Meer rechtszaken door klimaatverandering

" 2007 U.N. report with stronger evidence that humans are causing global warming is likely to spur more lawsuits around the world such as a case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, a legal expert said.

Lawsuits from Australia to California are already testing how far courts agree with most scientists’ view that human activities — led by burning fossil fuels in power plants, factories and vehicles — are warming the planet.

“We’re going to get more and more of these cases,” Peter Roderick said, director of the Climate Justice Program, which is linked to environmental group Friends of the Earth,"

bron; www.msnbc.com