C2LI (Climate Change Legal Initiative)

University of Strathclyde

Who would you like to contact?

  • Kate McKenzie
    Academic, Director

  • Francesco Sindico
    Academic, Director

  • Problem

    Climate change now permeates every aspect of life and so it also permeates every aspect of the law. Climate-related legal developments and litigation trends are evolving with ever-increasing speed and complexity. There is a need for access to experts who can help make sense of it all.

    Solution

    C2LI is a social enterprise committed to growing legal knowledge and strengthening expertise in the law to drive just and transformational climate action. C2LI’s day-to-day activities are led by a core team of highly qualified legal experts and analysts specialised in various fields of climate law and policy. Our broader team also includes over 60 highly respected practitioners, academics, analysts, researchers and strategists across all continents, with expertise in climate-related public, private and international law with jurisdiction-specific knowledge. This vast and trusted expertise serves to provide our clients with the most up-to-date, reliable intelligence in order to make better informed decisions, leading to just and transformational climate action.

    Sustainable Development Goals addressed

    Some facts:

    View our knowledge hub to explore three climate change litigation scenarios in over 30 countries: https://www.c2li.org/knowledge-hub/

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