SHARING KNOWLEDGE – STRENGTHENING CAPACITY
SUPPORTING SYNERGIES – ENHANCING CLIMATE ACTION

What We Do

EVENTS

We organize multi-partner events alongside UNFCCC processes and beyond to debate and inform legal and institutional reforms.

CAPACITY STRENGTHENING

We support our partners, including the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, through fora such as the UNFCCC Capacity Strengthening Hub.

KNOWLEDGE CENTER

As part of the RINGO constituency, we host a hub of academic resources and tools, including the latest legal research on climate.

STUDENT CENTER

We offer opportunities for law and governance students & early career climate researchers to get involved in the field.

unfccc COP INVOLVEMENT

Climate Law and Governance Initiative partners coordinate and support a full programme of events at each Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC. If you would like to learn more about these activities, partners engaged and outcomes, please visit the past and upcoming events pages.

Events

Annual flagship events coordinated by CLGI‘s secretariat include:

  • Climate Law and Governance Day – A full day knowledge sharing and research symposium alongside the UNFCCC COP
  • Climate Law and Governance Global Leadership Awards and Student Essay Competition – Global awards celebrating outstanding contributions to climate law and governance
  • Climate Law and Governance Legal Specialisation Course – A full day multi-partner course alongside UNFCCC COP
  • Bonn Climate Law and Governance Roundtable – Sets the agenda for CLGD with a research roundtable during the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Conference
 

Find out more on our events page.

Latest Past Events

Teaching Climate Law & Clean Energy Transition

COP28 Blue Zone GAUC Pavilion Dubai

Teaching climate law and clean energy transitions needs to be at the forefront of university education across the world if we are to solve the climate crisis and reach a […]

Climate Law and Governance Legal Specialisation Course 2023

Call for Participants: Seeking an international specialisation in climate law and governance? Through this half-day course during UNFCCC COP, earn a certification from the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law […]

Climate Law and Governance Day 2023

Climate Law and Governance Day 2023 on Tuesday 5 December is being held in hybrid format (in person and online) during UNFCCC CoP28 at the University of Middlesex Dubai.  All […]

Explore Knowledge Resources

LAW AND CLIMATE CHANGE HUB

Find articles and new research about legal efforts to address climate change




CLIMATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE BLOG

Find Laureates of the Climate Law and Governance Leadership Awards and resources to support climate law and policy efforts from national, sub-national, and non-state actors as well as current

CLIMATE LAW KNOWLEDGE TOOLS

Find links to innovative databases, initiatives, and resources on different themes of climate law and governance



LET’S WORK TOGETHER

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