A new UN climate deal has ignited global outrage after nearly 200 nations approved an agreement that triples climate finance ...

The upcoming Just Transition Work Programme, expected to be adopted at COP30, should help countries design fair, ...

As COP30 enters a decisive phase, UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño warns that climate action will remain compromised unless the world confronts the fossil fuels driving the crisis. She says ...

New Zealand’s decision to renew oil and gas exploration could place it in breach of emerging international climate law.

Few diplomatic organizations punch above their weight quite like the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis). With no fixed ...

The scholars argue that each member state and each MDB has its own responsibility under international law and the treaties it ...

By affirming that customary international law can ground claims for climate-related reparations, the ICJ appeared to open the door for climate demands tied to colonial harms. Yet, in the same opinion, ...

In January 2004, Cyclone Heta pummeled the shores of the island nation of Niue, uprooting trees and flooding homes with 184 mile-per-hour winds and 164-foot waves. As dawn approached, after an intense ...

Inger Andersen, of UNEP, urges courts to champion climate justice and environmental rule of law to protect human rights amid worsening climate impacts.

In closed-door, windowless meetings, African countries are grappling with internal divisions, as historical polluters and ...

The senior associate has enjoyed a varied legal career that has taken her to different places ...

Advisory Opinion on climate change has been hailed as a historic victory for Pacific youth and Small Island Developing States ...