Isabela Keuschnigg and Catherine Higham explore how questions about the ocean and its role in the climate crisis are being addressed through climate laws and litigation. Read more
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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
Climate change framework laws are needed for the successful implementation of the Paris Agreement. This policy insight examines the elements that can be ‘built in’ to framework laws to specify accountability for the implementation of the core obligations contained within, based on a review of 43 such laws from the Climate Change Laws of the World database. Read more
External link to publication Climate change is a grave threat to global development and shared prosperity. Its impacts are expected... Read more
Averchenkova, A. (2020). Mexico’s Framework Legislation on Climate Change: Key Features, Achievements and Challenges Ahead. In T.L. Muinzer (Ed.). National Climate... Read more
This paper assesses the importance of a strategic legal framework for action against climate change, using the UK Climate Change Act as... Read more
This paper assesses the importance of a strategic legal framework for action against climate change, using the UK Climate Change Act as an example. Read more
This brief summarises the most recent trends in climate change litigation and legislation, now with global coverage. Read more
