This report consists of a response to a call for inputs on ‘Investors, ESG and Human Rights’ by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. It focuses on the climate change-related human rights responsibilities of investors. Read more
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Informed by research conducted using the Climate Change Laws of the World database, this report consists of a submission to a call for inputs on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. Read more
We’re delighted to launch our upgraded version of the Climate Change Laws of the World database, offering new tools and... 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
The authors of this paper analyse the international impact on carbon emissions from national climate legislation in 111 countries over 1996–2018. Read more
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, and Climate Policy Radar are delighted to announce a new partnership to offer upgraded open data resources on global climate laws, policies and legal cases. Read more
Climate change legislation consists of the laws and policies that govern action on climate change by setting its legal basis. These laws and policies address actions that fall under the scope of climate change mitigation, adaptation and disaster risk management. Read more
Anika Heckwolf unpacks what the Germany’s new coalition government’s manifesto says on climate – and what that means for the global climate agenda. Read more
This is a resource aimed at school students and teachers, with downloadable information, video clips and teacher suggestions, appearing in the Science Journal for Kids and using information from Climate Change Laws of the World. Read more
Shaikh Eskander and Sam Fankhauser share the results of their new study that shows the carbon savings made due to climate change laws and policies over the last two decades and call on policymakers to adopt identified good practice to enable deeper cuts in emissions. Read more
