Litigation against fossil fuel companies could accelerate in 2024 as new approaches, notably to evidence, are adopted. At the launch of the Longspur Capital Senior Advisory Board last week, Dr Ben Franta of the Sustainable Law Programme at the University of Oxford presented an update on work in this area. While it will not in itself directly drive investment into clean energy companies, we see the impact of litigation as influencing a stronger policy background and adding pressure to investors to follow more supportive practices when evaluating energy companies and their contribution to a net zero outcome