CLGD 2019 aims to provide a forum for dialogue, knowledge exchange and establishment of new partnerships for research and technical assistance; co-create new content through the publication of online legal material; compile an outcome report of the day’s findings to be shared with the Parties to the UNFCCC; and engage law and governance students from a diversity of regions in its different activities.

Advances in Climate Law, Governance & Economics  Implementing the Paris Agreement Worldwide  Paris Agreement implementation requires innovative legal tools and governance framework solutions, and green economic instruments. International instruments, regulatory and economic innovations, compliance mechanisms and capacity will be key to successful implementation of the Paris Agreement. This interactive expert roundtable provided an opportunity to […]

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student, interested in researching the legal and governance challenges posed by climate change? Do you have ideas for how legal instruments and institutional reforms can contribute to addressing climate change challenges? Then enter the 2019 Global Climate Law and Governance Essay Competition! The deadline for entry has been extended. […]

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 […]

Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals present a short and long-term vision for current and future generations worldwide, and human rights law and practice is at the heart of this vision. Indeed, as the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has noted, “the SDGs are a truly universal framework and will […]

Register Now: Accelerating Paris Agreement Compliance for Sustainable Development Leverhulme Lecture & Distinguished Experts Dialogue Wednesday 01 December 2021 18:00 Geneva| 17:00 Cambridge | 12:00 Montreal / New York Co-hosted by the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford Please register early, while places are available. You are invited to register now for a Leverhulme […]

Click here for the Full Online Conference Agenda Click here to register now COP26 in November 2021 in Glasgow, UK, will present a crucial opportunity for remaining issues of Paris Agreement implementation to be discussed & finalized. Exploring interlinkages between the climate regime & other international legal frameworks & engaging the broadest possible array of […]