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It highlights the challenges facing the Convention, including a rise in forced returns (refoulement) and the pressure of hosting 7.4 million refugees and 17.8 million internally displaced persons in Africa. The brief suggests that the GCR's Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) can reinvigorate African solidarity and promote durable solutions through a 'whole of society' approach involving the private sector and international financial institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 1969 OAU Refugee Convention's expanded definition of a refugee has significantly influenced African laws and policies and enabled the use of the prima facie approach to refugee status determination in countries such as Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Togo.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Africa faced significant displacement challenges by the end of 2018, hosting 7.4 million refugees and 17.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), with the latter number being more than double the refugee population.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GCR supports the OAU Convention's goal of African solidarity and international cooperation (Article II(4)) by introducing a 'whole of society' approach and financial mechanisms, such as the World Bank's IDA18 regional sub-window which provided US$2 billion from 2017–2020 for refugees and host communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regional and sub-regional mechanisms, such as the IGAD-led Nairobi Declaration on Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees and Reintegration of Returnees in Somalia (2017), exemplify how the GCR's emphasis on regional approaches complements the OAU Convention.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The principles of non-refoulement and voluntary repatriation have been undermined by protracted conflict and funding shortages; in 2018, UNHCR met only 55% of its funding needs, particularly affecting protracted situations in Burundi, DRC, Somalia, and South Sudan.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Recent efforts to evacuate vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers from Libya to Niger and Rwanda demonstrate the spirit of African solidarity and the practical application of the GCR's burden-sharing goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002615#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Ethiopia","Libya","Niger","Rwanda","Somalia","Tanzania","Kenya","Cameroon","Nigeria","Uganda"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","legal analysis"]},{"id":"client-000824","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000824","title":"Ostrołęka C: Energa’s and Enea’s Board Members’ Fiduciary Duties to the Companies and Shareholders","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-12-19","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/c2lldnjv/ostroleka-c-eneas-and-energas-board-members-fiduciary-duties-to-the-companies-and-shareholders-ce-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"ClientEarth asserts that Enea and Energa's pursuit of the Ostrołęka C coal plant violates board members' duties of due diligence. The briefing highlights significant financial risks from a reported financing structure that increases equity contributions, potential penalties from the December 2018 capacity market auction due to construction delays, and a changing economic landscape marked by rising carbon prices and Polish government goals to reduce coal reliance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000824#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The reported financing structure for Ostrołęka C significantly increases financial risk for Enea, Energa, and their shareholders, potentially requiring equity contributions of approximately PLN 1.6 billion each if credit financing is limited to 30% of the total PLN 6 billion investment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000824#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fitch Ratings warned Enea that an equity contribution exceeding PLN 1 billion for the Ostrołęka C project would be negative for its credit profile and could result in a negative rating action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000824#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","carbon price","fiduciary","energy transition","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","financial risk assessment"]},{"id":"natjust-000050","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/natjust-000050","title":"Right to Food and Climate Change in Southern Africa: International and National Protection for Indigenous Peoples. 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It highlights potential legal breaches of the Aarhus Convention and the SEA Directive, noting that some countries, such as Romania, have provided insufficient consultation windows (seven days). 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The authors argue that delaying climate legislation is unacceptable given South Africa's extreme vulnerability to climate change and the urgent need for 'rapid and far-reaching' transitions to limit global warming to 1.5°C. They assert that the state has a Constitutional obligation to protect the environment and prevent pollution, citing the Dutch Urgenda case as a legal precedent for the state's duty to pursue ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000449#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The authors argue that the South African government must prioritise the Climate Change Bill, 2018, because the country is 'extremely vulnerable' to climate change and current government commitments have been described as 'highly insufficient'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000449#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Referencing the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, the document notes that Southern Africa is a 'climate change hot spot' facing increased risks of 'hot extremes' and 'drying', with temperatures rising at approximately twice the global rate over the last five decades.