Sep 9, 2024 | Climate Justice, International Climate Policy, September 2024
The increasing impacts and frequency of climate change over the past few decades have led to various forms of adaptation by communities globally. One particularly contentious form is Human Mobility due to Climate Change (HMCC), encompassing migration, displacement,...
Sep 9, 2024 | Climate Justice, September 2024
Understanding the Origins of Extractivism Eduardo Galeano wrote of Latin America, ‘It is […] the region of open veins. From the discovery to the present day, everything has always been transmuted into European capital or, later, North American capital,...
Sep 9, 2024 | Climate Policy History, September 2024
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, has been elected as Mexico’s first female president. Her victory marks a potential turning point for climate action in Mexico, given her scientific background and environmental credentials....
Sep 9, 2024 | Climate Justice, September 2024
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) issued a landmark advisory opinion on May 21, 2024, that classified greenhouse gases (GHGs) as marine pollutants. The advisory opinion, which...
Sep 9, 2024 | September 2024, Technology
In the climate space, the chasm between promises and implementation often seems insurmountable. The grandeur of policies and pledges frequently fizzles out when it comes to their execution. But what if there was a mechanism to bind policymakers to their commitments,...
Sep 9, 2024 | Climate Justice, September 2024
As the urgency of addressing climate change intensifies, so too does the response from governments around the world to climate activism. These responses often reflect political ideologies and legal frameworks. A concerning trend has emerged – the criminalization...
