Law for Climate Action
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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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Spotlight interview – Dr Jellie Molino
The Centre for Climate Engagement’s spotlight interview series explores law for climate action through the lens of a range of experts. Dr Jellie Molino is a Post-Doctoral Research… More
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News: The Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis
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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Summary report: Investors’ fiduciary duties and systemic climate risks
This briefing summarises the final roundtable in a series organised by the Centre for Climate Engagement at Clyde & Co. It explores the link between investors’ legal duties… 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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Summary Report: Navigating the landscape of climate law and regulation
‘Navigating the landscape of climate law and regulation: A briefing for boards’ is a new report co-authored by Chapter Zero, Freshfields and the Centre for Climate Engagement, mapping… 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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Summary Report: Greenwashing – Legal Risks and Opportunities
This consideration of greenwashing draws on a roundtable held by the Centre for Climate Engagement in partnership with Clyde & Co, the second in a series of three… More
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Consultation Response: OHCHR Call for Input – Climate Change and the Right to Education for Girls
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently issued a call for input to prepare a report on how climate change impacts the realization of… More
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Press release: Launch of Law & Climate Atlas US helps lawyers drive transition to net zero
The Law & Climate Atlas US is a free online resource which shows how climate change is shaping different areas of law, and how these areas might help… More
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Directors’ Duties and Climate Change
Climate change poses financial and liability risks to companies. By addressing these risks, businesses can find opportunities to grow and adapt. Nick Scott’s leadership insight links climate change… 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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Legal insight: A case note on ClientEarth v Shell Plc
On 9 February 2023, ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental law organisation and UK registered charity, brought a claim against the directors of Shell plc before the High Court of… More
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Summary report: Legal considerations for the transition to net zero, a series with Freshfields and Chapter Zero
In 2023/2024, the Centre was delighted to partner with Freshfields and Chapter Zero to run a series of events focused on the intricate legal aspects of transitioning to… 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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Press Release: The Centre for Climate Engagement launches new Law and Climate Atlas for COP28
The Centre for Climate Change Engagement (CCE), based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, launched its Law and Climate Atlas during COP27 last year. Now in time for… More
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Expert Briefing: Air pollution, health risks and climate change
Air pollution is estimated to be responsible for around 28,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Extreme heat associated with climate change can increase pollution levels and… More
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Expert Briefing: Planning law, levelling-up, and net zero
Policy Briefing by Dr Samuel Ruiz-Tagle on Planning Law, Levelling-up and Net Zero: Empowering planning authorities to combat climate change More
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CCE 2023 Summer Internship Programme
The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall is pleased to announce its summer internship programme, which offers several exciting opportunities to engage with our programmes and… 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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COP27 Explained by Cambridge experts
In this recent University of Cambridge video that hears from experts about the outcomes of COP27, Emily Farnworth, Director – Centre for Climate Engagement, highlights how our recent… More