It is easy to criticise #COP30 but I think that undervalues what was achieved: the UNFCCC calls it a ‘landmark outcomes emerge from negotiations despite unprecedented geopolitical tensions’ cop30.br/en/news-abou...

Join the CULS x Cambridge Climate Society panel on 'Climate Change and the Law' examining the ICJ's 2025 Advisory Opinion on climate change. Thursday 28 November 2025, attendees should arrive for 5:35pm for a 5:45pm-7pm talk Venue: Fitzpatrick Hall, @queens.cam.ac.uk.

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“We cannot support an outcome that does not include a roadmap for implementing a just, orderly, and equitable transition away from fossil fuels. This expectation is shared by a vast majority of Parties,..."

Really hoping #COP30 does not go backwards or let the dream of a netzero future go up in flames....

@unep.org is working with countries to ensure development is done in a climate smart way #ForPeopleForPlanet During #COP30 in Belém, I had the chance to visit the CITinova II project, led by UNEP with GEF support, that is delivering more sustainable cities. Read more: www.unep.org/gef/news-and...

Harvard Law School Library releases first complete set of digitized Nuremberg Trials records hls.harvard.edu/today/harvar...

🫧 Environmental rights MOP up in Geneva! 💁 This week, @eeb.org led NGOs at the 8th Meeting of the Parties of the Aarhus Convention - the international treaty which enshrines our environmental rights: access to justice, access to information and public participation. Here's what went down 👇🧵

Please read Prof @cbarnard.bsky.social and @fionacostello.bsky.social's excellent @ukandeu.bsky.social Blog on Reform’s appetite to put the Brexit deal back in the oven - in my view, completely for the birds as the EU would go cold turkey on the UK. ukandeu.ac.uk/reform-and-t...

Thank you to University of Geneva Prof Makane Moïse Mbengue for bringing us all together at the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Senegal Pavilion to discuss the Advisory Opinions on Climate Change.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the @clginitiative.bsky.social this year @cop30brazil.bsky.social #COP30 - please read our outcome statement. www.climatelawgovernance.org/climate-law-...

Delighted that @ec.europa.eu has published the text of the new CTIP with South Africa before my talk next week (please note: not an international treaty: 'MOU is not intended to create rights or obligations under international or domestic law.' - policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-and-...

Do not miss next week's @eulegalstudies.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar @cambridgelaw.bsky.social with Professor Daniele Gallo, Luiss University on 'Controversial Contemporary Direct Effect: Directives and Beyond' 12.30pm lunch, 1pm lecture. In person or online. www.cels.law.cam.ac.uk/press/events...

Delighted to join @uofglasgow.bsky.social Centre for Int'l Law and Security on Tuesday at 3pm for ‘Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements and New Informal Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs) – Fit for the 21st Century?’ in the Gilbert Scott Building. gcils.org?events=marku...

Thank you again to all for participating in our Belem @cop30brazil.bsky.social @clginitiative.bsky.social Specialisation Course. Thank you again to our amazing partners, esp. Federal University of Pará. @cisdl.bsky.social @demedglobal.bsky.social www.climatelawgovernance.org/specialisati...

The latest issue of the The Owl magazine is here! 🦉 This special anniversary edition celebrates the inspiring stories behind our brilliant people today and over the last 140 years. Read online now or pick up a physical copy around College!⬇️ 750706fd.flowpaper.com/HughesHallTh...

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It's day 9 of #COP30 and there are several new texts out overnight. Let's dive in...

Grateful to the UNFCCC @cop30brazil.bsky.social to allow us to share our @clginitiative.bsky.social results and share ideas about the Advisory Opinions on climate change. @cisdl.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social #COP30

If you're a prospective student over the age of 21, consider applying to Hughes!🙌 Join our Outreach Officer, Molly, in collaboration with other mature colleges in two upcoming webinars & learn more about applying to Cambridge as a mature student.🌟 www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applicant-we...

Cambridge interview season is upon us! Here are some thoughts on what to expect in an interview from Dr Joe Ellis, Deputy Senior Tutor for Teaching & Outreach. youtu.be/gxJ1-7HBY-I?...

Invitation - TODAY in Side Event Room 7 6:30-8:00 PM Mon Nov 17 COP 30 Please join us for a side event on Climate Law and Governance Capacity: Delivering Climate Justice from Baku to Belem

Delighted to participate in the LaClima workshop on climate law and governance in Brazil and Latin America.

