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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]