🔥 Hard-hitting discussion yesterday on climate litigation and investigative journalism with Stella Levantesi at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.

We covered climate obstruction, greenwashing, lawsuits, and more. Watch online here: journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

Here's the keynote from Ben Franta at Salem State for Earth Day on 'Legal Action for Climate Justice'. Engaging talk plus a thought-provoking Q&A. Thanks to Ben and Oxford Sustainable Law Programme! #ClimateLitigation #EarthDay
youtube.com/watch?v=4LcqUc… #ClimateJustice #EarthDay

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Our Oxford Sustainable Law Programme Oxford Smith School research cited in ECHR CEDH judgement in KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland.

with Ana Vicedo Sihan Li Dr Friederike Otto Kristie Ebi, Ph.D., MPH Thom Wetzer et al.

smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-co…

🌍⚖️ In NatureClimate, we argue that we have reached the limits of voluntary climate action and need to move towards rigorous, cohesive, and fair ground rules to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.🧵

👉 Paper: rdcu.be/dD5T3

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New publication finds achieving net zero requires turning voluntary action into rigorous, cohesive, and fair ground rules for the economy.

Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Learn about the Net Zero Regulation and Policy programme: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/net-zero-regul…

Academics at #OxfordSmithSchool Oxford Martin School Oxford Net Zero called for rigorous netzero ‘ground rules’ – encompassing laws, regulation & policy – to be implemented and enforced across the world, in an article published in nature
#ClimateChange  today.
smithschool.ox.ac.uk/oxford-sustain…

Moving towards a #netzero future, the role of governments and regulators becomes increasingly crucial. With companies voluntarily pledging net-zero targets, there’s an ‘implementation gap’ where the limits of voluntary action become clear. 1/2
ox.ac.uk/news/2024-04-0…

'This important report highlights what should have been obvious long ago: nature-related risks are not distinct from other financial risks, and should therefore be considered by directors in furtherance of their legal duties.' -@thomwetzer (@UniofOxford Oxford Sustainable Law Programme)

A few more days left to apply (deadline: noon UK time, March 8)!

We are delighted to share an interview with Dr Benjamin Franta, Founding Head of the Climate Litigation Lab and Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.

Watch the full interview: cityandfinancialglobal.com/climate-change…

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' #oliandgas companies could be on the hook for trillions of dollars in payouts from climate lawsuits — but few investors or regulators are accounting for that risk, according to a new study.' POLITICO Oxford Sustainable Law Programme Faculty of Law @thomwetzer Rupert Stuart-Smith
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Our new Oxford Sustainable Law Programme research in Science Magazine with Thom Wetzer and Arjuna Dibley - science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

More here: twitter.com/RupertS_Smith/…

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Companies could be liable for trillions in damages from climate lawsuits but few investors and regulators are taking these risks into account, according to research in Science Magazine by Sustainable Finance Hub Head Arjuna Dibley and Oxford Sustainable Law Programme.

go.unimelb.edu.au/mi68

Polluting companies could be liable for trillions in damages from climate lawsuits. But few investors and regulators are taking these risks into account when evaluating companies' climate-related financial risks, according to new Oxford Sustainable Law Programme research. phys.org/news/2024-01-i…

NEW: Investors are 'flying blind' to risk of climate lawsuits, according to research from the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme research.

The study calls for an overhaul in how climate litigation risks are assessed & provides a new framework for doing so.
ox.ac.uk/news/2024-01-1…