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\n 20% of US climate litigation cases can be understood as “protective litigation” targeted at President Trump’s rollbacks, study finds<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n \n
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Cases brought to resist regulatory rollbacks, funding freezes and the dismantling of existing climate rules, now constitute around 20% of climate cases filed in the US in 2025.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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The Just Transition Finance Lab is supporting the transformation of the global financial system in order to achieve progress on climate and wider environmental goals through a people-centred approach.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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The TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) is an independent, authoritative source of research and data into the progress being made by the financial and corporate world in making the transition to a low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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This website showcases concrete examples, practical guidance, and tools from the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and a broader community of researchers, analysts, and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Transparent Reporting and Certification for CDR, or TRACEcdr, is an interactive tool to improve transparency in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Earth Capital Nexus is a global hub for analytics on resilience and nature for the finance sector.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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