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Steven Donziger, the American human rights attorney targeted by Big Oil for his work in support of Indigenous people impacted by fossil fuel pollution, on Tuesday presented five legal solutions to the worsening climate emergency. 'The right combination of legal changes happening quickly can catalyze progress.' Donziger was freed in April after spending nearly 1,000 days under house arrest for a U.S.
Donziger also called for banning so-called SLAPP litigation , explaining that they 'have become the fossil fuel industry's go-to move to silence environmental campaigners, drain resources from advocates, and weaken the climate movement, which is the most essential component to forcing governments to phase out the industry.
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