Maud Sarliève examines a recent landmark ruling by the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris against Total Energies, where the court ruled that Total Energies surveillance plan was legally deficient for excluding 'downstream' emissions. However, she cautions it remains to be seen whether the necessary regulatory, political and corporate action follows. Maud leads the Climate Research Forum at the Oxford Sustainable Law Program.

The Indian Express cites new research from Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam which finds that India has more cities among the world’s 50 most heat-vulnerable than any other country.

After 35 degree May temperatures in London, Laurence Wainwright contributes to a Daily Mail article exploring why the UK is unprepared for heatwaves and climate change, and highlights the need to consider sustainable cooling beyond air conditioning. 

Oxford Sustainable Finance Group Director Ben Caldecott joins the Bloomberg ESG Currents podcast with Grace Osborne to debate Dr Jakob Thomae, Co-Founder and CEO of Theia Finance Labs.

A recent rapid analysis from Anupama Sen, Nadia Schroeder and Cassandra Etter-Wenzel features in this Guardian 'explainer' that concludes renewable energy offers better cost-savings and energy security than further dependence on fossil fuels. 

Recent research from Radhika Khosla and the Future of Cooling programme showed India will be one of regions most affected by extreme heat globally. In response to these findings, the Government has issued a summary of key climate adaptation activities such as heat action plans. 

Ben Caldecott comments on the Canadian Prime Minister's approach to climate risk at the Bank of England and recent policies in Canada.