Emily Bradeen
Emily is a Policy Analyst for the Grantham Research Institute’s Climate Change Laws of the World project—the most comprehensive global resource on climate legislation and policy.
Background
Prior to the GRI, Emily worked for the in-house legal counsel a multimedia firm in Montreal. She has also produced research for the Third Generation Project, a Scottish think-tank producing research on human rights and climate justice, where she was able to pursue her interests in environmental policy and water security.
Emily holds a degree in International Relations from the University of St Andrews and an MPhil in Public Policy from the University of Cambridge, where she researched opportunities for enhancing subnational cooperation over Canada’s renewable energy transition and produced a policy report for the Scottish Parliament on enhancing the scrutiny of government by leveraging the use of internal and external resources.
Research interests
- Multi-level governance and the role of subnational governments in climate action.
- The role of law and litigation in shaping and delivering a Just Transition
- International regimes and the geopolitics of the energy transition
Policy
Policy - 2024
This report consists of a submission to a Scottish Parliament consultation on the Climate Change Targets Bill, launched in August 2024. Read more
Policy - 2023
This report describes Europe's 'Fit for 55 package and broader programme of legal reforms associated with the EU's climate ambitions, and looks at the role of climate litigation in shaping Europe's legislation. Read more
Policy - 2022
Climate litigation in Europe has emerged as a way to bring about more ambitious climate policies and actions from governments and companies and some European cases and decisions have been influencing litigants and courts around the world. This report provides a synthesis of information on the current state of development of climate change litigation on the continent. Read more
Government framework litigation cases are becoming increasingly common, with litigants challenging governments' policy responses to climate change. This report explores the significant impacts this has had, and will continue to have, on national policymaking and climate action. Read more
News
News - 2024
The Government’s confirmation of up to £22bn of funding over 25 years to enable the UK’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects is a welcome step but more nuance is needed in CCS policy, argue Esin Serin and Emily Bradeen in this commentary. Read more
Emily Bradeen and Kate Higham discuss their work on updating UNEP’s Law and Climate Change Toolkit, with a focus on how challenges related to inclusivity are being addressed in certain countries. Read more
News - 2023
If passed, a draft law that proposes a “loss and damage-focused legal framework” for the Philippines would be a world first. This commentary outlines the bill’s innovative provisions and explains how it reflects broader trends in climate change laws and litigation. Read more
This article provides an overview of some of the key functions of climate change framework laws before taking a closer look at laws from the Commonwealth countries of Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. The article references data from the Climate Change Laws of the World database. Read more
The sweeping measures proposed in the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package of climate legislation are without precedent and are set... Read more
