Climate crisis
The IBA Climate Registry provides a platform for bar associations, law societies and similar bodies around the world to share the steps they are taking to address climate change and facilitate the transition to net zero.
The Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change highlights the role of litigation in setting requirements for governments to protect their citizens and communities from climate impacts.
The IBA Presidential Task Force on Climate Change Justice and Human Rights identifies gaps in existing institutional arrangements, in this report, Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Change Disruption.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
The IBA is a registered observer to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. We use this important platform to help elevate the role of the legal profession in addressing the climate crisis.
Welcome to the IBA Climate Crisis: in focus page, where you will find details of events, reports, articles, podcasts and films related to this crucial issue from across the work of the Association.
Digital Content
News Analysis
Committee Content
Podcasts
Climate finance
| 14 March 2025
The climate crisis, human rights and the Klimaseniorinnen case
| 27 November 2024
Tariffs, trade and climate crisis
| 25 October 2024
Interview with Ian Fry
| 20 December 2023
Films
All filmsLegal solutions for a net zero future
The Climate Registry: a peer-to-peer platform facilitating local bar associations to showcase their proactive responses to the climate crisis.
IBA @ COP28: Everything everywhere all at once: Opening Speaker
Here we discuss legal capacity building, regulatory steps and the importance of climate-conscious lawyering.
IBA @ COP28: Everything everywhere all at once: Session one
Watch our discussion on the role of lawyers in tackling the climate crisis and the importance of climate conscious lawyers
Reports
All reports
Legal Aspects of Climate Change Adaptation
While progress on climate change depends on stability in other domains in order to implement the Paris Agreement of 2015, climate change itself is a destabilising force. The Climate Change Adaptation Report looks closely at three areas key to heading off the likelihood of accelerating instability in the near future: population displacement, food security and access to technology. This report places these issues within the larger context of the Paris Agreement and the recent advances in research and policy on the human rights implications of climate change.
Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change
Building on recent successes and judicial reasoning, the Model Statute highlights the role of litigation in setting requirements for governments to protect the public. With the advice of leading experts, it provides detailed rationales, precedents and 23 specific Articles for reforms.