National Reports
The national reports published below have been carefully researched and written by our national rapporteurs. Each rapporteur has created a group of experts around them who have created commentary and feedback on the research and also attended workshops to discuss and consider the work.
Please click through on the links to download the reports for each of the participating countries.
Australia
The report for Australia has been prepared by Prof Dr Jacqueline Peel, Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and Director of Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, and Rebekkah Markey-Towler and Thea Shields from the University of Melbourne.
The report was reviewed by the following experts in climate change law and science, who all gave their time pro pro bono: Anita Foerster; Arj Dibley; Ben Neville; Brian Preston; Christine Parker; Ella Vines; Fergus Green; Gabriela Christian-Hare; Gerry Nagtzaam; Jessica Holgersson; Katherine Lake; Kirsty Ruddock; Lisa Benjamin; Marc Willers KC; Nick Kelly; Rebecca Burdon; Saiful Karim; Sarah Barker; Sue Mahony; Zebedee Nicholls.
Brazil
The Brazil report was researched and prepared by Dr Caio Borges Head of Law and Climate at the Institute for Climate and Society (Clima e Sociedade), with the help of Maria Eduarda Segovia, Julia Norat, Juliana Avila, and Carolina Garrido.
The Brazilian Expert Group who attended the Brazil national workshop provided input to the research: Danielle de Andrade Moreira, Nauê Bernardo de Azevedo, Melina De Bona, Delton Carvalho, Guilherme Leal, Alessandra Lehmen, Klaus Maciel, Marina Novaes, Joana Setzer, Maria Antonia Tigre, and Gabriel Wedy.
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Canada
The report for Canada was written by Prof Hassan Ahmad, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia.
The report was reviewed by: Rudi Barwin researcher at the Peter A. Allard School of Law; David Bullock, SJD Candidate at the University of Toronto; Dr Barnali Choudhury, Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; Dr Alexandra Harrington, lecturer in Environmental Law at Lancaster University; Tanya Jemec, lawyer at Ecojustice; Haadia Khalid, researcher at the Peter A. Allard School of Law; Steven Lorteau, SJD Candidate at the University of Toronto; Heera Sen JD Candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law.
China
The China report was written by Professor Dr Qin Tianbao, Hongyi Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL), Wuhan University; Professor Dr Zhou Chen, Associate Professor, and Deputy Director of the Environment and Energy Law Research Center, Xiamen University Law School; and Dr Gu Jin, lecturer of Zhejiang Agriculture & Forestry University.
The report was reviewed by Professor Jolene Lin, Xu Xiaoli, and Xiang Jingjing.
France
Professor Pauline-Marie Abadie, Associate Professor of Law and Member of IDEP (Institute of Ethical Heritage Law) at Paris-Saclay University, and Professor Mathilde Hautereau-Boutonnet, Professor of Private Law and Researcher in Environmental Law at Aix-Marseille University, wrote the report for France.
The following members of the French Expert Group contributed with comments and suggestions: Clémentine Baldon, Nikos Braoudakis, François de Cambiaire, Vincent Delbos, Pierre Lequet, Gabriel Stettler, and Dr. Anne Stevignon.
Germany
Dr. Sophia Schwemmer and Professor Dr. Marc-Philippe Weller led the research for Germany, with support from their team at the Institute of Comparative Law, Conflict of Laws and International Business Law of Heidelberg University: Christine Heidbrink, Theresa Hößl, Noemi Simon, Mai-Lan Tran, Madeleine Petersen Weiner.
The report was discussed and reviewed by Prof. Dr. Leonhard Hübner, Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Kieninger, Prof. Dr. Remo Klinger, Dr. Miriam Saage-Maaß and Prof. Dr. Jan-Erik Schirmer.
India
Prof Dr Madhuri Parikh, Director and Dean of the Institute of Law at Nirma University researched and wrote the report for India.
Dr Parikh had support for her work from a group of esteemed academics and practitioners: Professor Gitanjali Gill, Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Northumbria, Falguni Joshi, Co-editor of Paryavaran Mitra, Dr Arpitha Kodiveri, Research Director at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, Dr Manju Menon, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Dr S. P. Rathor, Professor at Gujurat University, Professor Amar Pal Singh, Professor of Law at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Professor Usha Tandon, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Delhi University.
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Italy
The Italian report is a collaborative work by the project's Italian International Expert Group. Prof. Attilio Pisanò, Full Professor of Legal Philosophy and Human Rights at the University of Salento, co-ordinated the research and the creation of the report.
The following members of the Italian IEG contributed to the work: Miriam Allena, Angelo Anglani, Domenico Amirante, Sabrina Bruno, Michele Carducci, Valentina Cavanna, Esmeralda Colombo, Veronica Dini, Laura Duarte Reyes, Filippo Fantozzi, Elena Fasoli, Rosario Ferrara, Piero Lionello, Francesco Maffezzoni, Chiara Magneschi, Chiara Morfea, Serena Notaro, Nadia Perrone, Riccardo Sallustio, Luca Saltalamacchia, Claudia Sartoretti, Maria Cristina Zarro.
