Our Knowledge Hub - Canada Climate Law Initiative

Jul 5th, 2023

Emperor’s New Climate Scenarios – a warning for financial services

Scenario modelling is an important component of the actuarial risk-management toolkit. In the context of climate change, scenario modelling enables financial institutions and regulators to investigate the impact of different climate futures, which is important given the challenges we face. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) partnered with the University of Exeter to produce […]

Jul 4th, 2023

Annual Report 2022–2023

Jul 3rd, 2023

The Chairperson’s Guide to Climate Integrity

This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, explores how organizations, guided by their Chairs, non-executive directors and board members, can earn and enhance trust through the sustainability transition. This paper explores the common risks and pressures businesses are facing in light of the sustainability transition. […]

Jun 29th, 2023

Global trends in climate change litigation: 2023 snapshot

This report reviews key global developments in climate change litigation, with a focus on the period May 2022 to May 2023, drawing primarily on the Climate Change Litigation databases maintained by the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law. It is the fifth edition of the annual report on global trends in climate change litigation. Each […]

Jun 29th, 2023

Reflections on Connecting Canada’s Climate Policy Network

This book represents an initial step to mapping the layers of Canadian climate policy activities across government, industry, and civil society. Its guiding presumption is that such mapping will help align efforts to decarbonize. A consensus point among all authors is that new alliances need to be forged, and old ones need to be refreshed, […]

Jun 27th, 2023

Canadian Corporate Performance on GHG Emissions, Disclosures and Target Setting

Taking stock of climate commitment: the Institute for Sustainable Finance’s latest study finds that most of Canada’s large public companies are reporting on their greenhouse gas emissions to some extent. Increasingly, firms are also setting targets for reducing emissions. But there is plenty of room for setting more and more ambitious targets, and adopting detailed […]