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 lawsuits that can shift corporate behavior, set precedent, and enforce climate justice globally.
Why we litigate
Climate change is accelerating, yet the actors driving it face few consequences. Corporations, governments, and institutions continue to degrade ecosystems, pollute communities, and worsen the climate crisis, often unchecked.
AllRise litigates to hold these actors accountable where traditional levers fail. Bold climate lawsuits:
Force change: Make companies responsible for harmful practices through legal and financial accountability
Set precedent: Shape policy, corporate behavior, and global climate governance
Protect communities and ecosystems: Safeguard vulnerable populations while creating a scalable, repeatable 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 legal entities that finance individual litigation cases. They allow funders to support early-stage climate lawsuits with systemic impact while reducing risk and aligning incentives:
Early-stage funding:
Covers research, evidence collection, and case strategy before traditional funding steps in
Aligned incentives:
Support is tied to case success through transparent, success-based structures
Bridging gaps:
Connects philanthropic support with commercial litigation financing
Scalable impact:
Each SPV is repeatable, unlocking more high-impact cases over time
Why it matters
Early-stage litigation is the engine of systemic change. SPVs enable high-risk, high-impact cases that:
Hold polluters accountable
Strengthen global legal infrastructure for environmental justice
Create scalable models for future accountability
Every case sets precedent, deters future harm, and proves that the law can be reclaimed for people and the planet. Change only happens 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 backbone of global climate and environmental accountability. Philanthropic partners, impact investors, and strategic collaborators can help fund, scale, and accelerate these cases.