China and the EU have both sought to take a leading role in efforts to fight climate change. Unai Gómez-Hernández asks whether they might now engage in closer climate cooperation as a result of Donald Trump’s presidency. Back in 2017, the United Nations General Assembly included for the first time the phrase “community of shared … Read more
In July 2024, I wrote, together with Chhaya Bharwaj, that the execution of the first climate mitigation judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, Verein KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, was a space to watch. This was because the Court found, for the first time, that the lack of an adequate legislative framework to mitigate the … Read more
Climate and environmental goals, while intrinsically linked, are sometimes at odds. Today, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are insufficient, worse they are failing as GHG emissions continue to increase and set a new record of 57.1 GtCO2e in 2023. Bridging the gap between current global emissions and climate ambitions requires an urgent acceleration … Read more
In December 2024, the International Court of Justice held its hearings on the advisory opinion on climate change. Many states, international organizations and NGOs submitted written statements and provided oral pleadings explaining their views about international climate change law. Probably never before, the ICJ could draw from as much legal expertise as basis for its … Read more
This episode draws together perspectives on where we are, and international law’s past and future, from the vantage points of the climate regime, global economic governance, and the architecture on the use of force. Christina Voigt (Professor in the Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, first Co-chair of the Paris Agreement’s Compliance … Read more
