As the implementation guidelines to the Paris Agreement are negotiated at COP24, this commentary asks whether and to what extent they will include human rights language, and reviews examples from around the world of how human rights issues are gaining more prominence in relation to climate action. Read more
On 6 to 8 November 2018, LSE will be hosting the UK hearings of the Philippines-initiated inquiry seeking to attribute the impacts of climate change to the 'Carbon Majors' - the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement producers. This commentary provides some background to the hearings. Read more
This paper discusses the history and the future prospects of private climate litigation, which seeks to hold private entities legally... Read more
Last week families from across the EU launched the first strategic climate court case against the European Union (EU). Some... Read more
Setzer, J., and Nachmany, M. 2018. National Governance The state’s role in steering polycentric action. In: Jordan, A., Huitema, D.,... Read more
This brief summarises the most recent trends in climate change litigation and legislation, now with global coverage. Read more
A deepening understanding of the importance of climate change has caused a recent and rapid increase in the number of... Read more
This brief summarises and updates the latest annual stocktake of trends in climate change litigation and legislation. Read more
These slides were presented during the ‘Webinar | Climate Change Laws of the World – global trends in legislation and... Read more
Our annual round-up about global climate legislation delivered at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change intersessional conference in... Read more
