Impacts of climate litigation on firm value
This working paper presents evidence that litigation reduces firm value. This means that climate litigation should be considered a relevant financial risk by lenders, financial regulators and governments.
Topic: Climate justice and ethics
Climate change law in Europe: what do new EU climate laws mean for the courts?
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.
The social cost of carbon with intragenerational inequality and economic uncertainty
This paper investigates just how important intrageneration inequality is for the social cost of carbon, compared to intergenerational inequality and macroeconomic uncertainty.
Challenging government responses to climate change through framework litigation
Government framework litigation cases are becoming increasingly common, with litigants challenging governments’ policy responses to climate change. This report explores the significant impacts this has had, and will continue to have, on national policymaking and climate action.
Banks and investors should support a ‘just nature transition’ in farming, forestry and fisheries
UK Banks and investors should make sure that their investments in the farming, forestry and fishing sectors deliver climate and biodiversity goals in ways that are fair and inclusive for workers, communities and consumers, according to a new report published today (23 August 2022).
Just Nature: How finance can support a just transition at the interface of action on climate and biodiversity
This report explores how financial institutions can support the ‘just nature transition’: a shift to a net zero economy that delivers decent work, social inclusion and the eradication of poverty while delivering biodiversity goals.
Knowledge exchange enhances engagement in ecological restoration and rehabilitation initiatives
Knowledge exchange initiatives between different projects can enhance engagement in ecological restoration and rehabilitation initiatives, according to research in South Africa by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) project awarded to the University of Leeds, and the Leeds Social Sciences Institute, as published in a […]
Climate change litigation and central banks
This paper provides an overview of known climate litigation case numbers, metrics and categorisations, and considers some of the most relevant trends in the arguments and strategies employed by litigants.
Accountability mechanisms in climate change framework laws
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.
Financing the just transition beyond coal
emissions-intensive coal industry. This policy brief looks at actions the energy sector and finance are starting take to ensure there is a just transition for affected workers and communities, and how those actions can be scaled up.