Climate Law and Governance Day 2021 at COP26

Invitation to Register: Climate Law and Governance Day 2021 Click here for the Full Programme for Climate Law and Governance Day 2021 featuring 16 world-class hybrid sessions. Click here to register for Climate Law and Governance Day 2021, which will be held for the first time online this year, as well as in person, on Friday 05 […]

Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course at COP26

  Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course 2021: Training for International Certificate 2021 CLG Specialization Course Certificate Recipients ____________________________________________ Call for Participants: Now Archived Register HERE while spaces are available!  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 […]

2019 CLGI and COP25 Year in Review

In 2019, CLGI in collaboration with partners, coordinated a diverse programme of events in the lead up to and alongside COP25 in Madrid, Spain.Legal Roundtable in Bonn - 22 June 2019 Each year during the Subsidiary Bodies meetings in Bonn, the CLGI Secretariat convenes a roundtable discussion with some of its core partners to determine […]

Climate Change and the Economy: What COP26 Needs to Know

With the climate clock ticking, two of Cambridge’s leading economists discuss what leaders at COP26 need to know – and do – to deliver a clean, green recovery. Will climate policy increase inequality? Can the public finances support pandemic recovery and climate action simultaneously? This event is part of the 2021 University of Cambridge Alumni […]

Global Landscape Forum Climate: Frontiers of Change

GLF Climate: Forests, Food, Finance - Frontiers of Change The Earth is in crisis. On top of a global pandemic that has claimed millions of lives and wreaked economic havoc, the climate emergency is worsening as the world witnesses record-high temperatures, widespread drought, wildfires and increasingly unpredictable floods. Discussions at one of the most important […]

Celebrating the 2021 Global Leadership Award Winners in Climate Law and Governance!

The second-ever Climate Law and Governance Global Leadership Awards were announced in a special awards ceremony at Climate Law and Governance Day 2021, held at the University of Glasgow during COP26. Winners are listed below: Award Winner – General Counsel: Green Climate Fund, accepted by Adv Douglas Leys, QC Adv Douglas Leys, QC is the […]

Official COP26 Side Event on Net Zero Climate Law & Governance: Advancing Ambition & Action for Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions & National Adaptation Plans

View the Full Side Event Programme here   Interactive, online roundtable highlighting net zero climate law & governance innovations to strengthen Paris Agreement ambition, markets, transparency & compliance, celebrate new research, capacity & practice stakeholder partnerships & global leaders awards to implement Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) & National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to advance […]

2021 Climate Law & Governance Student Essay Competition Winners Announced

The winners of the 2021 Global Climate Law & Governance Student Essay Competition were announced at a special awards ceremony during Climate Law & Governance Day on 5 November 2021 at the University of Glasgow. We are delighted to announce the list of winners below, with links to their brilliant contributions. Congratulations to every student […]

News Release & Outcomes Statement – Climate Law and Governance Day 2021

Click here to download a PDF version of the News Release & Outcomes Statement from Climate Law and Governance Day 2021 NEWS RELEASE   Leading Experts at COP26 Commit to Scale-Up Climate Law & Governance Capacity Worldwide TENFOLD from 600 to 6,000 by 2024  (10 Nov 2021 Press Conference w Interviews on Offer)  Of the 186 nationally […]

Outcomes Statement – Climate Law and Governance Day 2021

Please click here to download a PDF version of this Outcomes StatementAdvancing Legal & Policy Frameworks for Ambition, Obligation & Finance Climate Law & Governance Initiative 2021 During the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP26 Background & Report on Outcomes – 09 Nov 2021 Legal and institutional transformation is urgently required to support […]

Climate Law and Governance Day

Online

Climate Law & Governance Day 2022 took place during UNFCCC COP27, Entirely Online on Friday 11 November 2022. Climate Law and Governance Day 2022 built on a series of special events co-hosted by key partners from the Climate Law and Governance Initiative (CLGI) during the UNFCCC climate conferences since the 2005 MOP1/COP11 in Montreal, Canada to mobilise […]

Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course

Online

Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course 2022: Training for International Certificate To train a new generation of climate specialists worldwide capable of advancing climate law and governance and advocating for implementation, the Climate Law and Governance Initiative hosted a half-day Climate Law and Governance Specialization Course. More than 400 learners registered for this year’s online […]