Climpact — Charting the Landscape of Climate Litigation Impacts

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Governance

Climpact's Scientific Advisory Board and Rapporteurs Panel — the international experts who guide the project.

A layered structure for credible evidence

Climpact studies a contested, fast-moving field , so its conclusions must be beyond reproach . A layered governance structure separates strategic scientific guidance, regional expertise and the safeguarding of data quality, research ethics and environmental integrity — keeping the research transparent and independent at every stage .

  • Scientific guidance — Nineteen leading international scholars on the Scientific and Advisory Board engage with the project’s research and contribute to an ongoing intellectual dialogue with the team.
  • Regional grounding — The Rapporteurs Panel provides specialized expertise across five regional contexts — Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, Africa and North America — keeping the dataset grounded in local realities .
  • Integrity oversight — The Data & Research Integrity Committee safeguards ethical integrity, data protection, GDPR compliance and the environmental responsibility of the project.

Scientific and Advisory Board

Nineteen leading international scholars working on climate change law and litigation, environmental law and comparative law. Members engage with the project’s research as it develops and contribute to an ongoing intellectual dialogue with the research team on methodological choices, analytical frameworks and emerging findings.

Climpact Rapporteurs Panel

The Rapporteurs Panel provides specialized expertise on climate litigation developments across five regional contexts : Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, Africa and North America. Regional panels monitor emerging cases , offer analytical insights on jurisdictional patterns, and validate research findings against local legal and social realities — ensuring comparative analysis across different legal systems and institutional settings.

  • Rapporteurs Panel for Europe — Regional panel — Europe — The Europe Rapporteurs Panel assembles scholars and practitioners with firsthand knowledge of climate litigation across European jurisdictions, including proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the EU, and national courts. — The Europe Rapporteurs Panel assembles scholars and practitioners with firsthand knowledge of climate litigation across European jurisdictions, including proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the EU, and national courts. Members illuminate the complexities of a uniquely dense regulatory environment and of the landmark judgments that have redefined the relationship between climate obligations and fundamental rights.
  • Rapporteurs Panel for Latin America — Regional panel — Latin America — The Latin America Rapporteurs Panel gathers leading experts in climate and environmental law across Central and South America and the Caribbean. — The Latin America Rapporteurs Panel gathers leading experts in climate and environmental law across Central and South America and the Caribbean. Members offer invaluable knowledge of a legal landscape shaped by constitutional environmental rights, inter-American human rights mechanisms, and advisory opinions — a jurisprudential tradition that has produced some of the most innovative climate rulings worldwide.
  • Rapporteurs Panel for Asia and Oceania — Regional panel — Asia and Oceania — Monitors climate and energy disputes across Asia and Oceania, validating findings against the institutional settings of the region. — The Asia and Oceania Panel tracks climate and energy disputes across the Asia and Oceania, with particular attention to fossil-fuel project approvals, planning challenges and shareholder/regulator-led corporate accountability claims. The Panel validates findings against the distinct institutional settings of Common-Law and civil-law jurisdictions of the region.
  • Rapporteurs Panel for Africa — Regional panel — Africa — The Africa Rapporteurs Panel brings together scholars and practitioners with deep expertise in climate litigation across the African continent. — The Africa Rapporteurs Panel brings together scholars and practitioners with deep expertise in climate litigation across the African continent. Members provide critical insight into how climate cases intersect with developmental priorities, environmental justice, and the distinctive constitutional frameworks of African jurisdictions, offering perspectives that are essential to the project's global ambition.
  • Rapporteurs Panel for North America — Regional panel — North America — The North America Rapporteurs Panel comprises scholars specializing in climate litigation in the United States and Canada. — The North America Rapporteurs Panel comprises scholars specializing in climate litigation in the United States and Canada. Given the exceptional volume and doctrinal sophistication of North American cases — spanning tort liability, securities regulation, constitutional rights, and subnational policy — panel members contribute essential expertise on jurisdictions that have generated the largest share of global climate litigation.

Data & Research Integrity Committee

The Committee safeguards ethical integrity and responsible research practices throughout the project. The D&RIC oversees data collection protocols, ensures protection of sensitive information and participant confidentiality, and guarantees compliance with research ethics standards and GDPR requirements . Beyond data privacy, the Committee monitors the project’s environmental footprint , promotes low-carbon research practices and applies Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principles to project activities.