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000449#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document asserts that the state has a legal and Constitutional obligation to implement effective climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, and that failing to do so would violate the right to an environment that is not harmful to health or wellbeing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000449#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors cite the Dutch case of State of the Netherlands v the Urgenda Foundation to support the claim that states have a 'positive obligation' to protect citizens from the 'real threat of dangerous climate change'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000449#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate legislation","greenhouse gas emissions","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","just transition","Coal phase-out","environmental law"],"geography_discussed":["Southern Africa","Netherlands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy advocacy","legal analysis"]},{"id":"cer-000767","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000767","title":"UPDATE ON THE PREFERRED BIDDERS UNDER THE FIRST BID WINDOW OF THE COAL BASELOAD IPP PROCUREMENT PROGRAMME","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-11-16","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CER-to-IPP-office-16.11.18.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) is challenging the viability of the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power projects, arguing that they cannot reach commercial or financial close due to outstanding licenses, pending High Court reviews of environmental authorisations, and a lack of 'value for money' assessments. CER highlights that Eskom has not approved the signing of the power purchase agreements (PPAs) and notes that the draft IRP 2018 suggests new coal-fired power is not part of a least-cost electricity plan.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000767#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Thabametsi project faces multiple legal and regulatory hurdles, including a High Court review of its environmental authorisation (EA) instituted in March 2018, and the absence of an atmospheric emission licence (AEL), a water use licence (WUL), and a NERSA licence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000767#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Khanyisa project is subject to pending High Court review proceedings regarding its environmental authorisation, which CER claims was issued without a required comprehensive climate change impact assessment. 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The organisation recommends making Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) and LCP BREF compliance mandatory for CM entry, removing very long-term contracts to prevent fossil-fuel lock-in, and reducing financial barriers for demand-side response (DSR) and storage. It further suggests introducing a specific 'climate and competition' objective for the CM and reforming the cost-recovery methodology to provide sharper price signals for DSR. ClientEarth also calls for an independent resource adequacy assessment that accounts for the growth of distributed energy resources and interconnection.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UK government may be over-procuring capacity, as Ofgem's 2017 State of the Market Report indicates that National Grid has consistently overestimated the capacity gap and that out-of-market actions have occurred less frequently than the Reliability Standard predicted.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The current Capacity Market design may undermine the UK's coal phase-out and climate goals; ClientEarth proposes that compliance with the Emissions Performance Standard (EPS) and the Large Combustion Plant Best Available Techniques reference document (LCP BREF) should be a prerequisite for CM entry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Long-term contracts (specifically those over five years) risk creating 'fossil fuel lock-in' by incentivising the construction of new gas or biomass plants that remain in place for decades, potentially foreclosing the market to cleaner innovations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial barriers, such as the 2MW minimum size threshold and the application of bid bonds to entire capacities rather than just unproven elements, disproportionately hinder new entrants like demand-side response (DSR) and storage providers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'smeared' cost-recovery methodology for the Supplier Obligation dampens price signals, which masks the potential of DSR to reduce demand spikes and may encourage the use of harmful onsite diesel generators.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ClientEarth recommends adding a new 'Climate and competition' objective to the CM to facilitate the expansion of capacity providers that do not harm human health or the environment, noting that current wording regarding the 'decarbonisation agenda' is insufficient.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000987#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Coal phase-out","energy storage","distributed generation","Resource adequacy","wide area synchronous grid","fossil fuel subsidy","decarbonization","renewable energy","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","United States","New York"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","legal analysis","market analysis"]},{"id":"client-000517","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000517","title":"EU Commission’s new illegal attempt to weaken the control of endocrine disruptors used in Pesticides – call for action","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-10","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/gwil5bcp/eu-commissions-new-illegal-attempt-to-weaken-the-control-of-endocrine-disruptors-used-in-pesticides-xxx-call-for-action-ce-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"ClientEarth calls on EU Member States and the European Parliament to veto a European Commission proposal that seeks to change the conditions for using endocrine disruptors (EDCs) in pesticides. 