Japan
The Japan team is led by Prof Hitoshi Ushijima, Professor of Law at Chuo University, Tokyo.
Prof Ushijima's team consists of Dr Masako Ichihara, researcher at the Local Climate Change Adaptation Center in Kyoto, environmental lawyer Prof Naoki Ikeda, and Misa Norigami, of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
Kenya
Dr Omondi Owino is a Senior Lecturer at JKUAT School of Law and a practitioner at Acorn Law in Nairobi. He is also the climate change rapporteur for Kenya at the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law.
The following members of the Kenya IEG were instrumental in the production of the report through their feedback and comments: Emmaqulate Kemunto, Environmental Justice and Rights Lawyer, Dr Joyce Kimutai, African Climate and Development Initiative, Dr Tedd Moya Mose, Honorary Research Associate, University of Oxford, and Lydia Omuko-Jung, Climate lawyer at Climate Focus.
Netherlands
The report for the Netherlands has been prepared by Dr Elbert de Jong, Professor of Private Law at Utrecht University's Center for Accountability and Liability Law, with assistance from Daan van Maurik, PhD candidate at the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law.
The following members of The Netherlands expert group reviewed the report and provided valuable comments and suggestions: Dr Tim Bleeker, Professor of Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dr Anneloes Kuiper, Lecturer at the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law, University of Utrecht, and Marieke Palstra LL.M, lecturer at Radboud University.
Nigeria
Dr Uzuazo Etemire, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Port Harcourt researched and wrote the report for Nigeria.
Dr Etemire's work was reviewed by: Dr Misan Afinotan, Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter; Dr Eghosa Ekhator, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Derby; Dr Pedi Obani, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Bradford; Dr Uchenna Ochege, Associate Research Fellow at Environment for Development Nigeria; Dr Dickson Omukoro, Lecturer in Law at the University of Port Harcourt.
Norway
The report for Norway was prepared by Dr Rosa Manzo, Associate Professor of Law at the University of South-Eastern Norway.
The following were involved in reviewing the report and providing feedback: Prof Hans Christian Bugge, Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo, Prof Inge Lorange Backer, Professor Emeritus at the University of Oslo, Prof Morten Kjelland, University of South-Eastern Norway, Prof Endre Stavang, University of Oslo Institute of Private Law, and Prof Christina Voigt, University of Oslo Department of Public and International Law and Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL).
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Philippines
The Philippines report was created by Michael T. Tiu Jr., Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines College of Law, and Atty. Franco G. Lopez, former research assistant to Prof. Tiu at the University of the Philippines College of Law.
The following people provided feedback and commentary on the research and reviewed the Philippine report: Atty. Gregorio Rafael Bueta; Atty. Raymond Marvic Baguilat; Matthew Baird; Dr. Gem Castillo; Atty. Cecelia Guaio; Atty. Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman; Dr. Jonathan Moses Jadloc; Dean Antonio La Viña; Atty. Pochoy Labog; Professor Richard Muallil; Judge Jesus G. Torres; Judge Lady Ivy Vanity Velasco; Prof. Donna Zapa-Gasgonia.
Poland
Marta Zamorska, PhD Candidate at the University of Lausanne Law School, and one of the coordinators of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Climate Change at the University of Lausanne, conducted the research on corporate climate litigation in Poland.
The following people gave feedback and valuable commentary early on in the creation of the Polish report: Dr Katarzyna Ciućkowska, Attorney Maja Frontczak, Dr Olga Hałub-Kowalczyk, Attorney Miłosz Jakubowski, Professor Dorota Maśniak, Professor Bartosz Rakoczy, Dr Izabela Schiffauer, Professor Adam Wiśniewski.
UK
Dr Kim Bouwer is Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University, where her main fields of research are energy and climate change law, and private law. Dr Bouwer researched and wrote the UK report.
The following people reviewed the UK report and gave feedback: Dr Ekaterina Aristova; Professor Daniel Attenborough; Professor Megan Bowman; Alex Cooper; Estelle Dehon KC; Professor Chris Hilson; Sam Hunter-Jones; Ruth Keating; Patrick Kenny; Mona Monadjem; Harj Narulla; Professor Onyeka Osuji, Marc Willers KC.
USA
Dr Lisa Benjamin, Associate Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon, and Alexandra Guillot JD, International Law Research Fellow at Lewis & Clark, have produced the research and the report for corporate climate litigation in the USA.
The USA report was reviewed by Sam Bookman, Michael Burger, Michael Gerrard, Dr Peter Frumhoff, Richard Heede, Allan Kanner, Professor Douglas Kysar, Thuy N. Le, Matthew Pawa, Professor Karen Sokol, Professor Cynthia Williams.
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