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Labour’s first year in government: Where does climate policy stand?
This week marks one year since Labour’s election victory — a key moment to assess how far the Government has come in delivering on its climate and environmental… More
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Q&A with SVI on the True and Fair Project
The Centre for Climate Engagement is partnering with Social Value International on the True & Fair Project, which highlights the economic reality that businesses rely on resources such… More
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Blog: As international progress stalls once again, looking locally offers promise
COP29 has faced significant criticism for its failure to deliver progress that matches the urgency and scale of the climate crisis. As global negotiations continue to fall short,… More
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Blog: Reflections from COP29 on climate law and governance
Associate Professor Dr Markus Gehring serves on our new CCE Advisory Group. He is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Hughes Hall, Expert in the… More
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Blog: Corporate climate (un)accountability? Landmark Shell ruling overturned on appeal
Shell’s ongoing legal battle over climate accountability reached a pivotal moment on 12 November 2024, as the Hague Court of Appeal delivered its verdict on the company’s appeal.… More
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Professor Harro van Asselt, University of Cambridge
The Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series explores law for climate change through the lens of a range of experts.Professor Harro van Asselt holds the Hatton Professorship… More
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News: Academy of Social Sciences publishes CCE ‘Empowering Communities’ blog
The Academy of Social Science (ACSS) has been running an Election 24 project which foregrounds social science perspectives on key policy issues ahead of this year’s UK General… More
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Blog: Boards can, and must, account for climate change
Accounting may not seem the most obvious arena for ambitious climate action, but a recent legal opinion highlights real opportunities for boards to drive sustainability through the company… More
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Expert Briefing: Tackling Sustainability in the finance sector
This expert briefing is based on a discussion with David Rouch, a Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and author of The Social Licence for Financial Markets (Palgrave… More
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Róisin Finnegan, Intern: Law and Climate Atlas, University of Cambridge
As we launch our updated Law and Climate Atlas 2023, we talk to one student intern who worked on the project about her research and why the Atlas… More
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Policy Insight: the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Dr Samuel Ruiz-Tagle, Research By-Fellow at Hughes Hall and Senior Researcher in Law at the Centre for Climate Engagement, worked in partnership with independent cross-party parliamentary group Peers… More
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Dr Samuel Ruiz-Tagle, University of Cambridge
The Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series explores law for climate change through the lens of a range of experts. Samuel Ruiz-Tagle, Research Associate in Administrative Law… More
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Blog: Organisational change and climate action
Corporate climate action is increasingly regarded as critical for the future success of organisations. However, the actions taken by most organisations fall short in genuinely changing how their… More
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Nigel Brook, Clyde &Co
Our Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series explores law for climate change through the lens of a range of experts. Nigel Brook, who heads Clyde & Co’s… More
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Why Locally Determined Contributions are integral to achieving national climate commitments
At COP26 in Glasgow, national governments committed to revisit their Nationally Determined Contributions the following year. With COP27 underway, Emily Farnworth, Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement… More
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Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
In this Centre for Climate Engagement’s law for climate action spotlight interview series, we explore law for climate change through the lens of a range of experts in… More
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Dr Markus Gehring, University of Cambridge
In this Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series, we explore law for climate action through the lens of a range of experts in their fields. This month,… More
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Dr Emily Webster, University of Cambridge
In this Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series, we explore law for climate action through the lens of a range of experts in their fields. This month,… More
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Wendy Miles QC, Barrister, Twenty Essex
In this Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series, we explore law for climate action through the lens of a range of experts in their fields. This month’s… More
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Emily Farnworth, Director, Centre for Climate Engagement
Ahead of a new monthly series of law for climate action interviews, Emily Farnworth, Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall, sets out the urgency… More
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Blog: The Environment Act – does it mean business?
After two years of discussions in Parliament, the UK’s new Environment Act came into force in November 2021. Nick Scott, Knowledge Broker at the Centre for Climate Engagement,… More
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