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Climate

2 February 2022

What’s wrong with the EU’s new green investment rules?
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Climate finance

31 January 2022

Why we’re going back to Court against the Belgian National Bank

Climate finance

Climate

19 October 2021

What is Climate Finance?

Climate finance

Climate

18 October 2021

US company directors must consider climate risk, or face potential liability

Climate finance

Climate

13 September 2021

North Sea oil field development shows banks’ hypocrisy over climate

Climate

Climate finance

18 August 2021

Why we are taking action against Just Eat and Carnival over their climate failings

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Climate finance

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13 August 2021

Tighten US corporate disclosures to address climate risk: ClientEarth lawyers

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Climate finance

Asia & the Pacific

16 April 2021

One of Japan’s last remaining coal plant construction plans abandoned

Climate finance

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EU

13 April 2021

Why ClientEarth is suing the central bank of Belgium for climate failings

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Climate finance

Asia & the Pacific

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26 March 2021

The legal pathway for Japanese shareholder proposals on climate change

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11 February 2021

Why we are calling out HSBC on its climate response

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Climate finance

4 February 2021

ClientEarth reveals UK companies not adequately reporting on climate change
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