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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

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

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

Great to hear from @biicl.bsky.social's Dr Ivano Alogna on the legal implications from the Advisory Opinions on climate change for the private sector. @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Assessing the Implications of the ICJ and other Climate Advisory Opinions for the Private Sector - Hosted by Brazilian Bar Assoc Rio Grande do Sul Chapter OAB/RS, Enviro Law Comm; Tauil&Chequer/Mayer Brown; Univ de Caxias do Sul UCS Brazil; IBA; ABA; @biicl.bsky.social @clginitiative.bsky.social

Building Capacity for Climate Governance and NDC Implementation, Hosted by @cisdl.bsky.social; @demedglobal.bsky.social & @climatehughes.bsky.social HBKU and Univ Witwatersrand @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

We are very much focussing on nature as an infrastructure. From a legal point of view, this requires a lot of work on legal frameworks with regards to water, forest and biodiversity says Alberto Ninio (General Counsel, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

We are helping to develop legal frameworks for sustainable investments and finance and we are participating in the MDBs shared approach for climate change mitigation and adaptation finance says Adv Souley Amadou (General Counsel, @afdbgroup.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

This is a pivotal time 10 years after the Paris Agreement -we need to focus on small farmers who are so affected by climate shocks. @ifad.org we are creating a climate window for climate adaptation for farmers says Adv Katherine Meighan (Chief Legal Officer) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

There is no better time to discuss food on a Friday afternoon - food brings people together. Please join our amazing panel Legal Pathways for Sustainable, Nutritious, and Affordable Food Systems @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30 with thanks to our hosts International Flavours and Fragrance.

Defending Climate Defenders - Climate Litigation, Compensation and the Legal Mobilization of Local and Indigenous Communities is chaired by the inspiring Dr @gabrielmantelli.bsky.social (Sen Policy Advisor, LACLIMA) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

There is no dichotomy between economic development and climate and nature protection. We are scaling finance, managing risks and enabling policy reform says Adv Thomas Clark (Laureate, CLG Global Leadership Award / General Counsel, @adb.org) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25

137 billion in climate finance were delivered by MDBs and @ebrd.bsky.social investments have been fully Paris-aligned since 2021 says Plenary Speaker Adv Michael Strauss (Laureate, CLG Global Leadership Award / General Counsel, EBRD) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Ten Years from the Paris Agreement: MDBs’ Sui Generis Mutirão (High-Level Plenary II with @ebrd.bsky.social's Adv Vesselina Haralampieva & Adv Michael Strauss, @adb.org's Adv Thomas Clark; @afdbgroup.bsky.social Adv Souley Amadou, AIIB's Adv Alberto Ninio; @ifad.org Adv Katherine Meighan #CLGD25

such an engaging session

Very good @cop30brazil.bsky.social side event at FGV Law School in Rio with nodes in Belem and at Pace Law School - delighted to share some of our climate law and governance research.

Just Transition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - Reconciling Climate Action, Workforce Reskilling and Smart Public Governance chaired by Adv Magdalena Stryja (Rector, Varsovia Univ Business & Applied Sciences) and a keynote from Prof Piotr Moncarz @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25

III. Legal Roundtable: Adjudicating Climate Disputes in a New Era - Implementation and Conciliation -Hosted by Intl Council for Commercial Arbitration ICCA & @granthamlse.bsky.social @gnhre.bsky.social @ulaval.ca; Caribbean Enviro Law Unit, Chaired by Adv Camille Martini @clginitiative.bsky.social

Could I invite you all to read the AO on climate change by the ICJ. It is a very progressive AO and I am delighted to be part of it says Judge Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant (Judge, International Court of Justice) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

II. Legal Roundtable: Leveraging National Legal Frameworks for Just Transition. Hosted by the World Bank, UN Enviro Programme & @undp.org, chaired by Adv Remi Moncel (Senior Counsel, World Bank) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30, also launching: thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/64d3a...

The World Bank is very involved in managing the carbon trust funds, esp. with a focus on nature based solutions says Dr Fabiano de Andrade Correa (Senior Counsel, World Bank and Co-Chair Climate Law @iucnwcel.bsky.social & Lead Counsel @cisdl.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

There is real momentum from the #COP30 Belem declaration on small hold farmers and local communities says Adv Phoebe Bower (Legal Officer, @ifad.org) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30 cop30.br/en/news-abou...

