The Peruvian farmer who has changed the climate litigation landscape forever 

A trailblazing lawsuit, whose ruling is now due, has set a global precedent by seeking to hold a fossil firm accountable for its role in accelerating glacial melt
Peru farmer glacier lawsuit
Saul Luciano Lliuya, 41, stands in front of Lake Palcacocha and points at the Palcaraju glacier in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Andes, Peru, May 23, 2022. (Photo: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Dan Collyns via Reuters Connect)

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