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Litigation Surge Reflects Evolving Climate Duties

Chris Hall

The report cites a global total of 2002 cases, brought by May 2021, according to the Climate Change Laws of the World (CCLW) database, maintained by the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, supplemented by the United States Climate Litigation Database.

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Blanket Statements, Brick and Mortar of ESG Integration

Sense and Sustainability

Dis]Comfort Blanket It is this similar spirit behind our laser focus on disclosure and reporting that has forced the co-Chair of the UNEP Inquiry Simon Zadek to remark that “we moved from “if you want to manage it, measure it” to “if you are clueless what to do, then measuring it is a good comfort blanket.”

UNEP 52