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From Wildfires to Courtrooms: How Attribution Science Fuels Climate Justice

Manve, Vishal

This article examines how advances in climate attribution science are shaping climate law, litigation, policy, and accountability. Drawing on Columbia University’s Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference, it explains how researchers link human-driven climate change to the increased likelihood and severity of extreme weather events such as wildfires, heat waves, hurricanes, and droughts. The article highlights the growing role of attribution research in courts, corporate accountability, and climate justice, arguing that stronger connections between science and law can help communities seek responsibility and policy action for climate-related harms.