnational legal drama with an impassioned analytic that unfolds how legal principles and strategies yielded an improbable case. \u003ci\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for those concerned about our planetary climate crisis and pathways for securing corporate accountability.”—Suzana Sawyer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Small Matter of Suing Chevron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With precision and elegance, Walker-Crawford weaves together Luciano Lliuya’s story with complex debates on causation, evidence, and the role of law in the climate crisis. The result is a fascinating book.\"—Maxim Bönnemann, \u003ci\u003eVerfassungsblog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/i\u003e] is a fascinating and worthwhile read because it seeks to get to the bottom of a key question that has bedevilled climate diplomacy: who should ultimately take responsibility for climate change?\"—Gavin O'Toole, \u003ci\u003eLatin American Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSaúl Luciano Lliuya guides tours in the mountains and his family grow corn, wheat, barley, and potatoes on their farm in Huaraz, Peru, a community of more than 100,000 people in the Andes near Palcacocha, a glacial lake. Palcacocha, however, is growing, as is the major flood risk to Huaraz. Climate change through the emission of greenhouse gases continues to melt the Peruvian glaciers—greenhouse gases that come from corporate polluters not just in Peru, but across the industrialized world. So, Luciano Lliuya decided to sue. Although the German energy company RWE has never operated in Peru, Luciano Lliuya sought to hold the company, which uses coal power generation, liable for damages in a groundbreaking case that, despite being dismissed, established that major emitters can be held liable for climate harms. In \u003ci\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, anthropologist Noah Walker-Crawford draws on years of personal involvement with the lawsuit and extensive fieldwork in Peru and Germany to follow the people, legal strategies, scientific arguments, and political tensions that have shaped the trial. More than a courtroom drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Climate Trial\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply human story about moral responsibility in a changing world and what it means to be a “good neighbor” while living thousands of miles away.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbbreviations and Glossary  xi\u003cbr\u003e Key Characters  xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Climate Justice in Court  1\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Making a Climate Change Lawsuit  19\u003cbr\u003e 1. Glaciers Melt into the Courtroom  21\u003cbr\u003e 2. David and Goliath in the Courtroom  34\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 1: Andean Life in an Uncertain Climate  53\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Politics of Personhood  57\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Causality in the Courtroom  73\u003cbr\u003e 4. Truth and Responsibility in the Courtroom  75\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 2: Courtroom Interrogation  88\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tracing Emissions  90\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 3: Climate Skeptics at Large  97\u003cbr\u003e 6. Modeling the Global Climate  99\u003cbr\u003e 7. Measuring Palcacocha  110\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Melting Glaciers Play Politics  125\u003cbr\u003e 8. Glacial Politics  129\u003cbr\u003e 9. Engineering in a Sentient Environment  146\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 4: Unexpected Stardom  161\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Changing the Legal Climate  163\u003cbr\u003e Afterword  181\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  183\u003cbr\u003e Notes  187\u003cbr\u003e References  193\u003cbr\u003e Index  213\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656111681816,"sku":"9781478033172","price":18.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-climate-trial-law-and-justice-on-a-melting-planet-paperback-softback-9781478033172","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}