Mapping corporate climate litigation outside the USA

Abstract Corporate climate litigation has expanded rapidly in recent years, yet scholarly attention has focused primarily on a small number of high-profile cases. This article provides a systematic account of corporate climate litigation outside the USA. Drawing on the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law's Climate Litigation Database, it identifies and analyses 207 judicial cases across 31 jurisdictions in which corporations are named as defendants. The article develops a typology of corporate climate litigation organized according to the substantive focus of the claim and the type of corporate conduct challenged. By mapping this diverse body of jurisprudence, the article highlights emerging legal strategies, patterns across jurisdictions, and the growing range of actors and legal frameworks involved. The analysis demonstrates that corporate climate litigation extends well beyond a small set of landmark cases and increasingly spans multiple areas of law. The article concludes by reflecting on the conceptual boundaries of corporate climate litigation, the transferability of legal strategies across jurisdictions, and the challenges involved in assessing the broader impact of this evolving field.