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Hogan Lovells

How significant for businesses is the International Court of Justice’s 2025 Advisory Opinion on climate change?

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On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “ICJ”), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, issued its long anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change (the “Advisory Opinion”). ...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

#BakuBreakthrough? COP29 Sets a $300 Billion Goal as Part of a $1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Ambition

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As we have previously reported over the last two weeks, the 29th Annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) focused heavily on climate finance and implementing key strategies for global emissions reduction,...more

Goldberg Segalla

COP28 Starts Out with a Bang by Creating a Fund Aimed at Helping Vulnerable Countries

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On the first day of the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, more commonly referred to as COP28, delegates reached a landmark agreement to formerly create a Loss and Damage Fund, a rescue and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin at COP28

Akin is participating at COP28 and providing regular updates from the conference. Friday, December 1, 2023 Updates: - On Thursday, a group of nations led by the UAE and several European countries agreed to establish a loss...more

A&O Shearman

Annex - How big is the New Zero financing gap?

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Methodology - For this report we used a definition of climate finance aligned with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Standing Committee on Finance, which states: “Climate finance aims at...more

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How big is the Net Zero financing gap?

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The transition to a low-carbon, resilient, and just economy is the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. Institutions that are well prepared to embark on Net Zero pathways will be able to take full advantage of...more

Perkins Coie

COP27: Four Takeaways for Business Leaders

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The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) was held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2020. While much was discussed, there are four takeaways that may be of greatest interest to business...more

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COP26: Key Takeaways and Action Items on Climate Change (Part II)

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In our previous post, we highlighted a number of global goals and campaigns aimed at addressing climate change. In this post, we examine climate change-oriented policies and initiatives that are being adopted by many...more

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COP26: Key Takeaways and Action Items on Climate Change (Part I)

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In recent weeks, there has been a lot written about the COP26 United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland between October 31 and November 13, 2021. The central goal of the COP26...more

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50 Shades of Green Finance: An Untapped Opportunity for Private Equity

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Sustainable finance and its surrounding infrastructure offers growing potential for deals and green innovation. The global sustainable finance market has expanded rapidly in recent years, approaching US$320 billion in new...more

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