Sustainability related disclosures and standards are being followed by more and more countries, esp. within the OECD group of countries says Caio de Oliveira (Head Sust Finance & Corporate Gov, @oecd-ocde.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

We have been working to green the FDI legal framework at the country level - there is some balancing necessary for the green transition and due regard for international obligations is necessary says Adv Christina Pak (Principal Counsel, @adb.org) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

The nexus of water, food and energy is very important for country level progress for a just transition and legislative reform says Adv Vesselina Haralampieva (Head Sust Finance Gov & Regulation, @ebrd.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

I. Legal Experts and Practitioners Roundtable: Enabling Climate and Nature Finance for Resilient Futures - From Law to Leverage, Hosted by the @ebrd.bsky.social Legal Office. Chair: Prof Pedro Schilling De Carvalho @laws.ucl.ac.uk @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

We are seeing different states already implementing the legal lessons from the AOs into their national laws and into their new NDCs under the #ParisAgreement says Adv @samirabenali.bsky.social (Global Campaigns Lead, @wy4cj.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Courts can take a leading role when protecting fundamental rights also with regards to climate change says Dr Masrur Salekin (Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Dhaka / Adj Faculty, Dept Enviro Science, Bangladesh Univ of Professionals) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

The AOs will strengthen the position of climate vulnerable countries and their claims in the future. AOs have been influential for example the Opinions by Judge Weeramantry says Adv Mostafa Hosain (Assist Prof, School of Law, BRAC Univ) @clginitiative.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

The AOs have a huge significance also for negotiations #COP30 as the ICJ has confirmed what many negotiators have been saying for many years: Climate responsibility is determined by international law says @erikalennon.bsky.social (Sen Att @ciel.org ) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Civil society has a role to ensure that the knowledge about the AOs is shared widely. Young people from all around the world wrote to their ministers to support the AO in the UNGA says Adv Nicole Ponce (Global Advocacy Lead, @wy4cj.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

📢 Alongside #COP30, @trademinclimate.bsky.social is proud to share a brochure highlighting a sample of collaborative actions taken by Coalition Members to advance cooperation at the nexus of trade, climate, and sustainable development. 📃Read the brochure: bit.ly/3LL5QWt

@clginitiative.bsky.social I. Roundtable: The Climate Justice Turning Point - From AOs to Accountability - How do the recent AOs from ITLOS, @corteidh.bsky.social, and ICJ redefine states’ obligations. Hosted by Bangladesh Society of Intl Law & @wy4cj.bsky.social @cisdl.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Legal Experts Panel: Advancing Legal and Regulatory Readiness for Climate Financing and Bondholder Engagement Hosted by the Karachi Center for Climate Change, Sohail Univ; Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan; SEC Pakistan; Bank of Punjab & AFII @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Legal Roundtable: Governing Forests & Farming Futures - Advancing Climate Justice in Africa - What legal and institutional reforms are required? Hosted by ADIFEVEA, World & Reseaux des Juristes Environnementaliste de l'Afrique Centrale REJEAC @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Delighted to join the Adjudicating State Obligations on Climate Change - High-Level Plenary in the Q&A - the unanimous view is that the triptych of AOs from ITLOS, @corteidh.bsky.social and the ICJ will shape climate law and governance for years to come. @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

The implementation deficit does not just concern mitigation, it also concerns adaptation and changes are needed in legislation but also in policy says Judge Kathy-Ann Brown WIJA (Judge, International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

States must take climate change into account also at the budget planning stage and in the light of due diligence obligations under international law says Judge Patricia Pérez Goldberg @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Let us carry forward the inspiration of this plenary: to strengthen legal reasoning, institutional capacity, and judicial courage, so that climate justice may be realised. The law grounded in science remains our most powerful instrument says @unep.org's Prof Mbote @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25

States would not meet their obligations if they ignored their due diligence obligations in all areas related to climate change says Judge Kathy-Ann Brown WIJA (Judge, International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30 @cisdl.bsky.social

Adjudicating State Obligations on Climate Change - High-Level Plenary I (Belem Plenary) - Why are the recent advisory opinions of international tribunals on climate change important, and how do they advance understanding of the obligations of States? @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

The three AOs converge. All 3 underscore that the Paris Agreement contains binding legal obligations under a stringent due diligence standard and implemented as enforceable legal duty says Judge Patricia Pérez Goldberg (Judge, @corteidh.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30

Intergenerational justice transforms human rights obligations that includes positive obligations for the future, especially when it comes to climate change says Judge Patricia Pérez Goldberg (Judge, @corteidh.bsky.social) @clginitiative.bsky.social #CLGD25 #COP30