Corporate Accountability and Liability for Climate Change / edited by Elbert de Jong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Jong, Elbert (Elbert R.), editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar studies in climate law.

Elgar Studies in Climate Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liability for climatic change damages.

Social responsibility of business.

Tort liability of corporations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2024]

Summary:

As litigation rises against corporations and their climate change policies, this timely book examines their accountability and liability for climate change related matters. Covering both national and international law, it investigates approaches to corporate social responsibility, shedding light on how these strategies can help protect human rights and the environment. This book illustrates the potential and limitations of legal doctrines across human rights law, soft law, contract law, consumer law and non-contractual liability law for holding corporations responsible for climate change. The contributing authors explore interconnected aspects of corporate transnational climate law, relating contemporary problems to traditional areas of private law. Ultimately, this prescient book provides valuable legal insights into the challenges of corporate accountability and liability for climate change and identifies important pathways for the future of litigation. Corporate Accountability and Liability for Climate Change is a valuable resource for students and scholars of corporate social responsibility and climate law and governance. It will also be of relevance to practitioners and policymakers with an interest in litigation and regulatory strategies.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction / Elbert de Jong, Anneloes Kuiper, Marlou Overheul and Anne-Jetske Schaap

2. Greenhouse gas emissions in global value chains: Governance, regulation and liability / Jaakko Salminen, Mikko Rajavuori and Mika Viljanen

3. Corporate actors and climate harms: The role of human rights law / Jacques Hartmann and Annalisa Savaresi

4. Evolving business responsibilities for climate-related harms under the United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights and oecd mne guidelines / Sara L. Seck and Lisa Benjamin

5. Contracting for climate change in gvc / Nevena Jevremovic

6. The potential of contractual assurances to advance supply chain due diligence / Jaap Baaij and Alex Geert Castermans

7. Consumers' contribution to climate change mitigation and their empowerment through EU law / Tania Pantazi

8. From climate risk to climate opportunity: A functional framework for pension fund investment governance / Esmeralda Colombo

9. Liability for climate change impacts: The role of climate attribution science / Rupert F. Stuart-Smith, Friederike E.L. Otto and Thom Wetzer

10. Strict liability for climate harm: The case of norway / Jenny Sandvig and Christina Voigt

11. Liability of non-state actors for scope 3-emissions / Edward Brans and Mathijs Peters

12. The role of the courts in private climate change litigation / Laurien Nijenhuis

13. The economics of climate damage assessment in courts / Francesca Leucci

14. Compensation funds for climate change - potential developments from a comparative law perspective / Kim Watts.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781035333226

1035333228