IBA Climate Registry

Welcome to the IBA Climate Registry: a unique climate knowledge sharing platform for bar associations and law societies.

Lawyers across all practice areas have a critical role to play in addressing the climate crisis and facilitating the global transition to net zero, including by supporting their clients’ efforts to do so. Bar associations and law societies play an equally important role through the support and education they provide to their members.

This 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, both through their own operations, and their engagement with member lawyers and law firms, by sharing:

  • organisation-wide climate policies, resolutions and declarations
  • reports on the organisation’s carbon footprint
  • guidance and educational materials for legal practitioners relating to climate change
  • examples of climate-related initiatives undertaken by their organisation

Search by region for information and upload documents for your jurisdiction below. We welcome submissions from local, state, regional, and national bar associations and law societies.

 Search by region for statements and information 


Be part of the change! Submit bar association statement and information


Resources: climate change, sustainability and the legal profession

Below are a range of tools, academic articles and resources that address intersections between climate change, sustainability and the legal profession. The majority of these resources have been drafted or created by IBA members or organisations with whom we work closely. They are listed in recognition of the need for improved access to resources in this field. 

  • Climate contracting in action training course (launched May 2025)
    This training course provides lawyers and other professionals with practical skills for integrating climate considerations into everyday legal work. The course focuses on: the role of law in driving climate action, mitigating climate risks in legal practice, principles of climate contracting, and practical application of climate-aligned clauses.
  • Law and climate atlas
    The Law and Climate Atlas maps intersections between climate change and different fields of law, outlining how those fields are influencing, and being influenced by, climate change, particularly in the UK and the USA. The Atlas also canvasses how these areas might help drive climate action.  
  • Climate change legal knowledge hub
    The Climate Change Legal Knowledge Hub lists over 150 training resources in areas such as climate change science, policy approaches, legal issues, biodiversity, and sustainable business practices. The resources are aimed at qualified lawyers, aspiring solicitors, members of professional support teams, and others working in the legal sector. 
  • Legal Charter 1.5 matter classification toolkit.
    The Matter Classification Toolkit is designed to provide a methodology for law firms to classify matters according to their climate impact and contribution to the global climate transition.