Publications & resources
National Climate Law Explainer
Many countries around the world have instituted legal frameworks to help them achieve their climate change targets (domestic and international) and transition their economies to net zero. This explainer, “Credible Climate Governance”, breaks down the core components that are critical to a framework’s success.
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Discussion paper: Sustainable Fiduciary Duties.
This draft discussion paper explores the role the law of fiduciary duties plays in helping solve the climate crisis. We would love to hear your thoughts on the ideas raised in this paper. Please contact the NZLA secretariat at info@netzerolawyers.com to join the conversation.
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UK/EU Competition 101
This presentation outlines the Net Zero Lawyers’ Alliance guide on navigating EU/UK competition law in the context of sustainability and climate agreements, highlighting the balance between antitrust regulations and fostering competitor collaboration on environmental initiatives.
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Failure to act on climate change violates human rights: the KlimaSeniorinnen case
On 9 April 2024 the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) handed down its judgment in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz v Switzerland (KlimaSeniorinnen), finding that Switzerland violated the applicants' rights under Articles 6 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) by failing to take adequate measures to mitigate climate change and the effect of global warming.
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Law and Climate Atlas (UK and US)
The UK and US Law and Climate Atlas is an online resource that maps the intersections between climate change and many different fields of law. Its concise outlines describe how different areas of the law are influencing - and are being influenced by - climate change.
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Framework for Net Zero Alignment
The Framework for Net Zero Alignment (“Framework”) provides guidance on the steps that commercial law firms (“firms”) can take to reduce their own greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, manage firm climate-related risks and unlock opportunities to facilitate the global transition to net zero. The Framework recognises the unique skills and positioning of commercial lawyers to accelerate the transition in ways that go far beyond value chain mitigation.
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Explainer - IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report
This explainer is a summary of the IPCC Synthesis Report which is based on the content of the three Working Groups Assessment Reports: WGI – The Physical Science Basis, WGII – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, WGIII – Mitigation of Climate Change, and the three Special Reports: Global Warming of 1.5°C, Climate Change and Land, The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate.
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Aligning International Trade Law with the Goals of the Paris Agreement
In an increasingly economically interdependent world, robust cross-border legal frameworks facilitate international trade and investment. UNCITRAL plays a vital role in progressing the harmonisation and modernisation of international trade law by preparing and promoting the use and adoption of legislative and non-legislative instruments as key areas of commercial law.
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