🌏✨We are looking for a Research Associate in Climate Governance, who will work with @harrovanasselt.bsky.social on the EU-funded ACCLIMATE project. The application deadline is 27th October 2025. 🔗See here on our website for more details, including how to apply: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/vacancy/job-...

Applications are now open for a postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Governance (Fixed Term, 18 months) at the Department of Land Economy to work with me on the @acclimateproject.bsky.social project. Deadline = 27 October www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Xi Jinping announced China's new climate targets personally, a positive gesture, but the targets brought little clarity on China’s future emission pathway. Targeting a 7-10% emission reduction by 2035 from an undefined "peak level" undersells China's current clean energy boom.

Today's announcement by Colombia to host an international conference on phasing out fossil fuels could not be more timely. Following the #ICJAO, it's clear that international cooperation to transition away from fossil fuels is necessary. fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-co...

NEW: IEA reiterates ‘no new oil and gas needed’ if global warming is limited to 1.5C (but this time, it only says so quietly) 🧵quick thread www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/6

New paper with Kyla Tienhaara & Harro van Asselt in Global Policy exploring whether climate clubs might be able to resist ISDS measures being used to slow the energy transition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social

⚖️🏦🌏Our researchers have been offering expert commentary on the International Court of Justice's recent Advisory Opinion on the responsibility of states to prevent harm to the climate system. 🔗You can read a round-up on our website here: www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/news/land-ec...

Registration for the inaugural conference of the European Association of Climate Law on 22-23 September in Berlin is now open! We have an exciting conference programme, and we're delighted to have @christinavoigt.bsky.social give the keynote talk. usercontent.one/wp/www.ikem....

In a new blog post at @voelkerrechtsblog.org, I discuss the implications of the ICJ's Advisory Opinion for corporate climate accountability. Though the Court doesn't say much explicitly, the key is to read between the lines. voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-private-...

It has been a decade since the Paris Agreement. And with COP30 in Brazil on the horizon, there have been calls for major reform at the UN climate talks. We asked 16 experts - including former negotiators and COP veterans - what they think should change at these events. ➡️ buff.ly/JWL8AQN

A win for climate justice! 🎉 A New South Wales court has blocked the expansion of a coal mine because of its global climate harm. This is the first time an Australian court has rejected a fossil fuel project on emissions burned overseas. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

And here it is: the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (plus a Separate Opinion and Declaration). www.icj-cij.org/case/187 Happy reading!

I had hoped - but not expected - that the Court would mention this. It did. These comments stand out in an already very strong AO.

This is big (and bad) news: New Zealand's government has withdrawn from the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, which a previous NZ government joined at the Glasgow climate summit in November 2021.

🚨 New in Climate Policy 🚨 Why are Paris Agreement pledges so hard to implement? @harrovanasselt.bsky.social and I identify 5 key risks, like political opposition & weak institutions, that threaten NDC follow-through in 22 major emitters. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1469... #ClimatePolicy #ParisAgreement

Speaking to a packed room at Homerton College in Cambridge, @thomasnhale.bsky.social is offering hope that there are many ways in which we can tackle #LongProblems such as #climatechange press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @climatehughes.bsky.social @cser.bsky.social

📢 Call for Abstracts: The first European Association of Climate Law (EACL) conference Submit to the Early Career Workshop on intergenerational justice or the general session on key climate law themes. Submit by 31 May Conference dates: 22&23 Sept 📍 Berlin 👉 www.greendealnet.eu/EACL-confere...

A reminder to submit your abstracts for the upcoming inaugural European Association of Climate Law (EACL) Conference in Berlin, 22-23 September on "Climate Law in Europe: Taking Stock, Looking Forward" More info: usercontent.one/wp/www.ikem.... #climatelaw

New Opinion article by Aarti Gupta and colleagues: "Climate transparency’s unmet promises: A necessary stocktaking" journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @harrovanasselt.bsky.social @romainweikmans.bsky.social @ocean-elly.bsky.social

Fantastic opportunity @cambridgelaw.bsky.social and Newnham College for new academics: Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship (Fixed Term) www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/jobs/2...

How will Trump’s trade war affect global CO2 emissions and energy? Initial thoughts.

The Call for Abstracts of the Inaugural Conference of the European Association of Climate Law (EACL) is now live! Come join us - and keynote speaker @christinavoigt.bsky.social - in Berlin on 22-23 September. www.ikem.de/wp-content/u...

