Environment activists in Australia bring the climate crisis to the courtroom | Kieran Pender

There's a growing trend of climate litigation around the world. Here's a look at the Australian cases likely to make headlines this year

In March 2021, a 16-year-old student and an octogenarian nun walked into the federal court in Melbourne for the hearing of a defining case in Australian climate litigation.

The lawsuit brought by Anj Sharma, along with seven other teenagers, and Sister Brigid Arthur, is part of a growing trend among climate activists and environment organisations raising climate issues in the courtroom, amid a lack of action by the federal government.