Sep 21, 2025 | Climate Justice, EU - Current Affairs
Update: The ICJ Ruling On July 23rd, 2025, the 15 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a rare unanimous ruling finding that countries have “binding obligations to ensure protection of the climate system” and that this constitutes a...
Dec 17, 2024 | EU - Current Affairs
On September 17th, 2024, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen introduced the list of commissioners-designates and their portfolios. For the first time, a Commissioner will be responsible for intergenerational fairness. This role will also cover...
Jun 7, 2024 | EU - Current Affairs, EU - Policies, Europe
What are the seven blocs (also called groups) of the European Parliament and what are their climate policies? We have analysed them in the context of the 2024 EU Parliament election from 6th to 9th June drawing particulary on their election manifestos. The following...
Nov 6, 2023 | A Just Transition, EU - Current Affairs
While the discussion revolved around taking stock of the transition process, highlighting experiences and best practices, on its last day, the conference focused on how equal opportunities in the just transition process are key to ensuring that, following the (too)...
Sep 11, 2023 | EU - Current Affairs
What happened at the elections? The 2023 Spanish election was expected to be an indicator of Europe’s political future. Commentators suggested that the election would see right-leaning parties sweep into power, after the governing Spanish Socialist Workers...
Jul 3, 2023 | EU - Current Affairs, EU - Policies
Why is the EU ETS so important? Complemented by the Effort Sharing Regulation, the industries covered by the system account for 38% of the total emissions produced in the EU. In order to make the system more ambitious, the 25th of April 2023, the European...
