Sustainable Finance and Climate Change: Law and Regulation (Elgar Financial Law and Practice series)

Sustainable Finance and Climate Change explores the legal and regulatory framework that governs the transition to a carbon free economy, looking in particular at the regulation of the financial sector and corporate liability for climate change and biodiversity loss. In addition, it looks at the effect on general corporate law, environmental law, central bank law, as well as litigation and arbitration. Key Features: Discussion of the duty of societal responsibility in the context of corporate governance Practical analysis of arbitration and litigation in the resolution of climate change-related disputes Exploration of the role of investors in the new sustainable finance-related regulatory framework Comprehensive examination of sustainable finance in South Africa In-depth analysis of the role of law and regulation in providing sustainable finance by means of various financial modalities Evaluation of the newly-established framework in the EU, including the Climate Law, the taxonomy and the role of the ECB as a monetary and supervisory authority This important book will be a key resource for practitioners specialising in financial services, environmental law and dispute resolution, and will also appeal to scholars in these fields. Front Matter Copyright Contents Extended contents Contributors Foreword Abbreviations Table of cases Table of legislation 1 Introduction to Sustainable Finance and Climate Change: Law and Regulation 2 An overview of the legal and regulatory issues 3 Sustainable finance and implementing the Paris Agreement: The key role of jurisdictional legal and regulatory architecture 4 The role of the Board, societal responsibility and climate change 5 The role of the investor 6 The European Green Deal 7 EU climate law 8 The ECB’s mandate in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss 9 Sustainable finance and regulation: A South African Perspective 10 Arbitration in climate change finance 11 Climate change litigation Index