Duty of Care: The Climate Trials (2022)
The story of Dutch lawyer Roger Cox, who took on his government and Big Oil in landmark court cases on catastrophic climate change
Duty of Care: The Climate Trials (2022)
Directed by Nic Balthazar, 57 mins
UK Premiere
Duty of Care tells the exclusive, inside story of Roger Cox, the first and only lawyer to have successfully sued a government and an oil giant in landmark court cases that established catastrophic climate change can be made illegal. Roger’s ground-breaking cases against the Dutch government and oil giant Royal Dutch Shell established that those in power owe a duty of care to citizens to avoid catastrophic climate change, stunning legal experts and sending shockwaves through parliaments and corporate boardrooms around the world.
With echoes of the lawsuits against Big Tobacco, this inspirational documentary gives a behind-the-scenes experience of the David versus Goliath battle as one Dutch property lawyer turned litigation maverick takes on powerful states and the world’s largest oil company in the court room drama of our lifetimes.
With interviews from experts and activists leading the wave of international climate litigations triggered by Roger’s successes, the film presents a fresh and inspiring story about, and for, future generations of climate leaders, as Lady Justice takes over where politicians and profit makers have obstructed and delayed.
Can Roger, now one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 people, and the pioneers of climate litigation succeed before it’s too late?
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Livestreamed screening and discussion
Saturday 03 December, 16:00 GMT
Duty of Care will be preceded by Gasping For Air, a clay stop-frame short animation exploring what it looks and feels like to struggle for breath due to air pollution. Join us on the afternoon of Saturday 03 December for our livestreamed Gasping For Air / Duty of Care: The Climate Trials double-bill screening and discussion. Full panel details to be confirmed over the coming weeks, but the line-up will certainly include the director, Nic Balthazar.
To join the livestream: once you've got your pass or ticket bundle, pre-order Duty of Care: The Climate Trials and register for the livestream using the link in your confirmation email.