🌎 CCE Responds to OHCHR Consultation on Fossil Fuels & Human Rights, exploring legal frameworks & challenges for a just transition away from #fossilfuels, aligning #ClimateAction with human rights: climatehughes.org/un-consultation/ #LawforC#LawforClimateActionanasselt.bsky.social

Join us on March 19th for a webinar on industrial decarbonisation. The webinar will include brief contributions by the co-authors of a recent report that proposed to compliment EU Emissions Trading System and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism with a climate contribution. Sign up here ⬇️

A tale of two national climate plans: the Marshall Islands and Canada 🧵

Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We are collecting syllabi - courses that legal educators have prepared that integrate climate content! Write to me if you have something to share

New from @ndcaspects.bsky.social @cathhall.bsky.social and @harrovanasselt.bsky.social explore how global #climate governance may foster decarbonization of #landtransport in Transportation Research Part D

We propose a ‘climate contribution’ to complement the EU ETS. It would be levied on carbon-intensive basic materials like steel & cement. With @karstenneuhoff.bsky.social, @misatosato1.bsky.social, @harrovanasselt.bsky.social, @jrichstein.bsky.social & many others. www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

Although the news coming from the US is generally depressing, I look forward to seeing the formal notification to the UNSG of the US withdrawing from the Copenhagen Accord, Cancun Agreements, Chile-Madrid Time for Action, Glasgow Climate Pact, and so forth soon.

I'm very proud that Patrick Toussaint successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the UEF Law School today on the extent to which international law can help climate victims in finding solutions to loss & damage. Thx to Prof. Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh for acting as his opponent!

As the ICJ concludes its climate change hearings, our Volume 32(2) Special Issue on International Climate Litigation, edited by @harrovanasselt.bsky.social and Benoit Mayer offers crucial context for States' submissions. Read the full Special Issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/20500394...

NEW – Interview: Prof Philippe Sands on UN court’s landmark climate-change hearing | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @philippesands.bsky.social Read here ⬇️

🚨 Landmark climate justice case at the European Court of Human Rights! CAN Europe&@GLAN_LAW intervene in Müllner v. Austria. Inadequate climate policies violate fundamental human rights. 🌍⚖️ #ClimateAction BLOG: caneurope.org/landmark-case-european-court-human-rights/

Of course this would be me 8 minutes before the start of the ICJ climate advisory opinion proceedings - tune in to watch live here webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...

📌 #AOLetsGo: Ongoing today: #ClimateJustice hearings at⚖️🇺🇳 International Court of Justice - a historical moment 🧵live thread below with summaries of key arguments, context & relevant links ⬇️ 🎙️Hear from Pacific Islands Student Fighting Climate Change's Vishal Prasad setting the stage. A 🧵👇

Great to see Department of Land Economy colleague Prof. Jorge Vinuales intervene on behalf of Vanuatu and the Melanesian Spearhead Group & make a clear argument for states to make deep cuts in the production of fossil fuels and address fossil fuel subsidies

The #ICJ hearings have kicked off, and Ralph Regenvanu on behalf of Vanuatu & Melanesian Spearhead Group does not mince his words, emphasizing the high stakes for his and other vulnerable nations. Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c...

First Full Text Draft of the Plastics Treaty - many options still open but this could be a milestone in the process. The institutional provisions are very much inspired by the #ParisAgreement wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/ha...

Interesting news. I was already wondering why WMO or IPCC did not make a written submission. What I don't know is how common this is for the ICJ to do?

Great to have Prof Lauge Poulsen who is Professor of International Relations & Law at UCL and Chair of @OECD’s work on climate change and investment law with us @hugheshall.bsky.social CCE for the Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis convened by Prof @harrovanasselt.bsky.social

With the UAE dialogue decision now pushed to next year, the "UAE consensus" on the energy transition, including transitioning away from fossil fuels, 3xRE and 2xEE is on life support. #COP29

An unexpected change indeed. I think the different treatment of the NCQG decision v the UAE Dialogue decision in this regard is telling of their relative political importance for the Presidency.

India saying they cannot accept the goal just set in the NCQG decision, and opposes adoption of the decision - raising once again questions about procedures in the UNFCCC process See also this great post by Joanna Depledge: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-t...

To put the just-agreed New Collective Quantified Goal at COP29 in some context... $300,000,000,000 - NCQG "by 2035" $2,440,000,000,000 - global military spending in 2023 That's EIGHT TIMES larger

1/ The latest climate finance agreement shows some progress compared to previous drafts. While not perfect, it includes some key advancements worth noting. 🧵

This screenshot show the differences between the key section in the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) text. The new draft decision (left) The earlier draft negotiating text (right)

So far absent from the draft #COP29 decisions released in the past hour: The decision on the Just Transition Work Programme. I wonder if this has anything to do with this: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And now also the new draft decision on the NCQG, suggesting 300 bn/year from 2035, but also launching a "Baku to Belém Roadmap to 1.3T" Also a gentle request to increase grant financing to SIDS/LDCs Will this be acceptable to Parties? We will soon find out.

New texts are coming in from #COP29. No reference to fossil fuels in draft decision on UAE dialogue on implementing the global stocktake outcomes, only reference to relevant para 28 (which includes "transitioning away from fossil fuels", but "transitional fuels" (i.e. gas) are explicitly mentioned