13 Sep, 2024 UN Report explores link between climate change and human rights, and the role of companies By Mizan Rahman Moira Thompson Oliver George Murray On 28 August 2024, the UN Secretary-General published a report exploring the links between the loss and damage [1] caused by climate...
15 Jun, 2023 Climate litigation risk informing investor decisions By Samantha Holland Individuals, civil society and other stakeholders are increasingly using the courts to challenge governments and high emitting corporates...
02 Feb, 2023 Feet to the fire: Is an action in the UK courts an effective way to enforce compliance with the Paris Agreement? By Julius Handler Sam Edwards Case Analysis: R (Friends of the Earth) v UKEF [2022] EWHC 568 (Admin) The Paris Agreement and its legacy (so far) The long-term goal of...
17 Nov, 2022 The FRC Lab sets out investor views on effectively communicating net zero commitments By Elizabeth Oladunni As a growing number of UK companies commit to net zero targets, the UK Financial Reporting Council Lab (the Lab) has published a report...
24 Oct, 2022 UN General Assembly high-level week: SDGs, climate change and human rights at the forefront of businesses’ sustainability considerations By Lydia Kim The General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session took place between 20 and 26 September this year with the theme “A watershed...
27 Sep, 2022 Net Zero Review: Is the UK Government set to 'detour' on the 'path to Net Zero'? By Dean Hickey On Monday 26th September, the UK Government officially launched its Net Zero Review. As part of the launch, it was announced that Chris...
17 Aug, 2022 TCFD Reporting: How are premium listed companies doing? By Slaughter and May The FRC and FCA recently published two reports assessing whether premium-listed companies’ climate-related reporting had materially...
27 Jun, 2022 Greening Imports: UK Government to consult on a unilateral CBAM By Slaughter and May It's been an interesting month so far in the world of climate taxes. For a brief moment it looked as though pens were down on the...
28 Apr, 2022 Corporations and the IPCC (Part 2): Making the Future Possible By Aaron Wu Will Wilson “Pour ce qui est de l’avenir, il ne s’agit pas de le prevoir, mais de le render possible” — Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Citadelle (1948) ...