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It advocates for a permanent, itinerant international tribunal with broad jurisdiction over parent companies and their supply chains, featuring a reversed burden of proof and cost-free access for victims. The document includes a detailed draft statute for the 'International Tribunal on Multinationals, Other Enterprises and Human Rights' (TIMEDH), emphasizing complementarity with national courts and the use of class actions to secure reparations for affected communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Existing legal frameworks are ineffective at holding multinationals accountable because companies use complex economic structures to avoid responsibility, and victims often face corrupted or subservient national judiciaries in southern countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current international guidelines, such as the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines, lack binding enforcement mechanisms, resulting in very few cases of actual compensation for victims.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposed International Tribunal on Multinationals, Other Enterprises and Human Rights (TIMEDH) would be a permanent body headquartered in a southern state, with the ability to hold mobile sessions globally to increase accessibility for victims.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To overcome evidentiary hurdles, the tribunal would shift the burden of proof to the accused corporations, requiring them to demonstrate they did not commit the alleged violations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The tribunal's jurisdiction would extend beyond local subsidiaries to include parent companies, branch offices, and other entities within the supply chain under the parent company's control.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposal advocates for cost-free justice for victims, suggesting that the tribunal's operating expenses be funded by a tax on the profits of multinational corporations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000589#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights","land grabbing"],"geography_discussed":["Ivory Coast","Burkina Faso","Togo","Nigeria","Cameroon","Liberia","Mozambique","Uganda","South Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy proposal","legal analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-002067","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002067","title":"Security for Costs","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2018-10","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/security-for-costs-best-practices-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the challenges states face when seeking security for costs in ISDS, noting that tribunals often apply an excessively high threshold for granting such orders. 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The Tribunal argues that sanctions-busting during apartheid aided crimes against humanity and created a culture of corruption that enabled the 1999 Arms Deal and subsequent state capture. Key recommendations include establishing a special prosecutorial team within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate entities like Kredietbank and the French government, and creating a specialised commission and tribunal for crimes against humanity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Tribunal concludes that violations of United Nations weapons boycott resolutions during the apartheid era constituted aiding and abetting a crime against humanity, as these operations propped up the apartheid regime.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is sufficient evidence to warrant thorough investigations into the French government and Kredietbank for their roles in facilitating the unlawful flow of arms and ammunition to the apartheid state through secret structures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Tribunal asserts that the South African justice system has failed to prosecute those denied amnesty by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), despite the TRC's reports indicating that investigation was warranted.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regarding the 1999 Arms Deal, the Tribunal finds that the military equipment was likely unnecessary for South Africa's security and that the purchases were instead intended to facilitate corruption among politicians and other officials.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Tribunal identifies a causal link between apartheid-era sanctions violations, the 1999 Arms Deal, and subsequent state capture, suggesting that the earlier corruption enabled later systemic manipulation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Evidence suggests that state-owned enterprises, specifically Denel and associated companies, were manipulated to benefit private actors, including the Gupta family and certain political office bearers, rather than the public.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"pari-000179#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["government procurement"],"geography_discussed":["France","Belgium"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","human rights assessment","corruption investigation"]},{"id":"cer-001093","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-001093","title":"SUBMISSIONS ON THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID) FOR ESKOMassung FOR POSTPONEMENT OF THE MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS (MES) FOR 14 OF ITS COAL AND LIQUID FUEL-FIRED POWER STATIONS","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-09-11","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/LAC-MES-Postponement-Submissions-11-September-2018.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Life After Coal campaign, representing several environmental and community alliances, strongly objects to Eskom's request to postpone Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for 14 coal and liquid fuel-fired power stations. The submission argues that under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (AQA) and the associated Framework, postponements are only permissible if ambient air quality standards in the area are in compliance, which is not the case for the Highveld Priority Area (HPA), Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area (VTAPA), and Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area (WBPA). The document highlights severe health impacts, including thousands of premature deaths attributed to PM2.5 emissions, and criticizes Eskom's Background Information Document (BID) for being inaccurate and incomplete. The campaign demands the rejection of the applications, the cessation of 'rolling postponements', and a just transition toward renewable energy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Postponement applications for MES compliance are legally impermissible in areas where National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are not met. The document asserts that 11 of the 14 stations are in the Highveld Priority Area (HPA) and one is in the Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area (VTAPA), both of which are in non-compliance with NAAQS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Background Information Document (BID) is described as defective and misleading because it omits the Framework's postponement requirements and fails to mention that the HPA and VTAPA are out of compliance with NAAQS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Eskom is accused of seeking 'rolling postponements' for sulphur dioxide (SO2) new plant MES for almost all its stations, which the authors argue are illegal exemptions from the law.