Table 2 Civil cases related to climate change in Indonesia from 2010 to 2020

From: Climate change related litigation in Indonesia

Court

Number of cases

District court

3 (22%)

Appeal court

2 (14%)

Supreme court (cassation)

3 (21%)

Judicial review

6 (43%)

Verdict

 Inadmissible

2 (18%)

 Accepted

6 (55%)

 Rejected

3 (27%)

Type of Plaintiff

 Citizen lawsuit

2 (14%)

 Class action

2 (14%)

 Organisation claim

1 (7%)

 State claim against corporation

7 (50%)

 Regular claim

2 (15%)

Climate change argument found in:

 

 Judge consideration/deliberation

3 (22%)

 Plaintiff’s argument

2 (14%)

 Defendant’s argument

3 (22%)

 Expert witness testimony/Witness/Opinion

3 (21%)

 Evidence

3 (21%)

  1. Source: compiled from Indonesian courts (kepaniteraan.mahkamahagung.go.id), percentage are rounded to the closest whole number.