Policies and guides

Climate Change and property, Law Society of England and Wales, June 2025

Law Council of Australia Climate Change Policy

Legal Implications of Climate Change Background Paper, Law Council of Australia – November 2021

Law Society of England and Wales Practitioner Guidance

‘A director’s guide to mandatory climate reporting’ (Version 1, 3 October 2023), AICD, Deloittes, MinterEllison

‘A director’s guide to mandatory climate reporting (Version 2, September 2024), AICD, Deloittes, MinterEllison

Climate risk governance and greenwashing risks: guidance for solicitors advising companies | The Law Society

Contract clauses

The Chancery Lane Project 

This web resource includes over 100+ climate clauses, glossary terms and tools.

The clauses are freely available for anyone to incorporate into commercial agreements and legal documents to encourage rapid decarbonisation and reduced climate impact. They have been written and peer reviewed by sector and legal specialists.

Litigation

Australian and Pacific Climate Change Litigation, The University of Melbourne database 

Climate Change Litigation Databases (US and Global), The University of Colombia

Organisations

Net Zero Lawyers Alliance

Climate Governance Initiative

International

Law Society of England and Wales Climate page

Climate Change Resolution- The Law Society of England and Wales

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report

Climate change governance, legislation and litigation, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment 

IBA Climate Registry

Australian

Climate Change Act 2022 (Cth)

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Sustainable Finance Roadmap

Climate Change Authority

Other resources

‘From little things big things grow: lawyers’ role in climate disclosure’ LSJ article by Ilona Millar and Lily Morton, 11 April 2025

Social licence and the energy transition- Better Practice Social Licence Guideline