As the links between climate change, protection of the environment and human rights are being expressly recognised at the international level, there has been a proliferation of cases against states and governments using rights-based approaches to tackle inaction on climate change. International and regional human rights law is also being deployed in litigation against corporates by claimants seeking to establish accountability for the harmful effects of climate change. This panel will highlight the driving force behind this emerging trend, discuss the legal bases of such claims and consider the likely trajectory of rights-based arguments against corporates in the future.