legislation

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

During a global pandemic it is easy to overlook other impending threats, such as climate change. COVID-19 struck at a critical time for international action against climate change and has interrupted its momentum – hopefully only temporarily. Read more

Javier Solana explains the relevance for climate change action and the design of monetary policy of a recent decision by the German Constitutional Court that the Eurosystem’s Public Sector Purchase Programme is invalid. Read more

Building on the experiences of the UK’s Climate Change Act (2008) and the French Energy Transition law (2015), this article... Read more

More than 170 countries have now introduced national policies and laws on climate change adaptation to address impacts including the... Read more

This policy report provides an overview of current issues in climate change litigation, focusing on selected cases and developments from May 2018 to May 2019.  Read more

This report and accompanying 8-page brief examine some of the emerging challenges in climate governance in South Africa and potential solutions. The lessons identified are also relevant for other developing economies. Read more

To feed into the Talanoa Dialogue, the Grantham Research Institute and the World Resources Institute have been taking stock of the quantified climate targets set by different Parties to the Paris Agreement. Read more

The quantified climate change targets in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement and those in national laws and policies are compared in this brief, a submission to the Talanoa Dialogue. Read more

10 years on from its establishment, this report assesses the role of the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) in shaping UK climate policy, drawing out lessons for international and domestic policymakers. Read more