INVITATION: @clginitiative.bsky.social Capacity: Delivering Climate Justice from Baku to Belém 18:30 - 20:00 BRT (GMT-3) on Monday, 17 November 2025 During @cop30brazil.bsky.social in Belem, Brazil Official Side Event Side Event Room 8 / Blue Zone

Join us @cop30brazil.bsky.social for our side event at the Sierra Leone Pavilion on Strengthening Legal and Public Policy Capacity in the Face of Climate Change for Sierra Leone, Africa, and the World 15:00 - 16:00 BELEM LOCAL TIME BRT (GMT-3) on Monday, 17 November 2025 @clginitiative.bsky.social

Standing room only at our @clginitiative.bsky.social Specialisation Course at our wonderful partner the Instituto de Ciências Jurídicas at UFPA Law, Belem. Thank you to our amazing host team and all instructors. @cisdl.bsky.social @demedglobal.bsky.social

Two bridges, one stunning view. Can you name them both? 📸 Lloyd Mann

Principales causantes de la crisis climática mundial 🌍⚠️. Transición ya. 🌱⚡ #COP30

Was incredible being in Brazil with so many incredible women! 🌿💚 Leadership, courage, and action at #COP30 and beyond. Grateful for this movement #WomenLeadingOnClimate.

Good morning #COP30 watchers! It's day 6 of COP30 and here's what I'm keeping a close eye on today:

Education for sustainable development, climate education are cornerstones of our work says Adv. Ayman Cherkaoui, Director at Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training and Lead Counsel @cisdl.bsky.social and Vice Chair @iucnwcel.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social

Delighted to attend #COP30 in Belem - with thanks to @hugheshall.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social @clginitiative.bsky.social for making it possible.

🟢A Green Zone da COP30 tem a cara do Brasil: aberta, diversa, democrática e cheia de experiências para quem acredita que diálogo é o caminho para um mundo mais sustentável. 🌱 Vem dar um rolê com a gente pra ver quanta coisa bacana está rolando por aqui! ✨

Warmest congratulations again to Prof @mccordonier.bsky.social on her impact maker award. @demedglobal.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @cambridgelaw.bsky.social www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/profess...

SAVE THE DATE! At #COP30, the The GEF will hold a signing ceremony to formally initiate preparations for the #GEFAssembly2026 to be hosted in #Samarkand. 🗓️ 10-10.30am, Monday, November 17, 2025 📍 #ClimateFunds Pavilion, #Belém #GEFAssembly #2030Agenda #GEFatCOP30

The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform convened its last event at #COP30 with discussions on how to incorporate the values, worldviews, intergenerational wisdom, and knowledge of #IndigenousPeoples and knowledge of local communities into the #UNFCCC process

International crimes have a habit to haunt those committing them. It would be good to start collecting evidence against the US Secretary of Defence and the US President. bbc.com/news/article...

Thank you so much to @hugheshall.bsky.social Research By-Fellow Dr Jellie Molino @climatehughes.bsky.social for serving as lead rapporteur for this year's @clginitiative.bsky.social CLGD25 @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @lauterpachtcentre.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @cisdl.bsky.social @demedglobal.bsky.social

Only by using the law can we really make a real difference says Adv Thomas Clark (Laureate, CLG Global Leadership Award / General Counsel, @adb.org) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30 @cop30brazil.bsky.social

There are incredible opportunities in the climate law space and through implementation of the guidance from the Advisory Opinions on climate change says Adv Claire Donse (Partner, DLA Piper) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

You can build a new practice in a traditional commercial law firm because the future of finance, M&A and banking but even green steel or green aluminium is climate law says Adv Ilona Millar (Partner, Gilbert & Tobin / Laureate, CLG Global Leadership Award) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Framework Agreement on Fair, Balanced, and Reciprocal Trade is neither fair, balanced or nor reciprocal. An obvious violation of WTO law so good that it is not a ‘legally binding instrument creating or affecting any rights or obligations under international law.’ www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

This is the perfect time to raise your skills and build climate law and governance capacity - it is an amazing area of interdisciplinary work turning you as a trusted advisor says Adv Done Yalcin (Senior Partner, CMS) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

We are going to publish the climate guide for lawyers that help us all to build a climate conscious legal practice says Adv Estelle Dehon KC (Senior Barrister, Cornerstone Climate / Laureate, CLG Global Leadership Award) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP

Closing Ceremony of the @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 with Adv Himanshu Pabreja Prof @mccordonier.bsky.social; Adv Douglas Leys KC; Adv Estelle Dehon KC; Adv Done Yalcin; Adv Ilona Millar; Adv Claire Donse #COP30 @cop30brazil.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social @demedglobal.bsky.social

Join us on Sunday for the "Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course 2025 | 16 Nov 2025" online and in Belem www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-la...

We are carbon negative in Bhutan but we must still make NDC progress says Prof Dema Lham (Assoc Dean, Academic Programs / Assoc Prof, Jigme Singye Wangchuck JSW School of Law, Bhutan) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Building Capacity for Climate Governance and NDC Implementation - Why is strengthening climate law and policy capacity important in driving Paris Agreement implementation? What are examples, and what lessons have been learned? How can we scale up efforts? @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Amazing launch @cop30brazil.bsky.social of the @climatehughes.bsky.social Law and Climate Atlas applicable to Brazil and increased capacity from our fantastic colleagues from @demedglobal.bsky.social presenting their important work. @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30