Climatechangeanditsadverseimpactsonnatureandhumansocietyareclearlyfelt.Whoshouldbeartheresponsibility?Shouldanyonebeheldliableforgravelossesanddamagesrelatedtoclimatechange?Inwhatwayandtowhatextentcantheseissuesbeaddressedinlegalmechanismsbothgloballyandlocally?Willaninternationalliabilityregimeanultimatesolution?Arecourtsreadyforandcapableofresolvingthesedisputesthatfindintricacyoflaw,policyandscience?
Toshedlightontheseissues,thisbookisstructuredwithfourmainthemesonthediscussionsofclimatechangeliabilityandrelatedmechanisms.Theyare:1)stateliabilityandresponsibility,2)climatechangelitigation,3)climatechangeliabilityandalternatives,and4)disputeresolutionandremedies.Reflectionsontheconceptsofliability/responsibly/accountabilityhaveprovidedfornuancedunderstandingsoftheirfunctionaldynamicsinclimatechangegovernance.OurfindingsalsosuggestthatInternationalanddomesticcourtshavebecomeavitalplayerinattributionordistributionofclimatechangeliability.Inadditiontoformalisticrightsdiscourseandrigidliabilityregime,afewalternativessuchascarbonmarket,insurance,mediationorsoftlawarealsofindingtheirwaystoensuringsustainabilityofclimatechangegovernance.
