In Paris on the 4th of December 2015, during the 21st Conference of the Parties of United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Climate Law and Governance Day was inaugurated at the École de Droit de La Sorbonne (Paris 1). Over 156 countries have now submitted Climate Action Plans as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) […]
On 4 December, CLGI convened a session on Creating Climate Law Capacity for Compliance - Advancing Legal and Governance Capacity-Building to Support Paris Agreement Implementation, as part of Capacity-building Day at COP25 in Madrid. This special day formed part of the 2nd Capacity-Building Hub, hosted by the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB). The Hub, which […]
On 7 December 2019, at 13:15, the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), in partnership with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, convened an official side event at COP25, with a focus on Enhancing Ambition through International Instruments & Innovations from the Paris Agreement & Beyond. In this event, leading legal […]
Regulation and institutional reform are increasingly being used around the world to enhance ambition, implement the Paris Agreement and NDC targets, and stimulate cooperation. The law can require climate mitigation, adaptation and finance outcomes, send signals to markets, and incentivise transition. This panel at the UK Pavilion at COP25 provided a briefing on recent climate […]
Legal & institutional transformation is urgently required to support efforts to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change; to foster climate resilience & low greenhouse gas emissions development; & to make finance flows consistent with a pathway towards sustainable development. In a short briefing […]
Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Executive Secretary of the CLGI, has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Visiting Professorship award from Leverhulme Trust. Professor Cordonier Segger is a full professor of international law at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a fellow of the Balsillie School of International Affairs, who also serves as Executive Secretary of the United […]
Is implementation of the Paris Agreement on track? What are the Agreement’s prospects for success? Students, researchers and those interested in international climate law and governance are warmly invited to this talk with special guest speaker Prof. Daniel Bodansky, chaired by Prof. Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger. The conference will seek to review developments in the international […]
On Friday 6 December 2019, on Spain’s historic National Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución), over 300 participants from across the world gathered at the Faculty of Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid for the 5th annual Climate Law & Governance Day (CLGD) symposium alongside the UNFCCC COP25, marking the event the biggest since the […]
On Sunday 8 December 2019, over 170 candidates registered from over 20 countries for an in-person and online 2019 Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course at La Fundación para la Investigación sobre el Derecho y la Empresa (FIDE), in Madrid, Spain. Instructors and learners from Chile, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Peru, Morocco, Bangladesh South Africa, Norway, […]
Legal tools and governance frameworks on the national and international level provide both obstacles and opportunities in responding to climate challenges. Unlocking the knowledge of the legal community is crucial to rise to these challenges, empower actors from different sectors and levels of government to understand, change and use the role of law in taking […]
The first-ever Climate Law and Governance Global Leadership Awards were announced in a special awards ceremony at Climate Law and Governance Day 2019, held at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Faculty of Law. The top honours were received by Ms. Marie-Anne Birken, General Counsel at EBRD for her leadership as a general counsel, Dr. Ilona Millar, […]
All are warmly invited to attend the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series, beginning on 13 February with a lecture by Mike Berners-Lee, author of ‘There is no Planet B’. On 20 February 2020, the second lecture for the series will feature University of Cambridge Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor & Climate Law & Governance Initiative Executive Secretary […]