Academic Engagement
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Event summary: Winning citizens’ support for actions on climate and nature
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, in partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and Zero Ideas, convened an invitation-only discussion on 24 March 2026 to explore citizen’s… More
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Call for Guest Editors: Themed Issues of the Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) invites expressions of interest from academics and practitioners to serve as guest editors, or as teams of guest editors, for forthcoming themed… More
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Event summary: Making Climate Finance Work – Insights from Ethics, Economics and Law
On 23 January 2026, guest editors of the new open-access journal Cambridge Forum on Corporate Climate Governance hosted a one-day workshop, in Groningen (the Netherlands) and online, on the theme of Making Climate Finance Work – Insights from… More
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Summary: Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis
This past Michaelmas Term, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) hosted the first four events of the second annual Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis. Developed by University of Cambridge Hatton Professor of Climate Law, Harro van Asselt, the series aims to showcase how… More
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COP30: CCE supports Climate Proofing SMEs campaign
The Climate-Proofing SMEs campaign, launched by the COP29 Climate High-Level Champion, is driving ambitious climate action among small and medium-sized enterprises. CCE is contributing insights from its academic network to an event… 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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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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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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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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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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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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CCE amplifies Cambridge’s climate voice at London Climate Action Week
As part of the University of Cambridge’s presence at London Climate Action Week, the Centre for Climate Engagement showcased the importance of legal, governance, and board-level leadership in… More
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Event summary: Rapid Evidence Synthesis: Informing Environmental Action
26 June 2025 During London Climate Action Week 2025, Dr Eldrid Herrington, Head of Academic Engagement at CCE, moderated a discussion on how Rapid Evidence Synthesis can improve environmental… More
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Event summary: Strengthening Leadership and Decision-Making in Climate Strategy Reviews within Banks
Climate performance and corporate culture are colliding like never before—and that tension was at the heart of a recent dinner hosted by the Centre for Climate Engagement. The… More
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CCE attends London Climate Action Week 2025
London Climate Action Week (LCAW 2025) will take place 21-29 June 2025. The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) will be represented at several events over the week, including… More
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Video: Cambridge Forum for Corporate Climate Governance’s Call for Papers
In this video, one of the Editors-in-Chief and CCE’s Head of Academic Engagement, Dr Eldrid Herrington, talks about the journal and what the Editors are looking for in… More
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The Centre for Climate Engagement to launch new journal with Cambridge University Press
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, will support the launch of a new open access journal on Corporate Climate Governance published… More
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News: CCE contributes to new publication, ‘For the World’s Profit’
Emily Farnworth and Dr Eldrid Herrington have co-written one chapter of a book called For the World’s Profit, which will be published by the Brookings Institution Press on… More
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Webinar: Academic Colloquium for High Level Champion Event at COP29
Academic experts on SMEs and climate change engaged in an online discussion in October 2024 with insights collated by Dr Eldrid Herrington, Head of Academic Engagement at the… More
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Press Release: Call out for academic experts for COP29 Climate Proofing SMEs Campaign
The Centre for Climate Engagement is supporting the COP29 Climate Champions’ campaign to climate-proof SMEs. We are seeking collaboration and evidence from academics to inform an event taking… More
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Event Summary: What is the future for Climate Action? Alumni Festival event with John Elkington
On 27 September, the Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall hosted an event focused on the growing awareness of climate change and the responses from societies,… More
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Jessica Crow joins the Centre for Climate Engagement as new Hoffmann Fellow
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall is delighted to announce the appointment of Jessica Crow as the incoming Cambridge Hoffmann Fellow in Global Climate Governance,… More
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