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An assessment of Eskom's monthly emissions reports from April 2016 to December 2017 revealed over 3,000 exceedances of daily average emission limits for particulate matter (PM), SO2, and NOx across 14 coal-fired stations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Independent research by Dr Mike Holland estimates that PM2.5 emissions from Eskom's coal-fired power plants cause 2,239 deaths per year, including 157 from lung cancer and 719 from strokes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Eskom's own 2006 health studies indicated that future emissions from existing stations and the commissioning of new and return-to-service stations would lead to 617 non-accidental mortalities and 24,842 respiratory hospital admissions annually in the Mpumalanga Highveld.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposed air quality modelling in the BID is criticized for only including individual Eskom stations and ignoring other major emission sources within a 100km radius, such as the Sasol Synfuels plant.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's existing plant SO2 MES are significantly weaker than those in other jurisdictions, being 17.5 times weaker than standards in China, Germany, and the EU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001093#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","particulates","just transition","environmental justice"],"geography_discussed":["Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area","Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area","Mpumalanga","Western Cape","Eastern Cape"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","health impact assessment","policy critique"]},{"id":"client-000721","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000721","title":"Audit of Bodycote PLC – climate change-related trends and risks","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-09-05","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/3a5otyah/letter-to-deloitte-regarding-bodycote-plc-audit-ce-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"ClientEarth has challenged Deloitte LLP's audit of Bodycote PLC's 2017 Annual Report, asserting that the report contains material misstatements due to the omission of climate change and low carbon transition risks. 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ClientEarth has submitted a complaint to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and requested that Deloitte explain its processes for integrating climate-related knowledge into its audit programmes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000721#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Bodycote PLC's 2017 Annual Report failed to provide an adequate description of principal risks, main trends affecting future performance, and long-term viability by omitting references to climate change or the low carbon transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000721#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ClientEarth asserts that Deloitte LLP's audit report incorrectly stated that the strategic and directors' reports were prepared in accordance with legal requirements and contained no material misstatements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000721#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Deloitte possesses institutional expertise and public commitment to climate risk disclosure through its support of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which ClientEarth argues should have been applied to the Bodycote audit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000721#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ClientEarth identifies specific breaches of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), including the failure to exercise professional scepticism (ISA (UK) 200), failure to understand business risks (ISA (UK) 315), and failure to identify material inconsistencies in 'other information' (ISA (UK) 720).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000721#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","energy transition","greenhouse gas emissions","climate finance","industrial manufacturing"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","audit review"]},{"id":"client-000732","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/client-000732","title":"Audit of EasyJet PLC – climate change-related trends and risks","publisher":{"name":"ClientEarth","organization":"clientearth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-09-05","source_url":"https://www.clientearth.org/media/ddmf4o5d/letter-to-pwc-regarding-easyjet-plc-audit-ce-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"ClientEarth has challenged PwC's audit of EasyJet PLC's 2017 Annual Report, alleging that the report contains material misstatements due to the omission of climate change-related risks and the low carbon transition. ClientEarth contends that as an international airline, EasyJet is materially exposed to these trends, yet the report only provides mandatory greenhouse gas emissions disclosures and a general 'corporate responsibility' discussion. The organization argues that PwC, despite its public support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and its own expertise in climate risk, failed to apply professional scepticism and judgement as required by International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). 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