UK
The United Kingdom London
Ireland
Law and Practice Contributed by: Ruth Knox and Julian Wolfgramm-King Paul Hastings LLP
Germany
Belgium
France
Contents 1. Multilateral and Regional Regimes p.99 1.1 Multilateral Climate Change Legal Regime p.99 1.2 Regional Climate Change Legal Regimes p.100 2. National Policy and Legal Regime (Overview) p.101 2.1 National Climate Change Policy p.101 2.2 Constitutional Framework for the National Legal Regime for Climate Change p.102 2.3 National Legal Regime p.102 2.4 Key Policy/Regulatory Authorities p.105 2.5 Bilateral/Multilateral Co-Operation Under the Paris Agreement p.106 2.6 Climate Litigation p.108 3. Responses to International Developments p.111 3.1 Voluntary Carbon Markets p.111 3.2 Carbon Pricing and Trade Impacts p.111 4. Liability for Climate Change and ESG Reporting p.112 4.1 Liability for Climate Change and ESG Reporting p.112 4.2 Directors’ Climate Change Liability p.113 4.3 Shareholder or Parent Company Liability p.113
4.4 Social Context p.114 5. Transactions p.114 5.1 Due Diligence p.114 6. Climate-Friendly Investment Support p.114 6.1 Renewable Energy p.114 6.2 Other Support p.114
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