News & Insights
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COP30: CCE contributes to Climate Law & Governance Day
The Climate Law and Governance Day is a global event held alongside the UNFCCC COP conferences. The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) will contribute to this year’s programme,… More
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Event summary: Climate Governance Roundtable – Connecting National Strategy to Local Delivery
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall and the British Academy convened a high-level roundtable to explore how governance between national and local government might be… More
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Policy briefing: What to expect at COP30?
As a knowledge partner for the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI), CCE has written a briefing called ‘What to expect at COP30: A briefing for board directors’. This will… More
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New Journal featured in University climate campaign
The University of Cambridge has launched a new climate campaign; Cambridge is forging a future for our planet, and it has refreshed its online climate hub and news pages.… More
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True & Fair Project featured in University climate campaign
The University of Cambridge has launched a new climate campaign; Cambridge is forging a future for our planet, and has refreshed its online climate hub and news pages. CCE’s True… More
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Call for Abstracts: State-of-the-Art
CCE is issuing a call for abstracts from academics and expert practitioners for a State-of-the-Art section of the new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance, published by… More
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Video: Lord Carnwath Seminar on Judges and Climate Change
On 17 October 2025, the Cambridge Seminar on Law and the Climate Crisis welcomed former UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Robert Carnwath for a powerful lecture exploring the… More
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Jessica Crow represents CCE at the WEF’s Procurement Innovation Dialogues
Jessica Crow represented the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Procurement Innovation Dialogues in Geneva on 8-9 October 2025. The event convened senior… More
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The Centre for Climate Engagement newsletter: Autumn 2025
We’re pleased to share the latest edition of the Centre for Climate Engagement newsletter. As you’ll see in this edition, our projects and partnerships continue to span local,… More
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CCE thanks eleven interns for their work on climate projects
The Centre for Climate Engagement at Hughes Hall was delighted to welcome eleven interns who contributed to various climate focused projects over the summer of 2025, working in… More
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CCE Director addresses Seoul ESG Forum on the role of cities in driving sustainability and climate action
Dr Paul Jefferiss, Director of the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, will deliver a keynote presentation at the Seoul ESG Forum on… More
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The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis 2025/26
The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis offers unique insights into the role of law and legal systems in response to the urgent issue of… More
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Q&A with Maureen Abel, CCE Intern 2025, on climate proofing SMEs
As we prepare for COP30, the Centre for Climate Engagement continues to support the UN Climate Change High Level Champions’ Climate-Proofing SMEs campaign. Maureen Abel worked on the… More
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September policy briefing for Chapter Zero’s network of UK Board Directors
As a knowledge partner for Chapter Zero, the Centre for Climate Engagement prepared a briefing to highlight the key developments in UK climate policy from April to September… More
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Spotlight interview – Jessica Crow
The Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series explores law for climate action through the lens of a range of experts. Jessica is the Cambridge Hoffmann Fellow in… More
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Policy briefing: How the ICJ’s advisory opinion could reshape corporate climate risk
This policy briefing written by Nick Scott and Aastha Kapoor explores the implications of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion on states’ climate obligations, issued in… More
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Call out for academic experts for COP30 Climate Proofing SMEs campaign
Ahead of COP30, the Centre for Climate Engagement is supporting a campaign seeking global academic expert knowledge on climate proofing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The UN Climate… More
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Event summary: Leadership in Corporate Climate Strategy Dinner with Nasdaq
26 June 2025 CCE partnered with Nasdaq in July to host a candid, off-the-record dinner discussion on the evolving role of boards in climate engagement. The closed-door event… More
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British Academy paper: Aligning local and national governance for Net Zero
CCE has written a provocation paper for the British Academy, published on their website as part of a new series of commissioned articles on the role of good… More
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Video: Rapid Evidence Synthesis with Science Europe
During London Climate Action Week 2025, Dr Eldrid Herrington, Head of Academic Engagement at CCE, moderated a Science Europe discussion on how Rapid Evidence Synthesis can improve environmental… More
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CCE responds to UK Government Consultation on Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) has submitted a response to the UK Government’s consultation on voluntary carbon and nature markets, which seeks to clarify and test the… More
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Leadership Insight: Culture meets Climate
Listening, learning and leading on from banks’ recent climate strategy amendments Tina Mavraki’s latest report for CCE builds on her 2024 paper on corporate culture, drawing on insights… More
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Call for Abstracts: Making Climate Finance Work
As part of its support of a new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance, published by Cambridge University Press (CUP), CCE is issuing a call for abstracts… More
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The Centre for Climate Engagement newsletter: Summer 2025
We’re pleased to share the latest edition of the Centre for Climate Engagement newsletter. This newsletter shares the highlights of our work in the last quarter including: … More
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