Financing High-Impact Climate Litigation
Bold climate lawsuits often stall before they begin. Building a case with research, scientific evidence, and legal strategy requires significant capital. The Climate Action Fund creates Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to finance these early stages, unlocking the lawsuits that can shift corporate behavior and set global precedents.
Why we litigate
Climate change is accelerating, but the actors driving it face few consequences. Corporations and institutions continue practices that degrade ecosystems, pollute communities, and exacerbate climate crises, often unchecked.
We litigate to hold these actors accountable where traditional levers such as policy and advocacy fail. By bringing high-impact climate lawsuits, we:
Force companies to change harmful practices through financial and legal accountability
Set precedents that shape policy, corporate behavior, and global climate governance
Protect vulnerable communities and ecosystems while creating a scalable model for future cases
Each case is more than a courtroom battle: it’s a tool to rebalance power, enforce climate justice, and drive systemic change.
How SPVs Work
Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) are structured entities designed to finance individual litigation cases, providing a clear, legally robust framework for investors and funders to support cases that have systemic climate impact. They make it possible to de-risk early-stage case development while aligning incentives between funders and outcomes:
Early-stage funding:
SPVs cover research, evidence collection, and case strategy before traditional funding can step in.
Aligned incentives:
Investors’ support is tied to case success through transparent, success-based structures.
Bridging gaps:
SPVs connect philanthropic support with commercial litigation financing.
Scalable impact:
Each SPV is a repeatable model, unlocking more high-impact cases over time.
Why it matters
By financing early-stage litigation, SPVs enable bold lawsuits that hold polluters accountable for the damage they cause, strengthen the global legal infrastructure for environmental justice, and provide a path for systemic impact while creating a framework for responsible investment.
Every case we bring sets precedent, deters future harm, and proves that the law can be reclaimed for people and the planet. True change is only possible when citizens, communities, and professionals rise together and when the ruthless know that impunity is no longer an option.
Get involved
We are building the infrastructure for a new era of climate and environmental litigation. Philanthropic partners, impact investors, and strategic collaborators can play a crucial role in funding and scaling these cases.