The process to negotiate a plastic pollution treaty will resume in Geneva in August. How might negotiators bridge their differences in order to reach agreement? Sue Biniaz, Maria Ivanova, and I survey some of the options in a new piece on Just Security. .

As interest in solar radiation management has grown, so have calls for a global deployment moratorium. With #DGF2025 underway in Cape Town, Susan Biniaz and @bodansk.bsky.social argue for a better path: A bottom-up, norm-setting approach that addresses concerns w/o stalling critical research:

ICYI, I discuss with @nickbreeze.genn.cc on his podcast, @genn.cc, the effects of US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the role of non-state actors, the second edition of The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law, and a variety of other intl envtl topics. genn.cc/internationa...

In this podcast for The Climate Show, I discuss the second edition of my book, The Art and Craft of International Law, co-authored with Harro van Asselt. Thanks to Professor Beatriz Martinez Romera and her CLIMA team for their excellent job recording the episode! www.spreaker.com/episode/28-d...

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The UNEP negotiations to develop a treaty to limit plastic pollution start up again this week in Busan, Korea. For my take: www.ejiltalk.org/the-most-imp...